Women mean business

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We're looking for more women to run pubs. Currently, only 13% of the Greene King pub estate is operated by independent females and we'd really like to recruit some more. Come on girls, it's not just a job for the men, you have as much right to be in charge as they do.

Maria and Natalie - The Kings Head, Great Cornard

Maria and Natalie have joined forces to take on the Kings Head in Great Cornard. Maria was previously an operations manager for serviced office company Regus and decided to join the trade after her fa...

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Marie Dawes - The Bell, Reigate

Marie chose the pub trade as her career when she took over the site just two years ago. Formerly a run down old boozer, she has completely transformed the place into a quality High Street pub that ser...

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Janet Rooney - The New Inn, St Johns Wood

Janet has been in the pub business for 17 years, six of which on her own. She employs six staff all female. Janet says, "With the smoking ban, the pub sector can be much more appealing to women but th...

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Eleanor Conway - The Fox and Hounds, South Godstone

Eleanor Conway worked as cabin crew for ten years, but helped out with a few shifts in her local pub. She enjoyed the work and decided to get more grounded when she was offered a managerial position. ...

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Angela Poulton - The Tollgate, Bury St Edmunds

That’s one of Greene King’s Public Housewives view, Angela Poulton who took on the tenancy of the Tollgate pub in Bury St Edmunds, her very own business in November last year and has changed it beyond...

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Sue Bowler - Queen's Larder, Holborn

Sue wanted to do something for herself after her divorce and running a pub was the obvious choice because she'd worked in them for years. Now operating the successful Queen's Larder in Holborn, she ha...

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Debi Sicklemore - Grafton Arms, Euston

Landlady, Debi Sicklemore is celebrating running pubs for 25 years and says it’s the ideal career for women. Debi, who runs the Greene King pub the Grafton Arms in Euston believes the mix of a wome...

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Lyn & Yvonne - Star, Rolvenden

Lyn Walker and Yvonne Mallinson at the Star in Rolvenden near Cranbrook. The duo who run their own catering business and local café, decided to take over the pub and transform it with their skills and...

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Eleanor Conway - The Fox and Hounds

Ten reasons why women at the bar?

1) We know what women want.

2) Women have more attention to detail.

3) Women know how to clean a toilet.

4) We can create a pub that women love and will want to use.

5) Women are more diplomatic, so you don't get problems.

6) Women are multi-taskers.

7) Women create better teams.

8) Women are natural home makers and customers want to feel at home.

9) Women nurture and train staff.

10) We want you so don't delay, contact us today

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