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Wargrave and Wokingham landladies long service celebrated by brewery

by Phil Creighton
September 19, 2019
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A WARGRAVE publican was among a group of people recently rewarded for racking up almost 300 years’ service in the hospitality industry. 

Jayne Worrall, a familiar face to customers of The Bull in Wargrave, was given the chance to be waited on for a change, thanks to Henley-based brewery Brakspear. 

Also attending was Hattie Gutzman and Ian Manson from The Hope & Anchor in Wokingham town centre.

Brakspear runs a Decade Club to celebrate landlords and ladies plus head office staff who has at least 10 years’ service. 

Last week, 25 of them enjoyed a special lunch served at The Little Angel in Remenham. 

Hosted by Brakspear’s chief executive Tom Davies and chairman Michael Davies, 11 different pubs were represented and representing 294 years’ service with the brewery. 

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Heading the long service record from the pubs were Les and Julie Gordon from the Leathern Bottle in Lewknor, who have run the popular village pub for 38 years. Other pub guests included: Curley and Jean Chandler from the Rainbow in Middle Assendon with 29 years’ service, Pat Thatcher and Tony Read at the Flower Pot in Aston with 27 years; Seona & Gordon Mackenzie from the Clifton Arms, Caversham with 23 years; Jayne Worrall, with 23 years, most of them at the Bull in Wargrave and Melanie and Colin Roberson at the Saracen’s Head in Henley, with 22 years. 

Trumping all the licensee service records was John Trickey, who started working for J T Davies – which later merged with Brakspear – in 1955. Starting as a wages clerk, Trickey’s 64-year career has included stints as an area manager, surveyor and maintenance manager. 

All the Decade Club guests received a commemorative bottle of Moet & Chandon Champagne, presented in a personalised wooden box. 

Tom Davies said: “We’re delighted to be celebrating with this group of talented licensees and head office employees, who have all made an enormous contribution to the success of Brakspear over the years. 

“The pub industry has presented a number of challenges over the last couple of decades, so for these licensees to still be running a thriving pub is a testament to their skill and resilience. We’re very proud to have all these individuals within the Brakspear family and look forward to celebrating more long service milestones with them in future.” 

Melanie Roberson, landlady at The Saracen’s Head on Grays Road, Henley, said: “It was a lovely lunch, and a wonderful gift – thank you Brakspear! 

“Looking back over our 22 years at the pub, some things have changed: we sell a lot more wine and gin than we used to, and showing sport has become a big part of our business. At our heart though, we’re still a great community pub, offering our customers a friendly atmosphere where they can unwind with a pint of beer. 

“We haven’t really changed that much, and that’s what people love about us.”

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