of my girlfriends own pub :)

 

caz and her long time friend donna are signing the contracts to run there own bar , to say i am proud of her is an understatement, she has always wanted her own place ever since she started working in bars and restaurants since she was 18.

 

A bit of history is that donna was caz's boss when she first started working bars, caz ended up donna's protegee and she ended up the bar manager.

 

when caz and i decided that we wanted to live together we made a big decision and left our home town to move to Bournemouth meaning caz had to leave her job at the queens head..

 

well when we moved to Bournemouth caz took a retail job and for 5 years she worked her way up from sales staff to a management position...but she always craved getting back into the pub trade, her passion eventually overwhelmed her and she quit her job to go and work for harvester as an assistant manager. she has been working there for the last 3 years. she works very hard regularly clocking up 50+ hours a week on salary pay.

 

well the opportunity came when her long term friend donna moved to Bournemouth and talk started up about how good it would be to run a pub together and now with them both having extensive knowledge in the hospitality trade they kept an eye out for a suitable business.

 

this leads me to the present, we found one!! the names a bit hit and miss but we are going to use it as a great talking point to get the customers to come in.

 

we have a bit of work to do over the next few weeks and we pick up the keys on Thursday, it will be caz's and donna's business but it will also be caz and my home .

 

SOOO after boring you with the history and whats been going on in my life i would like to say.

THE GRAND OPENING IS THE 2ND OF SEPTEMBER at 5PM!!

 

it would be great to see some fellow zedders there if you can attend, we are hoping to ram the place to get a good start on this oppertunity. there is going to be a free buffet subject to availability and entertainment (probably be karaoke) so get your singing voices in check lol

 

 

address is

 

THE DORSET KNOB

164 ALDER ROAD

BRANKSOME

DORSET

BH12 4AX

 

 

i know the name is a bit um .... different but we can change it so we have to accept the ribbing from people

 

btw a dorset knob is a very well known local speciality biscuit and would you believe it at the beginning of the year there are special events which celebrate it and they have knob throwing contests hahahahahahah.

 

its also a specific type of door knob.

 

 

so to all get your asses down the knob! or the D.K as we tend to call it ;)

Congrats buddy!!

 

I'll come down!! Bring on the knob gags!!

cheers andy :)

so to all get your asses down the knob!

 

Could we just have a beer instead?? :lol:

Great news gaz, me and the other half are in Bournemouth a few times a year, will pay a visit when were down next.

Could we just have a beer instead?? :lol:

 

Beer for the gents, fruit based drink for the ladies :)

Great news gaz, me and the other half are in Bournemouth a few times a year, will pay a visit when were down next.

 

It will be nice to see ya buddy :)

Congratulations mate. My cousin ran his own, hard work and some long hours but he always loved it ;) Good luck with it all :)

Thanks vijay, it's a nerve racking but exciting opportunity, hope she succeeds with it as she deserves it :)

I can just see people saying to the wife's 'im just nipping out to drink from dorsets knob'

 

Happy Days, all the best with the opening !

Great news on that one buddy, i'll try and make that one - unfortunately i'm down your way the week before in cornwall so pity it isn't then :(

 

I'll see what i can do even if it's not in the zed :)

 

 

Looks excellent mate, congrats, an good luck.

Great news on that one buddy, i'll try and make that one - unfortunately i'm down your way the week before in cornwall so pity it isn't then :(

 

I'll see what i can do even if it's not in the zed :)

 

Can always pop in and grab a paint brush mate hahaha

congrats mate defoo wll be coming down as ive never been to bournmouth, but not at the grand opening and maybe at another meet up you may organise, getting married in 8 weeks so also dont wanna get in trouble saying in going to dorsets knob lol. may even the first indian there hahahaha

Congratulations mate hope its a great success and if ever Iam down that way I will call in:pint:

Come on down :)

thats fab news Gary and a big congrats to your missus and yourself mate...you might end up just turning and milling for a hobby soon:pint::pint::pint:

Great news mate, I always wanted my own pub, as I was raised in them, my parents were landlords. I went back to one of our earlier pubs the other week in a place called Stamford, hasn't changed a bit, but the pub trade itself has, which is why I won't own one now :( Good luck to them and if I get myself down that far in the country again I'll pop in and say hi.

Great news Gaz - how big's the car park? I feel a SW meet coming on when you're settled in :D

 

CheerZ

 

Steve :)

cool, pity i wasnt closer, ya profit's would have went through the roof lol

Thanks Brian, gotta say it's caz's business not mine so have to keep turning them handles for my sins lol

Great news Gaz - how big's the car park? I feel a SW meet coming on when you're settled in :D

 

CheerZ

 

Steve :)

 

Well I didn't wanna step on any toes steve but would love to have the z guys down!! Carpark has capacity for approx 30 cars :)

cool, pity i wasnt closer, ya profit's would have went through the roof lol

 

I can well believe it hahaha unfortunately bud NO Stella !!! Shock horror, we will have fosters, kroni and hoffbrau on pump for lagers and tanglefoot and badger on the real ale pumps.There are more but I cannot remember just now.

Thanks Brian, gotta say it's caz's business not mine so have to keep turning them handles for my sins lol

 

nowt wrong with living off the back of a woman mate...:thumbup::thumbup:

hoffbrau is alright, and usually pretty reasonable. i know my where new 'local' will be lol.

How fab! If we're down in Pompey then we'll have a drive over the border to Dorset for the day and will come and find ya! Exciting times, really good luck. I always fancied doing something like this with a B & B too as I love cooking and entertaining!