Proud of Your Staff: Spread Eagle, Sawley, Lancashire

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The young team at the Spread Eagle in Sawley, Lancashire, is the latest to be nominated for the The Publican's Proud of Your Staff initiative.And it...

The young team at the Spread Eagle in Sawley, Lancashire, is the latest to be nominated for the The Publican's Proud of Your Staff initiative.

And it appears from the picture above that its team is not afraid to go the extra mile to impress customers. The can-can dancers are licensee Nigel Williams' wife Ysanne (centre), a former ballet dancer, and front-of-house staff Holly (left) and Nicola (right), during a French evening held at the pub in July.

It looks like it was quite a night!

Around half of the pub's team are aged under 22 and Nigel prides himself on helping introduce them to the world of work.

"We spend time not only on training, but also on staff learning what we as a business are trying to achieve and the effect they have on the daily running of the business," says Nigel.

The pub has won numerous awards, including, most recently, The Publican's own Pub Food Innovation of the Year Award. Nigel says the team's hard work and effort made a major contribution towards the pub receiving awards.

But he adds: "More important than awards are the letters we receive almost daily from customers praising not only the chefs for the quality of food, but telling us how effective, helpful and polite our young team is."

  • Are you Proud of Your Staff? Tell us why one member of your team or your whole staff deserves to be recognised with our monthly Proud of Your Staff award and they could receive a star prize. Call the Proud of Pubs hotline on 020 7955 3713 or email cebhqbschof@gurchoyvpna.pbz

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