Courthouse – Mighty Local
Are you looking for an entertainment and wet-led business in Barnsley town centre? Look no further than the Courthouse.
Pub and location
The Courthouse is a majestic Grade II listed building steeped in history, as the name suggests. This unique venue was once the Barnsley Court House Railway Station, originally transformed into a vibrant and welcoming public house by Wetherspoons.
Step inside, and you’ll see a split-level drinking area perfect for relaxing and socialising. The spacious interior boasts large-screen TVs showcasing live sports and music, ensuring guests never miss a moment of the action. A popular darts board awaits your creativity at the far end, while a pool table in the corner offers a relaxing sports break. Nostalgic photos of Barnsley make it an attractive venue, aware of its heritage.
You’ll find this pub ideally placed close to the train station with an inviting terraced area at the front to entice passing footfall to visit.
You’ll also discover colleges nearby, so we are looking for a Management Partner with the vision of making this pub an essential part of the town-centre circuit.
Ideal Management Partner
We’re looking for a lively and highly energised Management Partner who understands their customers, listens and delivers what guests want. You’ll love hosting events, ensuring everyone has fun, and giving guests new reasons to visit.
You’ll have the caring and engaging personality to ensure your pub is a home-from-home for your team and guests. In your hands, the pub will become a natural extension of your local community.
We’re seeking a forward planner who will cater to various sports and events and understand how to flip the ambience between sports and party-style events.
You’ll have an acute understanding of whether the events (sports or otherwise) are hitting the correct mark for your guests, continuously reviewing performance.
You’ll be a brilliant marketeer for your pub online, always creating a real buzz around community events and charity fundraisers. You care about your community, not solely the pub.
You’ll also be an excellent leader and team player with a keen eye for detail and high standards.
Accommodation
We are updating the flat for the Management Partner as their private accommodation with a bedroom, living room and kitchen. You’ll have everything you need to become part of the fabric of your local community.
The Partnership: Ready to run your own business, manage your own team, and define your own wage structure? Love working closely with an Operations Manager to build an incredible pub legacy with uncompromising standards and standout guest experiences? Then the Punch Managed Partnership is the perfect option for you.
Alongside day-to-day support and a brilliant framework to grow your business, we give you an uncapped cut of top-line turnover to pay yourself and your team—it’s your structure to own. We understand how important it is for the pub operator to completely own their team.
In our Partnerships, we love pub-obsessed entrepreneurs who help us lead the industry. We love to partner with people who help us create pub legacies that stand the test of time and become the hub of their community. We get that every pub has its own distinct character, so your Operations Manager will work closely with you to understand the true identity of your business. We can then help support you in amplifying this—it’s a partnership, after all!
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