Experienced new team takes the helm at Derbyshire pub – promising to bring back popular events

The Jolly Colliers, on Derby Road in Heanor, has been taken over after the previous landlady left the pub earlier this month.

Jack Jarvis is part of the new team at the pub – and he said they were aiming to revive some of the events that were popular with customers in the past.

“We took the pub on last Monday, and it reopened on Friday. We’ve got four pubs currently in the area – The Golden Fleece in Chesterfield and a couple in Sheffield.

“We’ve taken this pub on with the hopes of getting it up and trading again, and bringing back what it used to have. It used to have lots of family fun days, with barbecues and bouncy castles. It had karaoke, discos and live bands – we’re hoping these will get trade picking back up again.”

Star Pubs and Bars are set to invest in the venue, and Jack said punters could expect a number of changes over the coming weeks and months.

“We’ve got a lot of support from Star Pubs and Bars – they’re a fantastic brewery, and they’re spending £20,000 on the pub. For instance, the back of the pub is being re-tarmacked and they’re sorting some fencing out, with other things like that. There’ll be plenty of improvements to come.”

Jack added: “We’re not currently doing food at the moment, but we’ve got plans to do food in the near future. Every pub is different – we’ve got to see what people want and try our best to cater to their needs.

“Our biggest thing to pubs is to stop another one closing. I want to say every month, but it’s probably every day that a pub closes – we just want to keep as many pubs open as we can.

“Between ourselves, we’ve got about 40 years of experience. We’re not new to the industry and we will strive to make sure the pub works and stays open.”