The doors of Buckingham’s historic High Street pub re-opened following a six-month, detailed restoration project. First built alongside the canal in the early 1800’s, it has reverted to its original name, The Grand Junction.
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Monday 28th March saw the opening of Seafood PubCo new southern flagship, The Grand Junction Arms in Tring following a six-month extensive rennovation.
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What better opportunity to highlight just a few of the many amazing women and role models we have in our business…
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Two Buckingham locals return to town to reopen The Grand Junction. Known by various names over the years, most recently as ‘13’, the Grand Junction at 13 High Street was acquired by Oakman Group Plc in 2019. For the last six months it has been undergoing a major refurbishment, restoration and redesign.
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Oakman Group Plc recently informed their Shareholders of a number of corporate activities, the key points of which are outlined below:
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But a new legend has perhaps started with the reopening last Friday of Brill’s popular local pub, The Pointer in Church Street. With its garlanded oak beams, sheepskin rugs, cosy fires, and restaurant in a converted 18th century barn, it’s just undergone a kitchen refit which will now allow their chefs to prepare and serve a delicious new array of dishes, supported by an exciting seasonal menu using local and indigenous ingredients.
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There’s been a sense of anticipation and activity in Wokingham’s Market Place as, over the last week, more than 450 locals put the team at the newly opened Rose Inn through their paces before the transformed pub opened to the public on Monday 18th October.
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A famous Grade II Listed pub dating back to the 19th century reopens in Wokingham on Monday 18th October, creating 30 new jobs in the process. The Rose Inn is owned by The Oakman Group, one of the UK’s fastest growing pub companies, which owns 36 premium pubs, restaurants and hotels across England, including The Royal Foresters, in nearby Ascot.
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In his latest opinion piece for inews.co.uk, Oakman CEO Dermot King explores how the pandemic how relationships between suppliers and customers, or landlords and tenants, have been left frayed
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The Rose Inn’s new owners, The Oakman Group, has always had a good reputation for reinstating a building’s heritage whilst at the same time harmonising the historical elements with their concepts of what a modern pub should provide. When finished, their aim is for The Rose to provide a modern, comfortable environment for the local community and guarantee a sustainable future for the town’s landmark building.
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From Monday July 19, a trip to the pub or your favourite local restaurant will become almost the same as it was before March 2020. But while people will no longer be legally required to wear face masks or socially distance, the Prime Minister has encouraged businesses and individuals to proceed cautiously.
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For Wallingford’s Sinodun Players, there is a keen sense of anticipation and excitement with the announcement this week of a new partnership with local restaurant, The Old Post Office, part of the Oakman Group.
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Part of The Bedford Estates and standing in the heart of one of Bedfordshire’s larger villages, The Woburn, has been closed for over a year. But one of the areas best-known pub companies, The Oakman Group has taken over the lease and their changes to The Woburn’s pub and restaurant interiors will be revealed this Wednesday, 19th May, when it reopens to the public.
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The Oakman Group are delighted to announce that they have acquired The Woburn Hotel after signing a 25-year lease with The Bedford Estates.
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The Oakman Group is delighted to announce the acquisition of six high quality public houses from the administrators of Seafood Pub Company Holdings Limited. In addition to the restoration of some 150 jobs the deal provides good news for suppliers including the UK’s sustainable fishing industry. The new acquisitions will strengthen Oakman’s aspirations to have 40 pubs in their portfolio by the end of 2021.
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Boris might not have set us free – but at least this Mothering Sunday (14th March) you’ll be able to see Mum for a stroll outside one-on-one or, if you’re in her Bubble, treat her to a special restaurant-quality meal, you’ve (almost) cooked yourself.
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As businesses in the hospitality industry remain closed, Oakman Inns CEO Dermot King outlines four things Rishi Sunak can do to save jobs in hospitality in his latest opinion piece for inews.co.uk
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Rather than waiting for the green shoots of recovery to appear, the Tring based premium pub company is proactively going out and sowing the seeds of that recovery now.
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The Chief Executive of pub and restaurant group, Oakman Inns, Dermot King, is offering to forego The Chancellor’s latest lockdown grant of up to £250,000 if he allows National Health Trusts to use Oakman Inns’ venues as vaccination centres.
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In his final opinion piece of 2020, Oakman Inns CEO Dermot King discusses tax breaks for tourism and hospitality industries to help save UK towns.
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