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Bay Horse managers Tony and Diane Goodman want to encourage workers from the business park to take advantage of their new lunchtime menu after a £ 100,000 refurbishment .
New menu at the Bay Horse after £ 100k refurb
The new owners of a popular local pub have created an exciting new lunchtime menu after undergoing a £ 100,000 renovation .
Tony and Diane Goodman , who have been in the pub trade for nearly 30 years , took over the Bay Horse in Heighington last November .
The refurbishment has included new tables and chairs in the dining areas , a new external shed including a walk-in meat chiller , a new Butcher ’ s counter to view meats as well as a grill in the customer area where diners can see their food being cooked .
They have even installed TVs in various areas of the restaurant so customers can see their meats being grilled live .
Now Steak enthusiasts Tony and Diane are encouraging people from the business park to try their new menu , which include an impressive array of meats .
That includes a selection of Steaks , such as Wagyu Beef which originates from Japan – the cattle are fed a diet , precisely specified to include a high percentage of wheat , mimicking the traditional Japanese feeding regime , as well as four pints of beer a day , and even the occasional massage !
Tony and Diane are hoping to re-create the success story of their existing pub – the Fox and Hounds in Riseley , Bedfordshire , which serves 500 Steaks a week and is now run by their son .
“ We ’ ve had our eye on this pub for a long , long time ,” says Tony , who was born at Hardwick Hall in 1960 , when it used to be a maternity hall , before moving to Leeds as a youngster .
“ We wanted to do something else and I ’ ve always wanted to come back to the North , and I ’ ve known this pub for 40 years , as I used to drink in here in the late 70s when I was stationed at Catterick in the RAF .
“ It ’ s a lovely pub in a beautiful village and has always enjoyed a top reputation for food , but we want to improve on that and bring in more customers during the day .”
The Bay Horse now has a mix of finedining and value offers as well as working lunches for business people .
To book a table either call in , or give them a call on 01325 312312 .
Thrive employs apprentice for latest marketing role
Thrive Marketing has recently undergone a number of developments as part of its ongoing growth plans , including a move to the centrally-based Xcel Centre .
As part its move the company also taken on new inbound marketing assistant Rachael Farley .
The 19-year-old , from Ferryhill , has joined Thrive as she studies for her Level 3 advanced apprenticeship in social media and digital marketing .
The school leaver joined soon after finishing her education at Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form , in Darlington , in 2016 , where she obtained A Levels in Media : Communication and Production , English Literature and Sociology .
Thrive inbound marketing manager Sarah Burns said : “ It ’ s been wonderful to have Rachael join the team and embrace all of her work with such enthusiasm and it ’ s with huge thanks to Baltic Training that we ’ ve been able to find such a great fit for our business .
“ Rachael has even started to take the lead on some of our accounts and she has showed such a high level of ability , and capacity for learning , that we ’ re completely confident there ’ s a long term career path available for her at Thrive .”
Rachael joins the organisation at an exciting time as the marketing agency has huge plans to develop their offering for local businesses .
Creative director Johnny Woods added :
“ We ’ re really enthused by the development of our marketing department and Rachael ’ s addition has been an exciting one as it ’ s allowed us to focus more time on putting high-level strategies and next level tools in place , not just for our social media marketing services , but also our wider marketing campaign offering .”
The agency currently provides marketing , web and branding services to organisations in a cross-section of sectors , across the UK . Find out more about Thrive at www . thriveability . co . uk