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​England's Glory pub be brought into the 21st century under new management

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England's Glory is set to be brought into "the 21st century" under new management.

The London Road pub was taken over by business partners Owen Stapleford and Debbie Hudson just before Christmas.

The duo says it has a vision to turn the popular Gloucester city centre pub into a venue for larger functions, as well as revamping its menu.

New furniture and a refurbished function room are also on the cards for England's Glory, which is popular with nurses from the nearby Gloucestershire Royal Hospital.

Owen and Debbie, who both come from Bristol, said England's Glory regulars have reacted well so far to the change of management.

"It's still about being a community pub, but we just want to bring it into the 21st century," said Owen.

"It's been absolutely brilliant since we've take over.

"We have a lot of regular drinkers but we want them to use us for food as well. A lot of them wouldn't have eaten in England's Glory before.

"We want to make England's Glory their first stop for food, without leaving our regulars behind."

Carveries are now being offered instead of regular Sunday roasts, and 92 people tried the pub's new end-of week offerings last Sunday.

The function room is set to be revamped so it can accommodate wedding receptions and other large events.

A popular Sunday night trivia quiz has also been started, and England's Glory will also introduce its own version of the black rock grill, in which customers can watch their steaks being cooked in front of them.

Owen and Debbie have been business partners for almost eight years and have managed pubs in Salisbury and Oxford.

Owen has also managed pubs in Stroud, was at the helm of the Wickwar Social Club in Gloucester, and also managed a nightclub in Bristol.

He said: "We want to make the best of the pub we've got and we hope that we're here for a long time.

"We want to be here to drive the business forward."

​England's Glory pub be brought into the 21st century under new management


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