Victoria Pendleton who enjoys a Sunday lunch here at the Bulls Head occasionally has won gold in the women’s Keirin in the Velodrome in London and secures Britain’s third track cycling gold in 24 hours.

Guo Shuang took silver with Lee Wai Sze of Hong Kong in bronze. Pendleton’s rival, Australia’s world champion, Anna Mears was fifth.

31-year-old Victoria will be up against Mears again when she begins the defence of her individual sprint title on Sunday we will have our fingers (well everything really) crossed and how appropriate it is on a Sunday….come on Victoria get to the final!!!

Congratulations to Victoria from all the team at the Bulls Head, Mobberley as she made the final yippee!!!!!!!!!!! We don’t have a TV at the Bulls Head so an iPad is used to secretly watch the races while looking after our loyal customers!! Tuesday will be no different so come on Victoria do your best you deserve it.

It has been a summer of activity here at the Bulls Head particularly on the exterior of the pub where a new garden wall has been restored, a fantastic bike park has been built for cycling enthusiasts, the specially made Bulls Head Village news board has been erected and now following a recent visit from the Cheshire Farmers ‘drag hunt pub ride’, Sophie, our very own horse riding enthusiast, decided that the Bulls Head should get its act together and become horse friendly!!! We have won many plaudits for our dog friendliness but horse friendliness is a new one on me.

So Sophie set out and acquired Horse snacks that sit on the bar near the dog snacks in the snug and ‘lead’ ropes that are now available as well as water of course in a special horsey bucket!!! We have areas to tie up horses too. As you will see from the picture the new bike park isn’t really the ideal place to park your horse!!!

So if you are out in the country on your horse and you both need refreshment then think no further than the Bulls Head!!!

Tim Bird
Proprieter

NOT EVERY HORSE IS PARKED CORRECTLY

HORSE SNACKS SIT BY THE DOGGIE SNACKS

HORSES AND RIDERS GATHER AT THE BULLS HEAD

LEAD-ROPES-AND-WATER-AVAILABLE

After just a few weeks of working up a design and briefing our excellent Wood Craft Company, our brand new external ‘village news’ notice board has finally arrived!! Phil and Shane, (with the help of Sophie and Tim) got the board in position with “a bit to the right and a bit to the left” etc.

We are really proud of it and it means that we can now display local village events as well as Bulls Head events in Mill Lane. We have chatted with the Parish council and they are delighted with our news (pardon the pun!!).

So if you have lost your pet cat or have a fete coming up and need people to know about it please pop it on a smart notice and we will put it on the board.

Great news all round!!!

Thanks to the boys, Rick and Paul from Caddishome (who supply our logs), we are well on our way to building an original place for bicycles as the first part of our unique Cheshire timber bike park was completed and put in to place. There is a lot of work still to do but a big thanks to Nick and Fiona for ‘Christening’ it last night with their bikes as they enjoyed well-earned food and drink here at the Bulls Head!!!

We have many customers who visit us on push bikes of all types and styles and we decided that we would develop a unique bike park especially for them and in recognition of the Olympic cycling team of which one or two are regular customers!! The bike area will be finished in time for the 2012 Olympics and we hope to officially open it after the games but it will be fully usable from late July 2012.

Another reason to visit the Bulls Head so get your lycra on and stretch those muscles around the Cheshire Country side!!!!

Ben Redwood has started as new landlord of the Bulls Head following the retirement of former landlords Shane and Jenny!!
Ben has joined the team from Brunning and Price Pub Company having worked for them latterly at Sutton Hall in Macclesfied but mainly at the famous Harkers Arms in Chester!!! Ben fell in love with the Bulls Head on visiting and recognises what a great village pub it is.

Ben has great knowledge and experience in all things Ale, whisky and food!! He is also a strong team player and is looking forward to having friendly rivalry with Steve our landlord at the Cholmondeley Arms (a good friend of Bens).

Ben will also become ‘president’ of the Goodfellas Car Club and will rival owner Tim for members over the next year!!! Just as Ben arrived so too did the sunshine and with it our 2012 summer drinks selection featuring our very own Prosecco based ‘Mobberlini’s’ and Rose lemonade for Jugs with Gin to name but a few.

So cheer up your rainy day with a bit of sunshine in a glass as well as a warm Mobberley welcome to Ben.

What a shame the weather was so wet. The 90th Rose Queen celebration was a wet one to say the least but it certainly didn’t spoil the event or the enthusiasm of the former and present Rose Queens who assembled for this great anniversary!! Well done once again to all the organizers as well as everyone who turned out to support the event.

Working on long range weather forecasts we decided to put up two small marquees to ‘house’ our Organic Pig Roast, Barbecue, Outdoor bar and Ice Cream cart as well as many visitors from the rain. The Mobberley Wobbly Ale flowed as well as Tatton’s aptly named ‘White Queen’ Ale.

Pork and crackling Baps with Lloyds gorgeous apple sauce went down a storm (literally!!) and our Angie did a great job on barbecue with Rhug estate sausages and Locally made lamb burgers!!! Mr Softy himself….James, our deputy, here at the Bulls Head, sold a number of ice creams to excited children while Rachel and Helen held everything together!!!

Mary the owner with Sophie and Fliss (our other deputies) got everything ready while Tim and Lloyd carried the 90 kilogram pig from the prep kitchen to the roaster…boy was he heavy!!!!

The decision is to do the same every year following the feedback from all our customers!!! Let’s hope the sun shines a bit more next year!!!!