They don’t mince their words at Stockwood pub The Concorde. A polite notice on the board near the entrance certainly spells things out in black and white to first-time visitors.
It reads: ‘If you are only coming in to use the toilet, please make a donation to the charity pot - don’t just take the p***’. A humorous but effective reminder for anybody caught short that this is a respectable neighbourhood pub that doesn’t put up with any nonsense.
John Hawkins took over The Concorde in 2017 as a sideline to his dry lining business. Since the pandemic, he’s pretty much running the pub full-time with help from enthusiastic young bar manager Ben Payter.
