The Plough in Wellington is full of character and especially welcomes veterans. They have three weekly sessions of karaoke and Pool and darts too.
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00:00So we're here at the Plough Inn, and Philippa, this is your baby, this is your project.
00:03It is, yep.
00:04How are you?
00:05I'm fine, thank you.
00:06So how long have you been here then, Philippa?
00:08We took it on in August, and it took us about eight weeks, and so we've been open since
00:12the end of September.
00:14So it's still quite new-ish, really, then, yep.
00:17And what were you up to before this, at a different pub, or a different career?
00:20I was a barmaid here, for a bit, and prior to that, or during that, I used to work for
00:26a company that works for the local council.
00:29And you've got a, just describe your pub, then.
00:32If we haven't been here, what kind of pub is it?
00:34So it's a veterans' pub, military veterans' pub.
00:38So we've kept that going from the previous landlord, so veterans are always welcome.
00:44We're known for karaoke nights, so we have karaoke three nights a week.
00:49Do you do a number?
00:50Yeah, I've got a few.
00:51What do you go to, Sam, then?
00:52My first one is 57 Chevrolet.
00:54Oh, right.
00:55Okay, right, cool.
00:56Bit of a country girl.
00:57Bit of a country girl.
00:58Yeah.
00:59Yeah, yeah.
01:00Yeah, so we're predominantly for veterans, but obviously everyone's welcome.
01:06Yeah.
01:07Very relaxed.
01:08And you've got your pool table, darts, so there's a bit of...
01:11Yeah, dart board, yeah, with the pink surround to match my hair.
01:14Yeah, yeah, I'm loving that.
01:15We've got the pink Cadillac behind you.
01:17Yeah.
01:18I mean, we're in the smoking shelter at the moment.
01:20That looks ace.
01:21When was that done, then?
01:22That was done during the rebuild, so that was done by a local guy, Neil Willis.
01:26Yeah.
01:27His company's called Our Unique Art.
01:29He's done a lot of stuff locally.
01:31Yeah.
01:32Mostly, you would have seen the bridges between Hadley and Kettley.
01:37Okay.
01:38That's Neil, so really good.
01:41But yeah, I asked him to do something rockabilly because that's what I am.
01:44It looks, yeah.
01:45It looks great.
01:46There we go.
01:47It looks great.
01:48And I guess the regulars were pleased that it was someone that they knew that took it on.
01:52Yeah.
01:53We've been pondering on it for a long time, and yeah, a decision was made, and here we are.
02:00So do you get a day off at all?
02:02How does it work?
02:03We get the odd night off.
02:05I've got staff that cover weekends for me, so I do get some time off, but yeah, mostly it's done by us.
02:12Okay, so the word is, get yourself down.
02:15If you're a veteran, even more so, get yourself down, pop into the Plough at Wellington and have a pint.
02:19Cheers.
02:20Absolutely.