St. Helen’s Community Pub to Reopen Following Phenomenal £125,000 Refurbishment

Popular community pub, The Boilermaker’s Arms on Houghton Road in St. Helens, is reopening tomorrow, Friday 10^th October, at 6pm following a significant combined investment of £125,000 from experienced father-son licensee duo, Gordon Woodward and his son Jonathan, and Admiral Taverns. 

Inside, The Boilermaker’s Arms has undergone a major refurbishment to bring a fresh and modern feel to the pub, whilst carefully preserving the charm and character of its original features. The investment has resulted in brand new flooring, fixtures and fittings to create a welcoming atmosphere and enhance the pub’s overall offering. Sports fans are also well catered for with a dedicated games room, complete with a pool table and dartboard as well as Sky and TNT Sports available across six state-of-the-art 65 and 75-inch television screens.   

Externally, the pub has been given brand new lighting and signage to greet customers, as well as four new wooden benches at the front of the pub to offer an outdoor space that can be enjoyed all year around.  

To celebrate the reopening, the pub will host a Cher tribute performance at 8pm on Friday 10^th October, followed by a live set from local artist, Paul J on Sunday 12^th at 5pm.  

Passionate licensee duo, Gordon and Jonathan, bring a wealth of knowledge and expertise to The Boilermaker’s Arms having been at the helm of the pub for the last 13years. As locals themselves, they have built strong relationships with their customers and work tirelessly to shape the pub as a vibrant, community-focused and family-friendly social hub where everyone feels comfortable and welcome.  

Jonathan, Licensee of the Boilermakers Arms, said: "We are thrilled to bits with the results of the refurbishment, and we can’t wait to show off the pub’s new look and everything it has to offer. We’re just getting those final finishing touches in place before we welcome the community back through our doors. 

We’ve loved every minute of our time here at The Boilermaker’s Arms and we can’t thank everyone enough, including our fantastic customers and the team at Admiral Taverns, for all their ongoing support in helping us to bring our vision for this brilliant little pub to life. We look forward to everything that the future holds!”

As part of their commitment to bringing people together, the licensees will be hosting a range of regular entertainment including domino’s evenings every Monday, Wednesday pool nights, karaoke on a Friday evening and live music every Sunday. The Boilermaker’s Arms will also offer an impressive drinks selection such as Carling, Fosters, Guinness and Madrí.  

The pub is owned by Admiral Taverns, the UK’s leading community pub company with c. 1,400 pubs across England, Scotland and Wales. 

Ashleigh Kirk, Business Development Manager at Admiral Taverns, said: “I’d like to take this opportunity to thank Jonathan and Gordon for all the hard work and dedication to creating such a fantastic community pillar – they’ve truly poured their heart and soul into it since taking the pub over and I’m in awe of their efforts. 

On behalf of myself and the entire team at Admiral Taverns, we wish our brilliant licensees the very best in their future endeavours.” 

ENDS 

Notes to Editors 

Admiral Taverns (“Admiral”) is the UK’s number one community pub group. Headquartered in Chester; the Group operates a national estate of c.1,420 predominantly wet-led community pubs. Admiral’s unique operational approach has earnt industry recognition with the Group winning Best Community Pub Operator at the 2024 Publican Awards, whilst also being shortlisted for Best Partnership Pub Company (501+ Sites). In 2019, 2016 and 2013, Admiral Taverns won Best Leased and Tenanted Pub Company at the Publican Awards and ranked highly commended as Best Community Pub Operator in 2017. The Group has also been consistently highly rated by licensees in the industry’s independent annual Tenant Track survey, exceeding the scores of all its national peers. 

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