Staff

With a degree in arts management, Jimmy has an old head on young shoulders, having helped run the family business from the age of seventeen. James was brought up in Mold, and one of the strange things about him is that when you take a photo of him, he always looks about thirteen pushing fourteen, which must cause a problem at passport control. He is the Cliff Richard of our pub managers.

As soon as Sheena walked through the door it was as if she had been there for years, she fitted in so well. Sheena never stops working, to the extent to which it is difficult to get her to sit down at the end of a shift, and is universally popular thanks to her warm and sunny personality.

Bryn is an ex-head boy of Dinas Bryn, a Business graduate, and an occasional ski bum. He has travelled the long way round with B & P, from part-time KP at the Corn Mill to Assistant Manager, and is clearly on a roll. Previous to his life with us he was a fleet analyst for Avis Europe, which involved travelling around 11 European countries inspecting rental desks and customer service provision, so you can be assured of only the very highest standards.

Bevvers has been at Glasfryn since the early days, interrupted by a spell in a Health Studio, waxing and buffing, but now she waxes and buffs tables, which is much more amenable. Bev has a sunny character and a ready smile, and great strengh of character (she goes out with one of our regulars, Simon).

Aka ‘Papa’. Believe it or not, Carlo started as a silver-service waiter in 1956, and worked at the Grosvenor Arms, Aldford in the 1960’s under Ted Roberts. Carlo looks fifteen years younger than his actual age, thanks to red wine, olive oil, washing his face in lemon juice, and later in life, marrying a blonde. Click here to read more about the life and times of Carlo.

Was the second chef at the Michelin-starred Chester Grosvenor, but his cooking has definitely improved. Tim previously headed-up the Corn Mill kitchens with considerable aplomb, and is a keen supporter of dear old Ipswich Town, although he himself has been very successful in his career. Known, respectfully, as potatoe head, because he has a head shaped like an aubergine, only we can’t spell aubergine.

Neil has also been at the Glasfryn since the opening, and shares with Jason an illustrious student history, having been awarded "Best all-round student" for two years in a row at his catering college. Known affectionally as 'Nelly' to all and sundry, he is a bit of a foodie, so his hobby is his work.

Like Neil, Jason had also been the student of the year at his college, and joined us in 1998 with nine year's experience under his belt. He was initially a roving chef for the company before joining the Grosvenor Arms kitchen crew. He has been at the Glasfryn since we opened in1999, and is married with two young children.

Lee is normally a very quiet member of the crew, although we suspect that on the quiet he is a bit of a lad. He has been with us since 2000, when he started as a Kitchen Porter, but he has since taken The Kitchen Plunge. He is known as "Bus", but no-one will say why, so assume it’s rude.

Gareth has been cheffing for all his adult life, and earned his spurs at Llyndir Hall, Rossett. He first joined us as an agency chef in 2007, and liked it so much he took the king’s shilling. He’s a very nice chap, gets on with everybody, and is a major Wales rugby fan, so finds life quite frustrating sometimes.

Phil has worked in the catering industry for over 12 years now so really knows his way round a kitchen. He hates football with a vengeance but loves his rather large motor bike that he rides to work on everyday. His rugged biker boy looks could give Gary (KP) a run for his money in the rock star lookalike title. All in all though he is a thoroughly nice chap and a pleasure to have in the kitchen.

Wilbo, or Wilma, as he is affectionately known, is one of fourteen children, so he has been used to large scale catering all his life - imagine the arguments in their house over the Yorkshire puddings on a Sunday. He has a Chester City season ticket so he is plainly not good with money, although it does save on train fares, and it gives us all a break in the kitchen every other Saturday.

Tristan has a great fondness for eating strawberries whilst sporting a Panama hat and mooching around the All England Tennis Club. He is also taking motor bike lessons, but no-one is allowed to tell his mum or dad – so we’re hoping they are not web-enabled, otherwise he’s in trouble. Tristan is quite a quiet lad – but those are the ones you’ve got to watch out for.

Gary joined us in 2002 straight from leaving school and has since become a Glasfryn legend….. Out of work Gary has a busy life supporting Manchester United at every game both home and away, as well as going to gigs – Gary is a bit of a rock ‘n’ roll / indie type, which is evident from his hair… and as a big fan of Oasis he likes to look up Liam Gallagher’s cool clothes on the web and don the same outfit…

Paul took over the garden in a fairly raw state, soon after we opened, and has steadily been planting beds, hedges and climbers ever since – at the last count we had some twenty-eight climbing plants around the building, but as with all things gardening, patience is the key. As each year goes by, the trees get bigger, the garden fills out, the climbers climb and the building softens. Soon, of course, we’ll have to start cutting it all back.

Jean is probably the company's funkiest cleaner. She's a bit of a keep-fit enthusiast, loves art and is a practising Buddist. So far so good, but she also admits to owning three dogs and five cats. This doesn't bode well for the future - is this a cat-lady in the making?