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Amelia Coates, general manager of the Angel Inn, Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria, Inn Collection Group
Expectations of working in hospitality: I always worked in the sector going through university. But it wasn’t until three years ago that I saw my career starting in it.
I came back to it literally by accident. I had a car crash which left me in chronic pain. I had become isolated and withdrawn and beginning a new job as front of house was a way for me to start to rebuild not only my fitness but my confidence and self-esteem.
I almost felt I was taking a moment out. My expectation was that it would be for a short while. The reality was I fell in love with the trade – the lifestyle and the businesses ethos. Until that point, I had never found that ethos. To me, it’s not about finding the job – it’s about finding the company.
Championing the trade: While the awards are certainly going to be different in 2021, following a year of almost total shutdown, the aim remains the same to celebrate some of the excellent work that operators have been doing despite the challenges The Publican Awards finalists have been revealed as the spotlight is turned on some of the best operations in the business.
Leading businesses from across the sector have been announced as finalists across 11 categories, ranging from Best Employer to Best Food Offer.
Ed Bedington, editor of
The Morning Advertiser, which organises the awards, said: “While the awards are certainly going to be different in 2021, following a year of almost total shutdown, the aim remains the same to celebrate some of the excellent work that operators have been doing despite the challenges.