National Pubwatch has recognised three members of pub staff who have taken action to save lives and provide safe drinking environments for customers.
Left to right: National Pubwatch chair, Steve Baker OBE; chair of Maltby Pubwatch, Beth Burns; former police sergeant at Devon and Cornwall Police, David Moore; bar team leader at JJ Moons, Jean-Luc Julienne; pub manager Stuart Richards, and South Yorkshire Police Chief Superintendent Ian Proffitt
Bravery and meritorious conduct awards, which recognise individuals whose actions have either saved life or minimised physical harm in the night-time economy, were given to bar team leader Jean-Luc Julienne and pub manager Stuart Richards.
Pub manager Beth Burns, of The Queens Hotel, in Maltby, South Yorkshire, received an award of merit, sponsored by GBG, for her efforts to reduce crime and improve community cohesion as chair of Maltby Pubwatch.
The awards were presented at the National Pubwatch Conference this week, in Sheffield. National Pubwatch is a voluntary organisation, which supports more than 800 Pubwatch schemes across the UK, and works to promote safe, secure, and social drinking environments in all licensed premises throughout the UK.
Jean-Luc Julienne, bar team leader at Wetherspoon pub JJ Moons, in Wembley, saved the life of a customer who had been seriously injured in a knife attack.
Stuart Richards was working in a pub in Kingston on Thames, Surrey, in July 2022, when he became aware of a domestic incident between a male and female. He was concerned that the female might be in danger and followed them when they left the pub, intervening when the man attempted to strike the female. He also aided police who attempted to apprehend the suspect after he struck a female officer in the face.
The Award of Merit, which recognises individuals that have contributed to the success of pubwatch schemes, was given to Beth Burns, manager at Wetherspoon pub The Queens Hotel in Maltby and chair of Maltby Pubwatch, for her commitment to reduce crime and improve community cohesion.
The Malcolm Eidmans award, sponsored by Poppleston Allen, which recognises the outstanding contribution made by a police officer or member of police staff in supporting Pubwatch was also given out at the conference to former Police Sergeant David Moore of Devon and Cornwall Police for his partnership working with the trade.
