The Slow & Easy

20/10/2026

At Punch, we're proud to see young talent thrive across our pubs and support teams. From first jobs to leadership roles, remains one of the UK's greatest industries for developing skills, building confidence and creating rewarding careers.

That's why we're backing a hospitality-wide call to Government ahead of the Budget, championing the sector's ability to create jobs and opportunities for young people.

Hear Harry Bourne's story and why he's proud to support this message.

15/10/2026

🍳☕ BREAKFAST IS SERVED AT THE SLOW & EASY! ☕🍳

You asked… and we listened! 🙌 Due to popular demand, our weekend breakfasts aren’t just for our hotel guests anymore — we’re now open to everyone! ❤️

Start your weekend the right way with a hearty breakfast, freshly cooked and served in our restaurant.

🗓️ Friday: 8.30am – 10.30am
🗓️ Saturday: 9am – 11am
🗓️ Sunday: 9am – 11am

Whether it’s a full breakfast, something lighter or simply a morning coffee, come and join us at The Slow & Easy, Lostock Gralam.

No hotel stay required — just bring your appetite! 😋

📍 Breakfast is served in our restaurant area only.

Great food. Great mornings. See you this weekend! 🍳☕🥓

14/10/2026

🥊🔥 SATURDAY FIGHT NIGHT – THE BIG ONE! 🔥🥊

💥 FIGHT OF THE YEAR RETURNS! 💥

The gloves are back on as DUBOIS 🆚 WARDLEY 2 go head-to-head in a HUGE heavyweight showdown! 🥊💪

📅 Saturday 17th October
📺 LIVE on our BIG SCREENS!
🍻 Ice-cold beers flowing
🍔 Great food
🔥 An electric fight night atmosphere!

There’s nothing quite like watching a massive boxing showdown down your local with your mates! 🍻

🥊 WHO’S YOUR MONEY ON?
🔥 Dubois or Wardley? Let us know your predictions below! 👇

📍 THE SLOW & EASY – LOSTOCK GRALAM

🍺 Grab your mates, get down early, secure your seats and enjoy all the action LIVE!

DON’T MISS IT! 🥊🔥

12/10/2026

🥊 ROUND TWO 🥊
Dubois v Wardley 2 is on Saturday.

Their first fight in May was an absolute war. Wardley put Dubois down twice, and then Dubois came roaring back to stop him in the 11th and take the WBO heavyweight title 👑

Now Wardley wants revenge, and he's promising a knockout 💥
All-British. World title on the line. Don't miss a second of it.

📺 Showing live, come down and grab a Pint and enjoy the action 🍻

11/10/2026

🍽️⚽ SUPER SUNDAY AT THE SLOW & EASY! ⚽🍽️

Sundays are made for delicious roast dinners, a refreshing drink and LIVE Premier League football! 🍻🔥

🍖 SUNDAY ROAST & A DRINK – JUST £16! 🍺

Gather your family and friends and enjoy a proper Sunday roast with all the trimmings! 😍

🍽️ Take your pick:
🥩 Roast Beef
🍗 Roast Chicken
🐷 Roast Pork
🥧 Mushroom Bourguignon Pie

⚽🔥 LIVE PREMIER LEAGUE FOOTBALL 🔥⚽

📺 2PM KICK-OFFS
⚽ Crystal Palace 🆚 Nottingham Forest
⚽ Hull 🆚 Everton

🏆 SUPER SUNDAY – 4.30PM
🔴 LIVERPOOL 🆚 MAN CITY 🔵

Two Premier League giants go head-to-head in a massive Sunday showdown! 🔥⚽

📺 Catch all the action LIVE on our BIG SCREENS with fantastic sound and a brilliant matchday atmosphere!

🍻 Great food
⚽ Live football
🍺 Ice-cold drinks
❤️ Great company

Why spend Sunday anywhere else?

📍 THE SLOW & EASY – LOSTOCK GRALAM

🍽️ Come for the roast, stay for the football!

🙌 Tag your Sunday crew and make a day of it!

10/10/2026

⚽️ IT’S MATCH DAY! ⚽️

🔵 LOSTOCK GRALAM RESERVES FC
🆚
WIGAN TOWN RESERVES

📅 TODAY – Saturday 10th October
⏰ Kick-off: 2PM
🏟️ Megamix Park Stadium, Lostock Gralam

🔥 Come down and support the lads as they battle to get the next round of the league cup!

🍻 Pre-match and post-match drinks at The Slow & Easy!

🔵 COME ON THE LAMBS 🔵

09/10/2026

🎄✨🎅 LOSTOCK GRALAM… ARE YOU READY FOR THE BIGGEST CHRISTMAS LIGHT SWITCH-ON YET?! 🎅✨🎄

🎉 IT’S BIGGER, BRIGHTER & MORE MAGICAL THAN EVER! 🎉

The Slow and Easy, in partnership with Lostock Gralam Parish Council, is bringing you a spectacular Christmas Extravaganza to kick off the festive season in style! ❤️🎄

📅 FRIDAY 20TH NOVEMBER
⏰ FROM 6PM
📍 THE SLOW AND EASY, LOSTOCK GRALAM

🌟 JUST SOME OF OUR AMAZING ENTERTAINMENT! 🌟

🎤💜 K-POP LIVE! – Get ready for an electrifying performance full of energy, music and dancing!

🎅🤣 THE NAUGHTY ELVES! – They’re back to cause absolute Christmas chaos! Expect mischief, laughter and plenty of surprises!

🎸🎶 STEREO BATS LIVE PARTY BAND! – Bringing the party atmosphere with fantastic live music to get everyone singing and dancing!

🎄✨ OUR MAGICAL REINDEER LODGE! – Step into our beautifully decorated festive wonderland, filled with twinkling lights and Christmas magic!

🛍️ Christmas market stalls
🎅 Santa’s Grotto
🍷 Mulled w**e & festive drinks
🍔 Delicious festive food
🔥 Cosy outdoor bar
🎁 Festive surprises
🎄 The BIG Christmas light switch-on!

❤️ AND THAT’S JUST THE BEGINNING!

We’ve teamed up with Lostock Gralam Parish Council to make this year’s celebration something truly special for our wonderful community.

Whether you’re bringing the little ones to experience the magic, enjoying a festive drink with friends or dancing the night away, there’s something for EVERYONE! 🥳

✨ ONE VILLAGE. ONE COMMUNITY. ONE MAGICAL CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION! ✨

🎄❤️ Let’s make Christmas 2026 our BIGGEST and BEST yet!

👇 TAG YOUR FRIENDS, SHARE THE EXCITEMENT & TELL EVERYONE — LOSTOCK GRALAM IS GETTING READY FOR CHRISTMAS! 🎅🎉

07/10/2026

Britain’s pubs are worth up to £30 billion in wellbeing value to communities across the UK. But rising costs and high taxes are putting pressure on pubs that bring people together.

This Week of Action, join the campaign today and tell your MP to keep pubs open and pints affordable.

https://www.longlivethelocal.pub/letter 🍍

06/10/2026

🎃🧙‍♀️ HALLOWEEN LUNCH WITH WITCHES! 🧙‍♀️🎃

Something spooktacular is brewing at The Slow & Easy this Halloween! 👻✨

Join us on Tuesday 27th October from 1pm for a magical Halloween afternoon the kids will love!

🧙‍♀️ £10 per child includes:
🍽️ Lunch
🍦 Ice Cream
🥤 Drink
🎃 Halloween Goody Bag

Expect plenty of witchy fun, Halloween magic and spooky surprises! 🦇🕷️🎃

📅 Tuesday 27th October 2026
⏰ Starts at 1pm
🎟️ ONLY £10 PER CHILD

Places are limited, so book early to avoid disappointment!

🧡 Get the little witches and wizards dressed up and ready for some Halloween fun at The Slow & Easy! 🧙‍♀️🧹✨

06/10/2026

📣 WE’RE HIRING! 📣

We’re looking for experienced Bar Staff & Waiting On Staff to join our fantastic team at The Slow & Easy! 🍻🍽️

⭐ Experience is essential
⭐ Immediate starts available
⭐ Bar & waiting on positions
⭐ Join a busy, friendly and welcoming team

We’re looking for people who are confident, reliable, hardworking and know how to deliver great customer service with a smile! 🙌

📩 Interested? Send us your CV or pop into The Slow & Easy and speak to a member of the team.

Know someone who would be perfect? Tag them below or share this post! 👇

25/09/2026

Actress Daisy Edgar-Jones filmed 🎥 a promo for her new film, Sense and Sensibility in our Canonbury pub, The Marquess Tavern for Vogue 🥰

The team at Vogue were searching for a shooting location that oozes class, was timeless and in-keeping with the theme of the movie... so where else were they going to film?! 😏

Take a look at the promo - Daisy is in character as Elinor Dashwood throughout!

Sense and Sensibility hits cinemas TODAY! 🎬Why not pop into The Marquess Tavern to wash down your popcorn! 🍿🍷

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22/09/2026

We're on board, are you?

Join thousands backing Britain's pubs and breweries.

www.longlivethelocal.pub ❤️🍺

21/09/2026

This pub is a gem! 💎

The Wig & Mitre in Lincoln's Cathedral Quarter has reopened following a £100k investment. ⛪

Anne-Marie and Paul Balcomb have taken on the 14th century pub... "We’re thrilled to take control of such an iconic pub and can’t wait to meet all of our wonderful guests" ❤️

📷 Courtesy of Tory McTernan

17/09/2026

Welcome to The Buck Inn 🦌

New Management Partner Adrian McShane-Chapman has taken over the Thornton-le-Dale pub following a whopping £490k investment 🤑

🗨️ “I arrived in the UK 22 years ago from Australia, armed with just a backpack and no real plan... I’ve dipped in and out of hospitality over that time but the fire inside me to run my own pub burned bright.” - Adrian

If you're in Yorkshire, pay Adrian and his team a visit and check out this stunning pub for yourselves. 🤩

15/09/2026

Rory takes the keys to the refurbished Cross Keys pub in Nottingham! 🗝️

Our new Management Partner Rory Calladine has taken the reins at the popular city centre pub following a £100,000 investment.

🗨️"I was instantly drawn to the pub and as soon I discovered it was available in a partnership with Punch, I jumped at the chance." 🍍

Regular guests at The Cross Keys will instantly notice the pub’s traditional feel and special characteristics have been retained throughout but that a complete refresh has taken place. 💫

11/09/2026

We have reopened the Keyworth Tavern following a quarter-of-a-million refurbishment 🔥

The Keyworth pub in Nottingham, run by our Management Partner John Francis, had been closed for 5 weeks while we tore out the bar, stripped the pub back and replaced everything with new, modern furnishings. 🤩

Great work by everyone involved in the transformation 🥂

03/09/2026

We're quite fond of it too, Prime Minister! The Dog House

28/08/2026

Our Publican Beth at The Beeswing Inn 2013 has raised circa £250K for charity 😍 so if you're in the area this weekend, pop in and enjoy the music, food and drink!

Well done Beth!! 🥳

The Beeswing in East Cowton is hosting its 13th ‘Glastonbury’ festival to raise money for end of life care at a nearby hospital.

27/08/2026

Newly married couple Gareth and Jamie Furness have take the over The Bay Horse Inn in Pickering. 🔔

The pub has received a £400,000 investment and Gareth says it has been very well received by locals. 😃

“We are seeing more locals returning to the pub, faces that haven't been seen here for many years and we are seeing them on a regular basis... The refurb has really put The Bay Horse Inn back on the map and firmly at the heart of the Pickering community.” ❤️

Well done to everyone involved in this brilliant transformation 👏