I think in theory it was a good idea, but I underestimated how important pubs are to local communities! It's their meeting place, it's where they have their christenings, their weddings, their wakes after funerals... and especially in a small place, that pub was kind of their town hall and their only meeting place. I live nearby, and I'd been to the pub lots of times — I'd always had my eyes on it because it was a bit rough around the edges, so I kind of approached them and asked if they fancied a little makeover. I know the girls that just bought it wanted to put their stamp on it, but the locals didn't really want to change it — they said it had been there forever and didn't need changing, there were lots of memories attached to it, so the biggest challenge was getting the locals on side and convincing them I was the man for the job, that I wasn't going to rip out the heart of their community. So it was a bit of a rollercoaster!