28th November 2006

Falcon soars to new heights

A friendship of 20 years has helped form the business relationship between Paula Dimmock and Chrissie Harris, the new licensees at The Falcon, in Thame Park Road, Thame. The couple were looking for a business to run together and were unsure what to do – but Chrissie’s husband Jonathan solved the problem. – he told the pair that he had found the perfect business for them – their local pub.

The brewer Hook Norton had recently bought the Falcon and was looking for someone to run it. “We didn’t think we had the slightest hope of getting it,” said Paula, “We were just two mums with the ambition to run a proper local pub.” But the pair were determined that their dream would come true - they put together a business plan – went on training courses and acquired their licences to sell alcohol. And it worked – and it is now Paula’ and Chrissie’s ambition to make The Falcon a thriving community pub again – “selling good Hooky beer and food like my mother used to make,” said Chrissie.

The pub is small and intimate and the ideal place for people to pop in for a coffee mid-morning, and at the end of the day there is nowhere better in Thame for a relaxing pint of Hooky beer. Or if your are working in the nearby industrial estate it is a great place to buy lunch – either to eat in or take away. “This place has a lot of potential to be a proper local pub,” said Paula, "We want to start a football team, there will be regular quiz nights and the bonus ball competition has returned. A New Year’s Eve party is planned for the locals – tickets are £5 a couple; £10 a family – with music, a buffet and a glass of champagne provided. The Falcon is a traditional market town pub, situated to the southern end of the town of Thame. It fronts the main road towards Postcombe, in a commanding roadside location.