Liam hits all the right notes in Morecambe

In five short years, Liam Pyle went from a bar associate, working just four hours a week, to pub manager.

Liam, 25, joined Wetherspoon in February 2020, as a bar associate at The Eric Bartholomew (Morecambe).

Hailing from Morecambe, where he has lived all of his life, Liam had been made redundant from his old job as an assistant manager of an independent pub on the seafront in the coastal town.

Liam recalled: “Having been made redundant from my old job literally just before COVID-19 hit, I knew the pub manager at The Eric Bartholomew, who offered me a few hours’ work a week.

“After lockdown, I applied to be a shift leader and quickly progressed at the pub to become shift manager.”

Liam continued: “I had always wanted to work at a bigger and busier pub, particularly a Lloyds No.1 bar, so moved to The Twelve Tellers (Preston).”

Liam had been at The Twelve Tellers for a year, when the chance came up to return to his home town of Morecambe.

He said: “It was a unique opportunity for me to come back to the pub where I started… where I had come as a child with my family… to now be pub manager. I jumped at the chance.”

That was in March 2025, just five years after he first joined the company.

A year on – and things are going well for Liam and his team at The Eric Bartholomew.

Liam confirmed: “Business is going well – and we have a lot to be pleased about.

“I have been lucky to have an experienced team to help, as some staff members have been with the company for 18–20 years.

“If it weren’t for their experience and support, I would have found the job way more difficult.

“Knowing the team and many of the regular customers was a great help.”

Liam concluded: “I took the job initially to tide me over, following redundancy, but, in the end, really enjoyed it.

“I have taken every opportunity which has come my way – and will continue to do so.

“I always tell anyone who joins the company – if you are prepared to work hard, you can go as far as you want with Wetherspoon.”