Richard ‘Dickie’ Cotterill whose background is based in the kitchen. Has worked at the One Star Michelin Box Tree restaurant in Ilkely, then onto the One Star Michelin Chester Grosvenor Arkle restaurant with Simon Radley. Following a stint in Australia it was back to The Midland Crowne Plaza in Manchester where it was awarded 3 AA rosettes. Finally, for the last 8 years he was head chef at The Grosvenor Arms in Aldford, Chester. Here the pub was awarded The Good Pub Guide’s County Dining Pub of the year in 2007 and 2008.

Gary Kidd. Seventeen years ago opened up and ran The Grosvenor Arms at Aldford,Chester for Brunning and Price.The pub has featured for the last 16 years in The Good Pub Guide, winning County Dining Pub of the year on four occasions, along with winning Cheshire Life Dining Pub of the year. Previously to that was running pubs in the south of England for 10 years.