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Hospitality Heroes: Burnley late bar Smackwater Jack's
Burnley Express
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29/04/2025
Almost 50 years since the doors first opened, Burnley bar Smackwater Jack's is one of the town's most iconic venues
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00:00
So Helen, we're here in Smackwater Jacks in Burnley, one of the town's most iconic bars.
00:07
You're running the bar with your daughter Ella, can you tell me how it's going?
00:12
It's going really well, yeah. I took over probably about, well, 18 months ago now,
00:19
so more or less full time. I'm more behind the scenes, Ella's in front of the house,
00:24
she's the one who's seen when we're open, it's her face that's seen more than my own.
00:29
But things are going really well, going from strength to strength,
00:34
and I'm loving the fact that we're getting busier and busier.
00:39
It would be good if people came out a bit sooner, a bit earlier, it would be nice.
00:44
We would like that, but no, everything's going really well.
00:48
Yeah, we're really enjoying taking over from Meddai, and then we're waking at night,
00:54
getting to know all the Burnley's people and being the face that everyone thinks of
00:59
when they come to Smacks is really good. The customers are amazing.
01:05
Yeah, we've got a really fantastic team behind us as well, who've really helped us.
01:09
And everybody else in the area, all the other bar owners have been really helpful as well.
01:14
We'll see you next time.
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