Staffordshire bull

15/06/2026

🎵 New jukebox in! 🎵

The Staffordshire Bull has a brand new NSM Music jukebox, loaded with over 300,000 tracks, so whatever you fancy, it's in there.

Same great price as always: £2 for 11 songs when you pop your cash in.

There's also an app so you can browse the full library and see what's coming up in the queue from your seat. (Top tip: the cash slot's the cheapest way to play, so bring your coins.)

Come down, grab a drink and put your favourites on. 🍻

07/06/2026

07/06/2026

Short notice but a whole band (The Marshes) has just turned up for the open mic afternoon. The warm up is sounding incredibly funky. Come along and enjoy! 🎸🥁🕺🏼

06/06/2026

Hair of the dog is about to mean something completely different in here. This Monday the 8th June, regular Harry is putting the bar in barber, offering great value haircuts from 4pm when we open.

He's providing haircuts for adults, the full works for the lads and a length and layers trim for the ladies, and he was a finalist at Modern Barber's Raw Talent competition in London, so you're in good hands.

No need to book, just walk in, grab a drink and tick the haircut off the list. Card or cash, both fine.

We'll provide the volume on the jukebox, Harry will provide the volume up top. See you Monday on Parkside down at The Bull! 🍻

03/06/2026

Join us this Thursday night from 7.30pm for our first quiz of the month 🧠. £2 entry pp, teams of up to 6. Half the money is the prize, the other half to Katharine House Hospice, Stafford 👍🏼

Games of Hoy before and after ♠️♣️♥️♦️

30/05/2026

Hard trio to get hold of, booked up for months, and we've got them in tonight. The Magpies and a JD, acoustic covers from some very entertaining professionals. 8.30pm at The Bull. Come see what the fuss is about. 🎸

Doors from 2pm and sun forecast all day, so why not get down early and make an afternoon of it. ☀️

Got plans for Saturday night? The Magpies and JD acoustic group have been making big waves around Staffordshire this year, so very much worth catching to see what all the fuss is about. They're playing down at The Bull this Saturday 30th from 8.30pm.

Until then, we're looking forward to a great rest of the week on Parkside and can't wait to see you all🍻

29/05/2026

Yesterday we asked you who the first pint was pulled for when The Bull opened in 1978... and the answer is...

A dog called Bruce!

The first owners of The Bull, Graham and Noreen Battam, contacted local dog breeders Morris and Shirley Simpson from Queensville and asked for Bruce, a Staffordshire Bull Terrier, to be guest of honour as a champion of the breed the pub was named after.

Bruce (registered name Brintiga of Shermor) took pride of place on the opening day, and the brewery's (Greenall's) sales director, Derek Bell, handed his owners a commemorative model of the breed to mark the occasion (if this still exists anywhere, we'd love to see it!), and Bruce got a pint.

Bruce was a big-wig in the terrier world, with his owners turning down substantial offers from as far as America so they could keep him.

We've done a full write-up of this chapter of The Bull's history on our website, link in the comments, along with an image of the full-page newspaper clipping from the day.

Do you have any memories of The Bull in its early days? Let us know below!

28/05/2026

Question for you...The Staffordshire Bull opened its doors in June 1978. The first pint ever pulled here was for:

A) The new owners' daughter

B) A competition winner

C) A dog called Bruce

D) The local MP from the opening ceremony

Answer revealed tomorrow. Make sure you're following Staffordshire bull so you see the answer!

27/05/2026

Got plans for Saturday night? The Magpies and JD acoustic group have been making big waves around Staffordshire this year, so very much worth catching to see what all the fuss is about. They're playing down at The Bull this Saturday 30th from 8.30pm.

Until then, we're looking forward to a great rest of the week on Parkside and can't wait to see you all🍻

23/05/2026

Live acoustic Duo Mel & Dan tonight at The Bull. Music from 8:30pm. Open from 2pm with cold beer, cider, wine and much more ready for the beer garden. Come down and settle in for a night of entertainment. 🎸