CAREY Chant has been the landlord at The King’s Head in Bradpole for three years.
This weekend the pub will be joining forces with Bradpole’s open-air music festival for 'The Event 2', a fundraising day of fun, games and musical entertainment.
The festival and fun day will be raising money for the street children of Calcutta, The Bridport Burma Appeal and the Dorset Residential Homes.
Carey and his wife Mandy took the leap into the pub industry to fulfil a long harboured dream after many years working in supported housing.
Like many others, football fan Carey was disappointed by England’s early exit at this summer’s World Cup but he is now turning his attentions to his beloved Derby County.
When not working Carey enjoys taking his dog for a walk and taking regular holidays.
WHY did you decide to get involve with 'The Event'?
One thing we are always wanting to promote is fundraising for the local community. We have done our fun day fundraiser for a couple of years and then Fel Moore did this music event last year. We both held the events around the same time so we decided to put our resources together and promote it for both our causes this year as one big event.
WHAT part will you be playing at the pub?
We have been doing a lot of the organising and the advertising here. We have been getting a lot of the bands together because we play music here on a regular basis so I have got a lot of bands who I am in contact with, who have fortunately come to do it for free.
ANY particular acts you are looking forward to?
Yeah, Tom Toomey is one of the main acts. He is a fantastic guitarist who has played here a few times and he has done some of the Music for Africa events at Montacute House. He is a very talented musician. We have many other great acts though, we have Elijah Wolf and Orpheus as well and we have quite a unique act, which is a newly formed children’s choir. It’s an all day event so we want to have the children involved as well.
WHAT separates this event from others locally?
It’s a bit unique as it’s an outside event really. It worked well last year and it’s coming together well again this year. It’s a whole day of music, fun and games with fancy dress. It’s all for charity so hopefully it will be supported well.
WHAT made you decide to move into the pub industry?
Well it was always something me and Mandy talked about for years and years and the opportunity came along. We thought “shall we do it now?” and there were plenty of reasons why we shouldn’t but we decided financially the opportunity had arose so lets go for it.
WHAT attracted you to the pub?
Just being my own boss really. Obviously in the work I had done previously I was working with people all the time and so I just enjoy working with people and it worked out really well.
WHAT are the best places you have visited?
The best place I’ve visited is Lake Como in Italy, it’s absolutely stunning. I’d still love to go to New Zealand, I’ve heard so many people say what a fantastic country it is and how picturesque it all is. That might have to be inbetween pubs though as it would be a long trip.
WHO would be your three dream guests at a dinner party?
I think it would have to be Cameron Diaz to start. I assume my wife would be there so we would have to have Johnny Depp, he’s quite cool and she likes him. The other one would be Charlie George who was my football hero when I was a child.
WHAT was the last book you read, CD you listened to and film you watched?
The last book I read was Brian Clough’s autobiography, I’m very in to football and he was great at Derby. The CD was the Black Eyed Peas and the film I went to watch was Alice In Wonderland in 3D.
WHAT do you think of Derby County’s chances this season?
Hopefully we can make the playoffs but realistically I hope we avoid relegation.
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