Serve the food you really want to eat by signing up for our tips and recipes and never be bored by your cooking again Serve the food you really want to eat by signing up for our tips and recipes and never be bored by your cooking again A family from Bestwood Estate have taken on their first pub - and it's all down to an inheritance from their grandad. Dennis Nicholson, 98, left some money in his will to granddaughter Kelly Gadsby, allowing her and husband Jason to become the new tenants of the Willow Tree. Having reopened the doors of the West Bridgford pub, the month of May is going to be a "baptism of fire" for the couple, whose daughter Georgia, 23, is set to give birth to their first grandchild in the next fortnight. Her partner Ash Doyle, 28, will be manager. Ash, who has been in the industry for ten years, has previously worked at Wetherspoon pubs including the Trent Bridge Inn and the Butter Cross in Bingham. He said: "I'm excited. It's more responsibility. I really can't wait to get started. I just want to help this progress as much as I can. I want the community to come and enjoy themselves - a nice family place." Jason said Dennis enjoyed visiting pubs and watching Nottingham Forest and would approve of their investment. "I think he would be over the moon and dead proud of us for using it for something wise and for the family as well." (Image: Joseph Raynor/ Reach PLC) The pub, in Rufford Way, was previously known for its community spirit and that won't change, said 51-year-old Jason. "We are quite a big family. We've got four children, loads of dogs, loads of cats. We just want everyone to feel welcome. I used to like going in pubs and having a a chat with whoever was working at the bar. You never felt alone if you went the local pub. "It's a strong community pub already so it's got quite a good foundation of people. We are hoping being a family pub helps it grow. We're going to keep the kids' parties going and do things in the school holidays to encourage people in. We don't want it to be too different. We just want it to be a friendly place for people to sit and have a beer or two and a chat. Kelly, 44, works for DHL but her input will be on the food side, liaising with the chefs to create the menus. She used to manage a pub years ago. Most of the Willow Tree's staff have stayed on which is a bonus for the new licensees. "They are really friendly and so accommodating. They have made it really easy when it could have been so stressful. We already feel really integrated with the team." Jason, who is a part-time driving instructor, is the only adult member of the the family who has never worked behind a bar so he will be "the apprentice". He said: "I am going to have to learn how to pull a pint and use the till. That's going to be my first job. (Image: Joseph Raynor/ Reach PLC) "We've sat in beer gardens and thought we'd love to do this one day. We'd had that conversation a few times over the years and it just so happened that the funds fell into place. "We inquired about quite a lot of pubs but they didn't feel right. I guess it's like buying a house - you need to feel that excitement when you walk in. Then the Willow Tree came up. None of us had been in there before so we went over not knowing anything and as soon as we walked in we looked at each other and there was an instant excitement." The Gadsbys have four children. The eldest, Georgia, 23, has always worked in pubs. Before starting maternity leave she was working at the Free Man in Carlton and before that was behind the bar at Lloyds No. 1 in Nottingham city centre and Sherwood Manor. Maisie Jai, 18, will also be helping out and running the pub's social media. Mckenzie, 22, works at Tesco and wants to help in the kitchen. Their other daughter Megan Eve is 11. The pub became available after the previous licensees Glynn and Wendy Roddy gave up on their bid to raise £30,000 to buy the lease.