Euro 2024: Essex pub name changed to The Jarrod Bow Inn

The boozer - formerly called The Wheatsheaf - in Chelmsford held an online poll for a temporary Euro-themed name change and received more than 160 suggestions.

Co-landlords Tanith - a West Ham fan - and Paul later narrowed it down to three names: The Three Lions Inn, the VAR Bar and The Jarrod Bow Inn.

The latter name, alluding to England and West Ham winger Jarrod Bowen, won 80 per cent of the vote and is now the pub's name for the rest of the tournament and possibly beyond.

Busy - the pub was fully booked with only standing space available (Image: SWNS)

Landlady Tanith explained that having taken over the pub in March, they wanted to allow locals to have a say in the watering hole's temporary new name.

"We only took over the pub back in March, and it was more of an old man's pub," she said.

"We are quite driven in doing things for the community, so with the Euros coming, we thought we would put a poll for a new name out there.

"It kind of went a bit crazy."

First set up on the pub's Facebook page back in April, the online poll received 166 name suggestions.

Football-themed suggestions included The Waistcoat - after England manager Gareth Southgate's famed matchday attire - and Hattrick Hero after Sir Geoff Hurst, who has roots in Chelmsford and scored three goals in England's 4-2 victory over West Germany to win the 1966 World Cup.

Excited - bar staff in the Euros spirit (Image: SWNS)

While most focused on football, some suggestions were more locally-themed.

Tanith says that the pub's proximity to both Chelmsford's police station, Crown and Magistrates' courts, prompted The Pig and Whistle and The Bobbies Inn as cheeky name suggestions. But after narrowing down the selection to three, The Jarrod Bow Inn won by a landslide with more than 80 per cent of the vote.

"We never expected this kind of input from local people, so it's been absolutely amazing," Tanith added.

"Some of the names were a lot of fun.

"I grew up in a West Ham household, so I'm very happy with the name and Paul is embracing it - even though he's an Arsenal fan."

Packed - fans watching the first England game (Image: SWNS)

The Jarrod Bow Inn was rocking on Sunday for its England debut, while Thursday's game against Denmark will see the pub fully booked with only standing space available.

Bowen made an impressive cameo appearance in Sunday's opener, beating a defender and providing a perfect cross that saw captain Harry Kane's effort tipped onto the bar by Serbian keeper Predrag Rajkovic.

Tanith admitted that being a sports-orientated pub meant the Euros provided a big boost to business.

"The tournament is a huge boost to business," she said.

"We're a sports-focused pub so, for us, it's a key time and an opportunity to show what we plan to do to take the pub forward."

On how long the name will stay, Tanith added: "The plan was to keep it until the end of the Euros, but it depends on how much interest it generates.

"If someone with a very similar name to the pub decides to visit after the tournament, we could keep it up."