CLIENTS' thirst for pubs
CLIENTS' thirst for pubs will certainly finally be quenched every time they reopen this Saturday while lockdown measures are eased further more. Saiqa Chaudhari reports on how one pub is definitely preparing to open their doors to customers once calling last orders in excess of three months ago.
LANDLORD Sean Hornby, like many publicans down and up the country, is relived he can finally open The Queens around Bradley Fold after a lot more than 100 days of lockdown.
"It is all about opening the pub in the safe environment, " said Sean as he prepares that can put up more social distancing signage around his nightclub, which includes 'seating plans' indicating the amount of people can be at table at a single time.
He said: "The Queens Pub shall be different to which people had entered leading to a lockdown.
"The same social distancing rules people helpful to in a supermarket will certainly apply here.
"There will be a one of the ways system in and out of the pub.
"There will always be signage. There will often be a hand sanitisation station as people enter your pub.
Sean, who is also a councillor, said: "I will probably know more than most about the pandemic due to the committees I sit with, and safety is important.
"I have a duty of the care to my staff and in addition they will have the authority to ask people that will leave, no matter the amount they are spending. "
The pool has gone, and the weekly karaoke session still can't take place.
All staff have undergone coronavirus training to help you make the premises covid-19 protected.
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There will always be no pub meals, as says Sean "we need to get this right first before we start thinking of food"
Although the reopening and procedures it is in place may sound clinical, Sean is determined the pub continues to be very much in the centre of the community.
"I'm looking towards seeing customers, " said Sean, "Quite a few I've kept in contact with over advertising and marketing especially our elderly shoppers because I think remember that it is important.
"Customers will have a number of stories to tell while they have been around in lockdown.
"I will be asking customers to outline funny photographs of lockdown and put them with a memory stick to suggest to them as a slideshow on among the list of televisions. "
The first delivery with beer is expected later this week plus the pub has undergone the deep clean.
Gone is the days when queues in the bar were two, 3 deep.
Numbers of customers must be monitored and there'll no standing at your bar.
Sean said: “The number of individuals we can have might vary, if there is two mates then it'll be two people around this table, if it is a bubble or a family obviously you can receive more around a dining room table, there is no exact figure spend money on how many you can have in. ”.
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