Greene King has today announced the launch of a support fund in partnership with the Licensed Trade Charity to help team members affected by the COVID-19 crisis. The Team Member Support Fund will be set-up with an initial donation of £300,000 from Greene King. The funds have been raised from a combination of voluntary salary sacrifices from the Executive Board and … [Read more...]
Pubs face permanent closure
The British Beer & Pub Association has surveyed members, showing alarming results. Concerns that UK pubs have been abandoned without the financial support promised has left many in jeopardy of permanent closure. Members of the pub association were asked if pubs had received the £10,000 or £25,000 grant. They were also asked – if they had applied for finance – … [Read more...]
Pubs flouting Covid-19 lockdown have licences reviewed
Police have more than enough to do currently amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, so we are sad to report that enforcing lockdown is unfortunately amongst them. The licensee of a pub in the Sheffield area is one sorry example of putting money ahead of the health of his customers and neighbours. The sacrifices that millions of people and businesses are making during this … [Read more...]
East Anglian pub and restaurant group feeding the frontlines
The generosity of communities and local businesses in East Anglia is fuelling Chestnut pubs and restaurants aid to NHS workers. Chestnut have now raised £25,000 to facilitate 10,000 free meals to NHS and care frontline workers. Launched just 12 days ago, over 1,000 meals have already been supplied to Hospitals and Care Homes. 800 weekly meal deliveries have already been … [Read more...]
Stonegate’s 4,000 mile empathy trip raises £12,000
Stonegate Covid-19 - Stonegate Managers on top-tier Training Programme raise nearly £12,000 for families affected by COVID-19 in companywide effort. Members of the Stonegate Pub Company team currently enrolled on the company’s eighth cohort of its top tier training programme, Aspirations, completed an amazing 590 mile virtual journey last Monday night, raising nearly £12,000 … [Read more...]