It’s just a pub…
But my chef needs his job to feed his family.
It’s just a pub…
But Larry comes in every night because he lives alone and want company.
It’s just a pub…
But the butcher relies on us to pay his rent.
It’s not just a pub! You see?
I now have my youngest off school for 10 days & have had to close both pubs, one for 3 days, the other for 10 days due to staff self isolating. I’ve never felt stress like this before.
My son has just been charged £9.20 for pint of Neck Oil and his mate £8.25 for a Moretti in Cheltenham town centre. There’s making hay while the sun shines and there’s daylight robbery.
I know I come across a bit brazen but I’ve just sat in my car after the school run and cried for a little while. I just can’t keep doing this…
Covid UK: Pubs and restaurants could be closed under harsh New Year curbs | Daily Mail Online
Maybe we shouldn’t have even tried to open tonight. A few turned up but not enough to cover wages ect. 1 very sad death announced today, 50 million vaccinated. Hundreds of people wondering around shops & we can’t have 30-40 people seated inside our pubs. Make it make sense?!
I’m far less worried about new variants than I am about the mental health issues we are about to face if we continue to push people to the edge with fear. How are we helping those that are really struggling at the moment? How are we going to save those lives?
Having a 19 year old, speaking to his mates & also my young staff, they’re not scared of getting Covid, they’re getting the vaccine because they’re scared the gov won’t give them their lives back if they don’t. That makes me sad.
He’s going to bloody try and bring it in isn’t he!! It’s going to be June 21st condition of ‘freedom’! He thinks we are as stupid as he looks!! 👊🏻
#NoVaccinePassports
33 years Simon Rimmer has had this restaurant.
@TonyRoddUK
&
@jrmallcock
have also closed their restaurants since Christmas. These are top class operators, when will this government wake up. No wonder they have awarded a Knighthood to Mr Spoons…he’s going to be all that’s left.
Just worked out we spend around 26k a year with our local butcher. If he loses this income on top of his already increasing fixed costs, how does he survive? Hospitality feeds the economy…it’s not just another pub closing.
70% of pubs say they may not survive this Winter…picture that, 70% of the places you’ve spent time with family & friends, made memories, enjoyed nights out…gone, boarded up. The knock on effect to towns, cities and businesses that rely on them will be catastrophic.
Hands up, Im really struggling. Anxiety is a bitch. I want to cry all the time, chest pains, kids off school, businesses closed for a few days. Anyone else feel like they’re losing their shit at the last hurdle?
*Just two more weeks....it’s only 2 more weeks!
*3 weeks to flatten the curve.
*Over by Christmas
*Save the Summer
*Over by Easter
*Cry freedom when all the vulnerable are vaccinated
*Data not dates
Need I continue?
My 7 year old told me she feels sad today but she doesn’t really know why....this is hurting our children, they just don’t know how to express it! This is so worrying! 💔
If you have or haven’t had the vaccine it is absolutely NONE of my business. Gov must not be allowed to use pubs coerce the general public. We will not be part of discrimination of any kind.
#PubsAgainstPassports
According to
@YouGov
82% of Britains support secondary school pupils wearing masks all day....I’m not buying that, so I’m doing my own poll of a select 381 people who follow me on Twitter!
Do you support secondary school pupils wearing masks all day?
Living wage set to increase to £11.44 from April. Interested to hear how the Chancellor plans to help small businesses find the extra money? Don’t thank the government they’re not the ones paying for it…!
Honestly, of all the hoops we’ve had to jump through these last few months, this ‘substantial’ meal thing has got to me the most! It’s absolute horse shit!!
Pub Owners Everywhere- Thank god they’ve dropped the substantial meal rule & the 10pm curfew, maybe we can start getting back to normal...
Boris Johnson- Hold my pint...
#Pubs
4 years ago today we were told to close both of our pubs. The worry and anxiety was horrendous. We had absolutely no idea if we would be able to re open again or if we’d be able to bring our teams back with us…We are still fighting the consequences but we are here!
Hospitality was first to close in March 2020 & has been subject to restrictions ever since. We are now operating under more restrictions than this time last year despite the vulnerable & over half of the population being vaccinated. Forgive us if we are a little pissed off today!
Just a little reminder that 10% of something is better than 20% of nothing…which is exactly what HMRC will get in VAT from closed hospitality businesses this Winter. Not to mention all the defaulted bounce back loans that were backed by GOV.
@KwasiKwarteng
#NOTJUSTAPUB
A VAT reduction to 12.5% would have saved just one of our pubs 8k in VAT this quarter, this is money that could have been used to reinvest in our staff and the business as well as keeping prices lower for customers. It’s not wasted money. It goes back into the economy.
The Craven Arms in Brockhampton Glos is closing indefinitely. Having been there 18 years and made it through covid turmoil, the landlady can no longer viably continue due to rising costs. 18 years of hard work…heartbreaking.
#notjustapub
This time of year hospitality teams are working twice as hard, extra hours & right up to & during Christmas so that you can have a lovely time & all they ask is that if somethings not quite right, don’t be an arsehole! How you treat them says an awful lot about you.
#bekind
Hospitality guys, we have to now all come together on mass and as an industry push the Government for a VAT reduction in the Spring budget or many businesses will be lost. We have to shout louder and encourage those that claim to represent us to do the same.
So many of our ex staff come back to us years later & attribute working for us in the pubs with a growth in confidence that has been a massive asset in later life. The amount of first time jobs for young people the industry creates should not be underestimated.
Slightly better weather today for the opening of pub no 2! It’s down to the wire....literally (we still have electricians in the kitchen) but we will be opening at 4! 🍺🙏🏼❤️
We had another bench stolen from our beer garden today, posted something on FB, 885 shares, 41,000 views later, it’ll be back tomorrow! People do give a shit about pubs, communities come together! It’s just a bench, but it’s 6 covers in the garden too!
My domestic gas & electricity bill has just gone up to £450pcm, that’s £300 per month more than I was paying this time last year. What the actual fuck? How are low income families supposed to find that amount of extra money every month?!!
If you’re in the pub/ hospitality trade and I don’t follow you please can you give me a little 👋🏼. I want to keep in touch with as many people as possible so we can keep highlighting & discussing our issues.
UK GOV ‘We were going to increase alcohol duty by 3p a pint but now we’re not so we have saved you 3p a pint there. You’re welcome!’
Pubs & Bars: ‘Wait…what?’
@UKHofficial
: ‘Thank you so much, we are so greatful you listened to us.’
Pubs & Bars: 🤨
It’s this that angers me!! This fuckery wording that tries to confuse people in to thinking they are helping. A freeze does not save anyone anything…it means it’s not increasing by 3p…there’s no saving…for anyone. Fuck off!!
We're freezing alcohol duty to August 2024.
This takes 3p off the duty cost of an average pint of beer – saving pubs & our alcohol sector thousands in funds that they’ll be able to reinvest into their businesses.
9 years ago today we took over the pub we were working at, the pub where we met. I’ve just seen a pic of us that day and my god we’ve aged! Sad we may not make it to 10 years due to rising costs, we’ve put everything we have in. It’s an amazing pub and a huge part of our story.
Watching every bit of profit you made through working so hard over Summer disappear in Winter, while oil giants are recording record profits is pretty soul destroying.
600% increases for some businesses, others being refused even a quote for fear of bankruptcy. The government’s lack of action on this shows that at best they don’t care, at worst that it’s by design. Pubs cannot survive this.
@trussliz
@RishiSunak
Just thought I might update you on the latest ‘best’ energy deal available for a pub of our size.
We were paying 15p/unit in May. This is the best quote available today.
We asked for the freedom to chose and that’s what happens from Monday. One of my pubs will keep table service, one will go back to bar service & some table service too as we quite like getting out & speaking to people! We’re not irresponsible, we just know our businesses.
Please can I ask a favour on behalf of all pubs & restaurants? Don’t book a table over the next few weeks (or several just incase) and not show up!! I’ll bet your bottom dollar they could have given that table away a few times over if you’d just have the courtesy to cancel! 🙏🏼
The pub is brilliant isn’t it?
Celebrating? Go to the pub…
Commiserating? Go to the pub…
Lonely? Go to the pub…
Meeting friends? Go to the pub…
Want to enjoy the Sun? Pub Garden…
Want to warm up? Pub fire…
Need break from family? Pub…
Family Dinner? Go to the pub…
Feeling more positive this morning. The big guns in hospitality are finally waking up and rallying Gov, we are starting to get large scale media coverage. I hope the government act fast enough to save the small businesses that don’t have the cash reserves to wait.
#NOTJUSTAPUB
Blows my mind that folk are paying £2 for a tin of beans and near on £5 for Heinz ketchup at the moment but f@&k me, if you try and put 25p on a pint!!
Don’t know about anyone else but I’d rather open in May completely free of restrictions than in March back in to the tier system that seems to only affect hospitality!?
The sad truth is that if you don’t use your pubs and they become unviable, companies like Marstons will sell them. They are property companies by enlarge and have little time for sentiment. It’s soo late to protest once they’re gone, use them now.
#CrookedHouse
What a sad loss.
Maybe controversial but after work yesterday we went to a pub that had app ordering, call me old fashioned but I didn’t like it, as hard work as it is I much prefer table service & speaking to an actual person. We spent the first 15mins with heads in phones down loading ect!
Is there anything better than going to the pub?
Had a bad day, go to the pub.
Celebrating, go to the pub.
Bite to eat, go to the pub.
Want to meet friends, pub.
A pint in a pub is a glorious thing.
⏰ for ‘guidelines’ to change at the pace combatting the virus has;
- test & trace no longer fit for purpose
- 400,000* kids off school with less than 5% having any symptoms
*this number is over 7 days old, will be more as if today
👇👇👇
Doing the paperwork this morning (fun) and just inputting invoices. The knock on effect of pubs are allowed to go under due to the energy crisis is huge…our butchers, our bakers, our candlestick makers…we are a huge source of income for so many small suppliers.
#EnergyPrices
My ‘It’s just a pub’ tweet went a bit mad yesterday. Today can we all re tweet and tell everyone why your pub is
#NOTJUSTAPUB
Everyone needs to know what your pubs means to you, your staff & customers. That pubs are jobs, peoples homes, support small business and the economy.
The biggest tax barrier for hospitality is VAT, by bringing us in line with the rest of Europe, the chancellor has the chance to save thousands of small business and jobs. Cut to inheritance tax mean nothing to most people.
#cutVAT
If you’re lucky enough to have an evening in a pub today please be nice to the staff. It’s a million degrees in kitchens and they are running round like looneys.
Blows my mind the amount of people who actually want this Labour gov to do badly. Surely, whether you voted for them or not, it’s in everyone’s interest that they do chuffing brilliantly, smash it out the park, be the best government ever. Let’s give it more than a few days eh?
Behind every hospitality closure are real people, a team of staff, suppliers, customers and communities reliant on these business for their livelihoods and social interaction. We are losing a massive part of their lives and heritage.
#notjustapub
Shirts off in pub gardens? Absolute policy in ours that shirts are on. It’s the most awkward thing to have to say to people so I end up doing it to avoid the staffs blushes. But c’mon, it’s gross!
In other news…this Topside of Dexter beef is looking awesome for Sunday lunch! Are you keeping it pink or would you like it a little more well done? 😍🍷
Hi all Pubs & Restaurants, please don’t increase your prices in order to survive as if you do YOU will be responsible for fuelling inflation. Not the greedy multi billion ££ energy companies…YOU! TIA
Also remember that for every hospitality business closure there are companies down the supply chain losing money, maybe £500 a week for the butcher, £800 for the beer supplier, Fresh Produce Supplier, Waste Company…the list goes on.
Good luck to all of our hospitality family opening today! You’ve got this! ❤️🍺 If you’re visiting a pub, please be kind & patient & remember, if you can’t make it for any reason please call to cancel!! 🙏🏼
Wow!! Just had a visit from our ops and regional managers with these and the announcement that we have won the regional Publican of the Year award for
@punchpubs
, we are off to the national finals in Sept!! Absolutely blown away. So many amazing pubs in SW!
I can promise you, that behind almost every pub, restaurant & cafe you visit at the moment, hiding behind the hospitality smile, is an operator who is wondering if they can make it through this year. Even if it appears busy. The numbers aren’t adding up.
1/2 I feel like
@centricaplc
profits have tipped me over the edge. I should have two businesses that provide a comfortable roof over my family’s head. Instead, even tho trade is great, I’m stuck with only hitting GP if we charge 19.50 for our burger (we’re £4 off that!)
Just sat here sending a whole weeks takings from a nearly empty bank account off to HMRC which they get for doing f*k all. Actually knocks me sick at the moment…🤢
I’d like to speak to the Minister for Hospitality please. Oh wait…there isn’t one! An industry employing upwards of 3 million people, contributing 130 billion pounds in economic activity and we don’t even have a seat at the table.
#notjustapub
Good morning! Just your Friday reminder that 10% of something is better than 20% of nothing. You get zero tax from closed businesses
@Jeremy_Hunt
@RishiSunak
@UKHofficial
When independent pubs, bars, shops, cafes & restaurants start to leave High Sts, the areas rapidly become run down & unkempt, we see barbers & vape stores where butchers & cafes once stood. Litter on streets, crime increases, tourism declines. Never underestimate small business!
Woah….shut the front door…
1. Chef turned up for his interview
2. He was really good! We spoke for an hour and a half!
3. He’s passionate about food and has new ideas.
**Faints**
Has anyone seen
@RishiSunak
or Hunt since the Autumn budget. Entire country is off on strike, pubs, hospitality and small businesses closing at an alarming rate and nothing…
Why do I feel like we are in a worse position that when we opened last Summer? More restrictions, more staff off & isolating, more pressure, not even breaking even. Why the hell are we doing this? I could work on the checkouts and Tesco, go home & not worry about a f’in thing!
Let’s be clear, if the chancellor freezes beer duty, prices in pubs will still go up in April. Pubs will not benefit, you will not benefit…we will still see other prices go up across the board and pubs are no longer in any position to swallow this! The only way is to
#CutVAT
How would a cut in VAT to 10% help your business? Initially its survival but also for us it would help us reinvest in our pubs and our team as well as avoiding massive price increases. It’s not about extra profit & the money would make its way back in to the economy.
#cutVAT
The heartbreaking choice a lot of publicans will be making this Winter…do you try to push on with the risk of getting in to unrecoverable debt or do you hand back the keys, losing everything you and your staff have worked so hard for.
#notjustapub
Well…it was tough. Reckon I was in the corner on the first 3 rounds but came out fighting in the 4th-10th. I genuinely feel like some MPs have no idea about the plight of hospitality & hopefully I’ve just educated one. I very much hope he does what he says he will.
Wednesday morning maths question. Your staff costs are about to increase by 25k pa, Utilities by 35k, Rent by 5k pa and every other bill you have by at least 11-15% meaning you will be working for less than nothing…what’s the answer?
Hand in the keys?
#CUTVAT
Also while I’m having a little rant, just because we work in hospitality, it does mean that we have to put up with people being rude and disrespectful. I won’t put up with it myself and I certainly won’t put up with it for my staff. Entitlement and rudeness is vulgar.
What we need on job sites like Indeed is a function where we can flag candidates who are no shows to job interviews to stop everyone else wasting their effing time on people who have no intention of showing up!!