With restrictions for hospitality businesses in place across the UK, it is more urgent than ever that the Government provides targeted support to the sector. As many as one in four pubs could close before Christmas and almost 300,000 jobs could be lost. Join our campaign by emailing your MP and asking them to call on the Government to take immediate action at https://camra.e-activist.com/page/68352/action/1. It takes less than a minute, but it could be the difference between survival and permanent closure for thousands of our beloved locals. Find out more at https://camra.org.uk/pubs-and-clubs/save-our-pubs-campaign/.
Author: Bob
Small Brewers’ Relief petition
Small Brewers’ Relief is vital to a thriving beer market and consumer choice, but changes proposed by the government could see support removed from some of the smallest brewers. CAMRA is calling on the government to publish the full details of their proposals and ensure that no brewer loses relief they currently receive.You can help support small brewers by signing the petition at https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/334066
Supporting pubs through the recovery period
Pubs and clubs in the Lincoln branch have made it through lockdown, but 42% of pub-goers say they are visiting the pub less than they did before. So many pubs and clubs have supported their communities through lockdown, by running shops for essentials, delivering meals to vulnerable members of the community, moving the pub online to help fight loneliness and social isolation, or simply making sure that their regulars can still pick up fresh ale and cider.
Now they need our support more than ever. If you can go back to the pub please do so. Remember that if your local is under threat as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, CAMRA has a number of resources to help you save it. You can find them at camra.org.uk/saveyourlocal. If you’re not ready to go back to the pub, you can find takeaway and delivery services on WhatPub. This will help support pubs that aren’t open yet, so please think about using them.
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A Guide to going back to the Pub
Tenanted pubs face extinction
As CAMRA members we stand ready to support our locals once they reopen –but we need to make sure that pubs survive this crisis so they can thrive in the months and years ahead. Some pub companies have offered support to their tenants but most of the largest have not. They are still charging rent or, at best, deferring payments so tenants will still be billed for this period at a later date.Pub companies have lobbied for a long time for the principle of rent paid by their tenants being based on turnover. Now that pubs are closed, most have no turnover –therefore we at CAMRA believe it is only fair that their rent should be cancelled. Of the “Big Six” pub companies (those which have over 500 pubs with tied tenants), only Admiral Taverns has cancelled rent for the closure period. We need other companies to follow suit urgently and take the responsible and fair course of action. Please help us persuade them to do the right thing, by sending an email to all the Chief Executives of the “Big Six” who are still planning to collect rent from their tenants.