by John Stapleton | Sep 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
Yesterday, the prime minster announced that pubs must: Close by 10pm Only operate with table service No problem, that is how we have done things since reopening. “From 4 July,” one MP said in late June, “it is pretty much your patriotic duty to go out and enjoy...
by John Stapleton | Jul 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
Next year in Jerusalem, we said. In the end, it did not take us that long to reopen as a bar and kitchen. Many thanks to everyone who has come down to 1000 Trades in the past week. Most crucially, we hope everyone felt safe and enjoyed themselves. You will have noted...
by John Stapleton | May 7, 2020 | Uncategorized
The Tet Offensive. The Prague Spring. The assassinations of Bobby Kennedy and Martin Luther King. The Black Power salutes at the Mexico Olympics. ‘The White Album’ by the Beatles. 1968 was a wild and epic year. Two years later, The International Times reported:...
by John Stapleton | Apr 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
Covid-19 is a painful reminder of our common humanity: it does not respect national borders; we are only as healthy as the least healthy person around us; we beat it together or succumb apart. Social distancing creates oceans of time to think of pints with friends and...
by John Stapleton | Apr 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
We were a pub. Now we are a takeaway. We used to be open 7 days a week. Now it is Tuesday to Saturday, 5pm to 9pm. We brought good food and drink to the Jewellery Quarter. We still endeavour to. Here’s how: Food: Here’s our takeaway menu. Please phone and pay for your...
by John Stapleton | Mar 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
UPDATE: WE ARE NOW CLOSED EXCEPT FOR TAKEAWAY FOOD AND DRINKS. ALL DRINKS 20PC OFF INCL. DRAUGHT BEER; ALL FOOD 50PC OFF UNTIL NEW MENU NEXT WEEK. THANK YOU AND STAY SAFE. ______ May you live in interesting times. In the west, this is sometimes understood as a...
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