Rob Wilson will be dropping in at The Gateway on Greyfriars Road as publicans across the country celebrate the second ‘Proud of Pubs Week’. The public are being urged to join them as the fight back to keep the great British pub alive begins.
Rob is one of more than 100 MPs visiting pubs during the national celebration of pubs, organised by The Publican magazine, which runs from July 13 to 20.
The MP will be seeing for himself the positive contribution that The Gateway makes in its community, as well as discussing issues with landlord, Martin O’Sullivan, as pubs face up to an unprecedented series of challenges in 2008, ranging from spiralling beer prices to the aftermath of the smoking ban.
Other events in Proud of Pubs Week will include pubs putting on their own Proud of Pubs Night, many of them trying out new entertainment for the first time, and pubs celebrating their bar staff.
Recent research revealed more than half of publicans (52 per cent) have seen sales drop over the past year, with most publicans blaming the credit crunch and Alastair Darling’s duty increases in the March budget.
Rob Wilson said, “Proud of Pubs Week is a great opportunity for pub landlords to shout out about all the great things they do. As pubs face up to unprecedented challenges in 2008, Proud of Pubs Week is the ideal time to drop into your local and give it a try – I certainly will be!”
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