“It’s a lot of hard work and for those who feel it is just too much for whatever reason, so they can collect a two-course Christmas Day lunch for free with our warmest Christmas best wishes. “We have therefore decided to supply a two course Christmas day lunch to those in the community who are vulnerable, elderly, poorly or alone and perhaps don’t want to go to the efforts of making a Christmas Day lunch. “But we then got to thinking about what else we can do alongside this, as our lovely team of loyal staff have given up part of their special day with their families and we wanted to fully utilise this time and help others in the community.
But We are still going ahead, so if anyone has had to change plans and is struggling to know where to go for Christmas, please join us. “Sadly due to Covid restrictions this day has been affected with some cancellations. “So we at 1620 Pub and Eatery decided, as we have a very loyal customer base, we would compile a beautiful five-course Christmas Day lunch menu and invite our wonderful customers to join us. “As have, all of my colleagues in the hospitality trade in Plymouth. “After the most dreadful year, our first year in business, to say we have been significantly affected would be a huge understatement,” she said. Miss Bateman said that after being heavily affected by the coronavirus lockdown and restrictions in 2020, the 1620 Pub and Eatery, on the Barbican, decided to offer a classy five-course lunch for loyal customers.īut with take-up affected by the current Covid crisis, she decided that, with staff working on December 25 and surplus capacity in place, she could use that to help those in need and came up with the idea of offering a free meal between noon and 1pm. Zena Bateman, who invested heavily into buying and renovating the building in 2019, has been working with organisations such as homelessness charity Shekinah and befriending service Elder Tree, to arrange the festive feel-good freebie. The 1620 Pub and Eatery, in Notte Street, will be open on the day itself for diners, but will also be offering a two-course lunch for those in need or feeling lonely. Inside Plymouth's 1620 Pub and Eatery, which is providing free Christmas Day meals for the vulnerableĪ Plymouth pub is proving that it is better to give than to receive at this time of year by serving free Christmas Day lunches for the vulnerable, elderly and alone.
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