Pubs hope to avoid April showers
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PUBS and restaurants are proceeding with caution after being given a roadmap for the lifting of coronavirus measures.
Although they can start to serve customers from April 12, this will be outdoors only for at least a month.
The possibility of trade being heavily dependent on weather means some have decided to wait until May to bring staff back and re-open fully.
Limits on social contact are set to remain until June, which means covid safety measures will restrict the number of customers for some time.
Jayne Worrall, who runs the Bull pub in Wargrave, only has a small garden area with six tables so she has decided to wait until May 17 when customers are expected to be allowed indoors.