British pubs were on the decline before COVID-19 and the pandemic looked to be last call for these cornerstones of British community life. But as the pandemic winds down and England reopens, the British are realizing just how much they missed their locals.
British pubs were on the decline before COVID-19 and the pandemic looked to be last call for these cornerstones of British community life. But as the pandemic winds down and England reopens, the British are realizing just how much they missed their locals.
Focus on local: London pub emerges from lockdown with gusto
PAN PYLAS, Associated Press
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1of29A view of the mural painted facade of the Prince of Peckham pub, on the day it reopens to indoor customers, in London, Monday, May 17, 2021. The coronavirus pandemic has laid siege to Britain s pubs so the latest easing of the lockdown, which allows them to reopen indoors, is hugely welcome. For the Prince of Peckham, a pub in the southeast London district of Peckham, it s a chance to reengage with the local community, including a speed-dating night. It’s the latest innovation by a pub that’s clearly creating a buzz in one of the most diverse communities in London. Around half the local population is Black, so it stands to reason, surely, that one of the few local boozers remaining should seek as wide a clientele as possible. Alberto Pezzali/APShow MoreShow Less
“You come here often?” There may be more creative chat-up lines, but surely few as universal. There is little doubt that after months of lockdown across the U.K., those looking to make an early impression may have become a little rusty. So, the Prince of Peckham pub in a hugely diverse district in southeast London…