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The ongoing pandemic and slower rollout of vaccinations in Europe could prove to be a barrier to seasonal workers coming in to the UK in the months ahead (Photo: Rob Haining) DEFRA’S ‘PICK for Britain’ campaign has been shelved, a year on from nationwide calls to rally a homegrown workforce for the horticultural sector. Last year’s campaign aimed to fill the gaps left by seasonal migrant workers who were restricted from travelling to the UK due to the pandemic. The initiative attracted huge interest from members of the public, many of whom had been placed on furlough. However, those interest levels weren’t reflected in the uptake of roles – only 11% of the seasonal workforce for 2020 was made up of British workers, according to National Farmers Union. figures.
As reported by
The MA’s sister title
MCA Insight, Hickory’s Smokehouse has added a former Marston’s pub in Nuthall, Nottinghamshire to its growing stable.
The Piper-backed group has taken the lease for the Oldmoor Lodge, continuing its tradition of taking former pub sites in the heart of local communities.
The property, Hickory’s 13
th, will undergo a wholesale revamp which will see the introduction of outdoor dining sheds, barbecue smokers, a fire pit and landscaped gardens.
Hickory’s reopened the outside areas at all of its 11 sites last week, which it said have already been “hugely popular”, according to MCA.