taking to keep going. we start off seven days a week cos we thought it was important to be open continuously so that people could just pop in. but then, sadly, that didn t happen so we were busy predominantly thursday to sunday. so we ve reflected that by closing our kitchen monday, tuesday, wednesday, and thenjust staying open as normal for the weekends. if no one s come in, etc, our staff have got the choice, if they know there s no regulars coming in, that they can close early because at the end of the day it does cost quite a bit of money to keep this building heated, etc. we re all used to popping into our local pub at any time of day and ordering a drink or some food. but for pubs like this one, the cost of staying open all day are rising. many pubs also don t have enough staff to keep the doors open. the barn pub is not alone. a new survey from the british beer and pub association, seen by the bbc, found 86% of pubs are considering reducing trading hours over the winter. 85% are
two days of the week. it s warned that more support is needed otherwise many more businesses will be forced to close, not just temporarily, but for good. these are really difficult times for our pubs. they re making extremely difficult decisions. they want to stay open and provide that warm place for their consumers to come into this winter, but at the same time, they re experiencing soaring inflation and eye watering energy bills, and these costs are really eradicating any profitability whatsoever. the government says it has introduced measures to help hospitality firms, including with energy bills, although a decision on extending that support will now not be made until the new year. it s also introduced relief on business rates and extended a freeze on alcohol duty. back at the barn pub, customers understand why it s having to change its hours. it s very sad, really, for both the customer and for the, you know, the people that work here that provide excellent service, etc. i underst
to close, notjust temporarily, but for good. these are really difficult times for our pubs. they re making extremely difficult decisions. they want to stay open and provide that warm place for their consumers to come into this winter, but at the same time, they re experiencing soaring inflation and eye watering energy bills, and these costs are really eradicating any profitability whatsoever. the government says it has introduced measures to help hospitality firms, including with energy bills, although a decision on extending that support will now not be made until the new year. it s also introduced relief on business rates and extended a freeze on alcohol duty. back at the barn pub, customers understand why it s having to change its hours. it s very sad, really, for both the customer and for the, you know, the people that work here that provide excellent service, etc. i understand why they re doing it, but you need i a place to meet up. you need to get out, . you need to participate w