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INDOOR DRINKING RETURNS AT PUBS
CUSTOMERS have enjoyed their first drinks back inside the pub.
Whether it was just for a coffee, a meal or their favourite drink, people have told of their joy to get back to “normality” after such a long wait.
Two friends at the Samuel Hall Wetherspoons pub, in Mansfield Road, Sherwood, shared their excitement over a pint and a glass of rum respectively and declared it was “like the good old days.”
Brent Baldwin, 69, of Sherwood, has been a regular at the pub for the past five years and said it is his favourite.
He said: “It is great to be out of the house, because it gets boring sometimes.
“I ordered Captain Morgan Spiced rum - I order it every time I come here.”
His friend Michael Hoisly, 78, said he used to come down to the pub five times a week.
He took a sip of his favourite pint and said: “The first pint is delicious.
“I have been waiting for this moment. “It is the atmosphere I like the most here, and the staff as well. It is so nice to get out of the house.”
Lia Johnson, 25, a deputy practice manager in Mansfield, said she had booked the day off to visit the Samuel Hall. She added: “It is weird to be back inside - but it is good to have the choice whether you want to stay inside or out.
“This is a large pub as well so it is safer.”
Ralf Ramsdale, 73, of Basford, came down to the pub for a pint yesterday morning and said: “It is not over yet, especially with the new variant.
“Normally I would go to the pub every day but I do not think I will do that anymore because I just got used to staying inside.”
Regulars of The Ernehale in Arnold flooded in at 8am yesterday to grab their first indoor ’Spoons breakfast since November.
Sara Patterson, 41, a cleaner from Arnold, was having breakfast with a friend.
She said: “I love it. It has been a long time coming and it is nice to be back.
“It is a nice pub. It is nice to have a bit of excitement in our lives again. I feel safe too.”
Retired David Chadburn, 75, of Arnold, has been a regular at The Ernehale for 20 years.
He said: “I used to come in most mornings for a coffee, toast or whatever.
“And we know quite a few people who we’ve made friends with, have a bit of a chit-chat in the morning, put the world to rights.”