Fox and Goose call on help to open outdoors
A HEBDEN Bridge community pub is calling on help in adapting the business during the coronavirus pandemic.
The Fox and Goose has set up a crowdfunding appeal to raise money to develop the pub’s outdoor space further so that there is capacity to accommodate customers safely and comfortably while ongoing Covid restrictions are in place.
This appeal will enable the pub to build more permanent, heated structures so that there is a usable, warm, dry, but still ventilated, outside space.
A spokesperson for the pub said: “Due to the hard work and dedication of the staff team and directors over recent months, the pub now has an expanded garden which enabled us to remain open over the summer and into the autumn.
“Our wonderful customers have enthusiastically and responsibly adapted to the new conditions, but the onset of winter and continuing Covid restrictions mean that without more robust shelter and heating, the pub will not be able to accommodate the numbers of customers we need.
“We are therefore asking customers, shareholder members, friends of the pub, and the wider community to help us raise funds to build permanent outdoor shelters with electric radiant heaters.
“The electric heating options have been thoroughly evaluated in relation to their environmental impact.
“This is a community pub, with a strong co-operative ethos, and we are determined to find ways to ensure it is still here and available to our community during and post-pandemic.”
To donate to the appeal visit the crowdfunding site atwww. crowdfunder.co.uk/fox-andgoose-hebden-bridge.