Join in festive spirit at pub and aid charity

Trip Advisor sensation The Curfew which went viral due to the quality of its Sunday roasts is holding a festive fundraiser for charity Dorothy House.

Rhianne and Jamie Wilkins, landlords of the Wadworth-owned pub on Cleveland Bridge, are asking customers to decorate a Christmas tree to raise money for the hospice.

“Our aim is to support one local charity each year,” said landlady Rhianne Wilkins. “So this year we chose to support Dorothy House.”

The tree will be installed completely bare on November 18, without a single ornament or fold of tinsel to hide its modesty.

“We will be asking the local community to contribute and donate one of their own ornaments to help decorate the tree and for every ornament given, we will be donating £1 to the hospice,” Rhianne said.

“Apart from being a really worthy charity, Dorothy House make charity shops trendy, and they had a photo shoot in our pub earlier this year, so we decided to support them.”

“Dorothy House is also special to a few of our customers whose families have used their services,” said Rhianne and Jamie.

“The more people who know about our tree, the more money we can donate.”

The Wilkinses leased the pub on September 7, 2020, just a few weeks before the second lockdown and are determined to make a splash this Christmas.

“We are really keen to help bring the community together at this time of year and hope it will be a great way to get people in a festive mood,” they said.

The Curfew serves Wadworth ales and traditional pub food with a twist. Beyond the famous Sunday roasts, steak and ale pie with a Stilton crumb is popular while vegans come to sample the aubergine katsu curry.