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Wetherspoons Cooper Rose to close for four months to create new roof terrace.

David Cowley: Let's hope given our weather the "roof terrace" has a roof, some sides and central heating.

Colleen Stead: Pity they hadn't started the work sooner summer will be over by the time it's ready.

Trebor Trevlan: Shut for four months missing our supposed summer period to reopen in freezing cold weather in this case common sense does not prevail.

Andy Atkinson: Spent all that time closed for the pandemic and then when they can open, they decide to close for another four months. Good management that.

Elsa Joyce: Why didn't they do it at the beginning. It was obvious Covid wasn't going to disappear overnight.

D John Sharp:

Wetherspoons think of their pubs as long term units so missing one summer means nothing to them in the long term.

Ricard Lennox: Just what we need for this great British weather.

Jack Fromme: They’ve had all lockdown. Have you ever heard anything more ridiculous.

Angela Curtis: Place has been shut on and off for near a year so they do it after they reopen.

Mark Cuthbertson:

Have you tried getting a builder recently. Twice the normal price and six months backlog.

Karen Weatherall: Can’t wait to see it.

Jamie Pell: Been told something we don’t know about a new lockdown?

Stephen Collins: There will be seagulls taking off with people’s gyros.

Chris Wheatley: Probably be nice weather compared to what we've had lately.

Lesley Richardson:

Lets hope the people of Sunderland support pubs like Chaplins. Fantastic pub and has lovely friendly staff too.