Horsham pubs ‘desperately sad’ not to reopen after lockdown

While pubs that serve ‘substantial meals’ have been able to reopen after lockdown 2, others are having to stay shut because of the area’s Tier 2 status.

Mungo’s Bar in Park Place has announced ‘with a heavy heart and countless sleepless nights’ that it will “remain closed for the foreseeable while we land in Tier 2.

“The Government’s continued onslaught of ill-thought out restrictions have decimated our industry and left us, like many other businesses around the country, unable to continue operating despite being out of lockdown.”

The Norfolk Arms in Roffey says it has “little to no hope of opening the doors until 2021, unless lowered into Tier 1.”

And landlords at the Malt Shovel in Springfield Road say they are ‘desperately sad’ to not be able to open while Horsham is in Tier 2 restrictions.

Also remaining shut is the Stout House in Horsham’s Carfax saying it won’t be reopening yet “as we cannot meet the criteria for serving substantial meals.”

The pubs have received an outpouring of public support on social media.