Beard Liberation Front
9th July
Contact Keith Flett 07803 167266
Neither Wetherspoons or Neverspoons but a beard friendly pub
The Beard Liberation Front the informal network of beard wearers, has said that as some pubs are in various stages of preparing to re-open or are re-opening across the four nations, it is not supporting a boycott of Wetherspoons or the app that promotes it Neverspoons.
The Beard Liberation Front says that Wetherspoons have never featured on the Beard Friendly Pub of the Year list but some pubs may well be beard friendly. By contrast Neverspoons which is an App free to download, features the locations of Wetherspoons and pubs nearby to each one.
BLF researchers have checked the App and found that many of the alternative pubs listed are not beard friendly.
In contrast the campaigners are urging people, where they feel safe to visit a pub, to check out beard friendly pubs.
A list of the finalists in the vote for Beard Friendly Pub of the Year 2020 is below. Not all are currently open but the winner, the Bumble Inn in Peterborough and the runner-up, the Cock Tavern in Hackney are both open.
Later in July details of a special vote for the Beard Friendly Pub of Summer 2020 will be announced with a an on-line poll during September.
A focus will be on pubs that have satisfactory arrangements for beards, and everybody and everything else, to be socially distanced and safe allowing contemplative imbimbing to occur while occasionally tweaking the beard.
BLF Organiser Keith Flett said, we’d rather focus on positives at the moment. If you are venturing out to a pub why not try a beard friendly one and take care out there
Beard Friendly Pubs of the Year 2020. NOT ALL ARE CURRENTLY OPEN. PLEASE CHECK FIRST
Bundobust, Manchester/Leeds/Liverpool
Bubs, Cardiff
The Chesham Arms, Hackney
Cock Tavern, Hackney
Hanging Bat, Edinburgh
Mother Kelly’s (Bethnal Green)
Small Bar, Bristol
Stoneworks, Peterborough
Whitelocks/Turks Head, Leeds
Magic Rock Brewery Tap, Huddersfield
Wellington, Birmingham
Tom’s Tap & Brewhouse, Crewe
The Experiment, Hackney
Fell Brewery Taproom, Kendal
High Cross, Tottenham
Bumble Inn, Peterborough
Cloudwater Tap Manchester
Ship & Mitre, Liverpool
Kernel Tap, Bermondsey
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