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Beard Liberation Front

Media Release

15^th August

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Nominations for Beard Friendly Pub of Summer 2020 open, ahead of vote

The Beard Liberation Front has said that nominations for the Beard Friendly Pub of Summer 2020 are now open, with a vote to follow between 14^th and 30^th September.

The Beard Friendly Pub of the Year is an annual feature in January each year and the vote will run as usual in January 2021.

However in the extraordinary circumstances of summer 2020, the Beard Liberation Front has decided to run a one-off additional vote to find the Beard Friendly Pub of the Summer.

The decisive winner in the Beard Friendly Pub of the Year 2020 poll which saw 11,000 votes cast in 10 days was the Bumble Inn micropub in Peterborough. The runner up was the Cock Tavern in Hackney

Both of these pubs will be automatically on the poll.

BLF Inspectors will survey pubs for beard friendliness and finalise a list including nominations from drinkers.

BLF Organiser Keith Flett said, we appreciate that not all pubs have felt its safe to re-open and equally that not everyone will want to venture to a pub just yet. However for those who have been able to re-open safely we felt a chance to discover which is the most beard friendly in such exceptional circumstances would be an appropriate thing to do.

The criteria for the Award include:

A safe environment for all. Hand Sanitiser, Customer details taken for track and trace, socially distanced seating, safe serving methods, safe toilet facilities

Beard Friendly Pub: a pub that welcomes the hirsute and often has a significant number of hirsute customers, including but certainly not confined to those with modern styles of beards.

Beard Friendly Ambience: a pub that may have fewer hirsute customers but is welcoming to the hirsute through some bearded bar staff and beard friendly beers, plus has a generally relaxed atmosphere for all.

The campaign group says it welcomes diversity in both appearance and drinking. The truly beard friendly pub will have a genuine mix of customers not just a load of old blokes grumbling about life.

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