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your free magazine | autumn 2020 WETHERSPOONNEWS UK EDITION Tax equality between supermarkets READ BY and pubs is vital for the future of the 2 MILLION UK hospitality sector CUSTOMERS THU 24 SEPT MONDAY – WEDNESDAY, UNTIL WED 11 NOV TAX EQUALITY DAY THANKS TO DISHI RISHI, LEGEND: THE MAN WHO INSTIGATED TAX EQUALITY BETWEEN SUPERMARKETS AND PUBS TAX EQUALITY WITH SUPERMARKETS = LOWER PRICES IN PUBS * ^ OPEN FROM 8.00 SERVED UNTIL 11.30 SMALL ALL PRICES AM BREAKFAST TRADITIONAL BREAKFAST SUNAK'S AM £2.49 £2.99 NOW ADD CHIPS OR SALAD INCLUDES ANY DRINKFOR AN EXTRA £1.05 with soft drink Traditional breakfast from * SPECIALS * (almost) REDUCED with alcoholic drink £ from 2.99 * each £4.29 BY 7.5% each Cold chicken & sweet chilli sauce wrap 5.0% ABV pint ABV 5.0% PROMOTING THE BENEFITS ANY 3 FOR Various ABVs pint ABVs Various OF LOWERING VAT IN £ THE HOSPITALITY INDUST RY 7.50 4.0% ABV pint ABV 4.0% NOW ONE DAY ONLY INCLUDESBURGERS Chicken wings; Halloumi fries; Nachos 3.7% ABV pint ABV 3.7% 11 Wetherspoon’s chairman, Tim Martin, said: “We are urging with soft drink ANY Ma from DRINK inch rg * he (almost) * ri the chancellor to create tax equality between pubs and ta with alcoholic drink supermarkets, by making permanent the current VAT régime £ from B 3.99 * for pubs’ food and soft drinks. 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See main menus and customer information screen for allergen information, symbol explanations and additional details of our terms and conditions. H town. It is well known that taxes should be fair and equal W S S DESSERTS B E Excludes pints. U S P U R O O H F EE FR – government does best when it doesn’t discriminate among C N A OO SK SP M HER 99 T MINIS AR WE QUE-ACCREDITED J D p various types of business selling the same products.” each £ 1.99 * Discount does not apply to alcohol in Scotland, owing to licensing regulations. each ^ 99 Offer also available throughout 11 November itself. each P Available on iOS and Android Subject to local licensing restrictions and availability at participating free houses. Photography is for guidance only. J D Wetherspoon plc reserves the right to withdraw/change offers (without notice), Subject to local licensing restrictions and availability at participating free houses. J D Wetherspoon plc reserves the right to withdraw/change offers (without notice), at any time. at any time. See main menus and customer information screen for allergen information, symbol explanations and additional details of our terms and conditions. See main menu for additional details of our terms and conditions. DOING MIGHTY GOOD SINCE 2002 FOOD HYGIENE TO SHOUT ABOUT Wetherspoon pubs have, in 18 years, raised more than Wetherspoon top of the charts on the high street, £18.5 million for CLIC Sargent with a mighty 97 per cent OUR SCREEN GENIE’S A GO-GO MEET A MEAT-FREE FUTURE Information on allergens and dietary details available Try our range of meat-free options, made using simple, at your fingertips, in all of our pubs plant-based ingredients Customers are requested to complete an online or paper NHS test and trace form on every visit. Have you checked in yet? It only takes 20 seconds. Thankfor supporting you the Please scan this QR code or follow the link on the Wetherspoon app and register using this pub’s location ID – you can find this on your table, at the entrance/exit and also at the bar. MONDAY – WEDNESDAY, UNTIL WED 11 NOV^ THANKS TO DISHI RISHI, LEGEND: THE MAN WHO INSTIGATED TAX EQUALITY BETWEEN SUPERMARKETS AND PUBS SMALL TRADITIONAL BREAKFAST BREAKFAST OPEN FROM 8.00AM SERVED UNTIL 11.30AM £2.49 £2.99 Traditional breakfast ADD CHIPS OR SALAD FOR AN EXTRA £1.05 TAX EQUALITY WITH SUPERMARKETS = LOWER PRICES IN PUBS NOW INCLUDES ANY DRINK* (almost) with soft drink* SUNAK'S with alcoholic drink* from from SPECIALS £2.99each £4.29each Cold chicken & sweet chilli sauce wrap 5.0% ABV pint ABV 5.0% Various ABVs pint ABVs Various 4.0% ABV pint ABV 4.0% 3.7% ABV pint ABV 3.7% RISHI SUNAK, LEGEND: THE MAN WHO INSTIGATED TAX EQUALITY BETWEEN SUPERMARKETS AND PUBS THE PE T PINT AT RFECT FOR £ RFEC TEM PE PE HE RA E T T RV U SE R H E IC ANY 3 7.50 H W S S B E U S P U R O O H F EE R F C N A OO SK SP M HER AR WET Chicken wings; Halloumi fries; Nachos QUE-ACCREDITED J D M arg her 11 ita inch Subject to local licensing restrictions and availability at participating free houses. Photography is for guidance only. J D Wetherspoon plc reserves the right to withdraw/change offers (without notice), BURGERS at any time. See main menus and customer information screen for allergen information, symbol explanations and additional details of our terms and conditions. NOW INCLUDES ANY DRINK* (almost) with soft drink* with alcoholic drink* from from £3.99each £5.29each Classic 6oz beef burger AVAILABLE Mini warm cookie dough sandwich with ice cream; Mini warm chocolate brownie with ice cream DESSERTS MINIS ALL SOFT DRINKS £ P 99p Excludes pints. 99p 1.99 99 each each each each Pricing and opening times may vary per pub. Subject to local licensing restrictions and availability at participating free houses. Photography is for guidance only. J D Wetherspoon plc reserves the right to withdraw/change offers (without notice), at any time. See main menus and customer information screen for allergen information, symbol explanations and additional details of our terms and conditions. ^Offer also available throughout 11 November itself. WNEWSAUT20 Please note that some photographs were taken before social distancing came into force. WIN! PRIZE CROSSWORD 101 INSIDE FEATURES GET OUT AND ABOUT IN A PUB GARDEN ...................................................6 With almost 700 of our 873 pubs featuring outdoor spaces, al fresco diners and drinkers are spoiled for choice FOOD HYGIENE TO SHOUT ABOUT ......................................................... 13 Wetherspoon top of the charts on the high street, with a mighty 97 per cent GO BEYOND MEAT ...............................................28 Try our range of meat-free options, made using simple, plant-based ingredients 38 GEORDIE SPORTING COLOSSUS ........37 Many of our pubs are named after, and remember, prominent local people throughout history, including The Harry Clasper THE REGULAR STUFF DELICIOUS BEGINS WITH DELI ...........38 Large choice of paninis and wraps available TIM’S VIEWPOINT ................................................... 4 on our Deli Deals® menu MEET THE BREWER ..........................................58 PUB DESIGN ............................................................... 40 COMPETITION ........................................................ 101 The Sedge Lynn, once a temple to temperance, CAMRA’S BAR TALK .......................................102 has had an about-turn PUB HISTORIES.......................................................43 The Wallaw, once a landmark cinema, was also the site NOW OPEN, NEW LOOK of the stage début of TV stars Ant and Dec WETHERSPOON HAS OPENED MORE THE REMARKABLE MR MEEGAN .......45 NEW PUBS IN RECENT MONTHS ......30 George Meegan and his epic adventures adorn the walls of The Railway, Rainham in Kent OUR PEOPLE AND ITALY’S NUMBER-ONE COFFEE ..........56 Self-service machines in our pubs use only Lavazza, COMMUNITIES the market leader in its home country OUR PEOPLE ................... 26, 44, 53, 78, 83 DUBLIN OPENING DRAWS NEAR ......62 Keavan’s Port, set to open in city centre, will be COMMUNITY ...................... 16, 75, 76, 85, 86 Wetherspoon’s largest hotel to date BIRTHDAYS ����������������������������������������������������98, 100 ARTICLES ABOUT COVID-19 AND THE PRESS .................................................... 64 OUR CHARITY NAUTICAL, BUT NICE ...................................... 72 CLIC SARGENT ....................................................... 90 From Cornwall’s coast to the banks of the Clyde, you’ll find Wetherspoon premises inspired by sailing and the sea Written and edited by Eddie Gershon, along with welcome contributions from Wetherspoon staff. OUR CIDER CHOICE IS WIDER Using paper from sustainable resources, this is printed in the UK. Price and participation may vary per pub. All J D Wetherspoon food and drinks in this ................................................. THAN YOU THINK 80 magazine are subject to local licensing restrictions and availability at participating In addition to apple appeal, we have strawberry & lime, free houses. Photography is for guidance only. J D Wetherspoon plc reserves the mixed fruit and dark fruit right to withdraw/change offers (without notice) at any time. See main menus and customer information screen for allergen information, symbol explanations and OUR SCREEN GENIE’S A GO-GO ........84 additional details of our terms and conditions. Information on allergens and dietary details available Android, Google Play and the Google Play logo are trademarks of Google Inc.