The Home Office has confirmed that bars and restaurants in England and Wales will stay open for an extra two hours for the Queen’s Jubilee weekend celebrations.
To mark the Queen’s 70th year on the throne, there will be a four-day celebration across the UK, with licensing hours being extended until 1am.
The celebrations will no doubt be a welcomed relief to the hospitality sector after being hit hard by the pandemic. Businesses are expecting a huge boom in trade over the four-day weekend, starting from Thursday 2nd June until Sunday 5th June.
With an end to the VAT relief coming in April, businesses will of course be making the most of celebrations like this. St. Patrick’s Day and the 6 Nations rugby tournament have been fruitful for hospitality. Drink sales went up by 37% on March 17th, with the final of the rugby showing an 11% improvement.
Hopefully we’ll have a long, hot summer to build on this, and 2022 will be a great year for pubs, clubs, and restaurants around the country.
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