‘Boogie Nights Thursday’ – a brand new initiative for adults with learning difficulties will be starting on Thursday January 18 at The Longbow, Calverton Road, Arnold, Nottingham, NG5 8FQ.
The initiative will provide a safe environment for adults with learning difficulties to dance the night away will run on Thursdays from 6.00pm – 9.30pm at a cost of £2.50pp and carers are free of charge.
Gedling Eye caught up with Amy Gunn, Landlady of the popular Arnold local who said: “We feel that having this safe environment is a great chance for any adults with learning difficulties to come out and enjoy themselves and potentially make new friends.
“We also feel this is a nice way for carers to come along for a chat and potentially create a support group, this may open up other opportunities for the carers and the adults.
“One of my bar staff Chloe Barrett has a brother that has down syndrome who often pops in to the pub with their mum as he enjoys having a drink with the regulars. We also have one or two regulars that have adult children with learning difficulties who often come in to socialise.
“We have quite a few regulars as well that are themselves carers and the talk around having the disco became something we thought would be a nice idea to put in place.”
Amy added “Our first boogie night will start on Thursday 18th January and we hope that its a success, we plan on doing this every Thursday going forward and if this is a success then are considering having a disco for anyone under 18 who may have learning difficulties.
“Our disco is open to people with physical and learning disabilities to come and experience the party scene, make new friends and have fun within a safe environment. There is wheelchair access and we have plenty of car parking space available.
“We pride ourselves in being a family friendly pub, we hold a lot of kids events here throughout the year as well as hosting lots of functions such as weddings and kids parties.”
The Longbow has two large function rooms, indoor soft play area, large outdoor space with outdoor park, a kids sweetie shop and serves Sunday Roast every week between 12.00pm and 4.00pm.
The Longbow pub can be found at Calverton Road, Arnold, Nottingham, NG5 8FQ and can be contacted by mobile on 07783 084360 or by email at Thelongbowarnold@outlook.com.
Further information can be found on the Longbow’s social channel HERE.
