After facing the elements outside for weeks, Gedling borough residents took advantage to go inside local pubs and cafes on Monday for the first time in months.
As part of the latest lockdown easing venues were able to reopen inside from yesterday (May 17), and many customers did not wait around making sure they were among the first to take advantage.
Becki Windsor was among those to enjoy a lunchtime drink in the Ernehale pub in Arnold with her friends, and said she had been waiting for this day for a while.
I’ve really enjoyed being able to be inside a pub again,” she said.
“It has been a nice day and we could have sat outside, but we wanted to go inside.
“I’ll feel better when I’ve had the vaccine so that I can feel a lot more comfortable doing stuff like this.”
Bill Shenton, who was enjoying a pint at The Willowbrook, said: “It is nice to be back.
“I have no reservations about coming in. Life needs to go on, we need to get back to normal.”
Punters packed into It’s Inn The Bank in Netherfield, who opened their doors for the first time in nearly seven months.
The Brown Bird Bakery in Arnold opened their doors for the first time and proved really popular with locals looking for somewhere new to eat.
Zeke Martin was one of the punters who visited The Free Man in Carlton and said: “It has been really busy, it is great to be able to sit down inside for the first time in five months. A lot of people in.
“It is great to see my friends again, and there have been a lot of new people.
“People are over moon to be able to sit in again.”
Some blinding places to visit in Arnold. Come down and suport the shops in our capital – our London
Arnold Borough?
Maybe one day in the distant future….until then I guess Gedling is still our London.
No. Arnold is our capital. Best town in Gedling. The world knows that. Our London our capital
Has Arnold lad been locked in a cellar since the age of 5
Some great charity shops in our London our capital(ARNOLD) to the netherfield chavs