The BBPA as today responded to comments by Professor Chris Whitty, the UK’s Chief Medical Officer, that social distancing will be needed until at least the end of the year to prevent fresh outbreaks of Coronavirus.Professor Whitty said there is an ‘incredibly small’...
New research by the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has revealed that there are many parts of the country where pub businesses are yet to receive grant funding from local authorities to help them survive the COVID-19 lockdown.The research found that...
St Austell’s brewing and bottling manager, Rob Orton is hosting a virtual ‘meet the brewer’ event this Friday 24th April, at 7.30pm. He will be hosting the Q&A and guided beer tasting live, on the St Austell Brewery Facebook page.During the first one-hour session,...
Most people are familiar with the BBC’s ‘Question Time’ on television or ‘Any Questions?’ on radio. A panel of politicians and other experts answer questions from studio – now online – audiences.Crisp, which has attracted brewers from across the world to...
The BBPA is pressing the Government to announce extra support just for pubs, to ensure they can survive an extended COVID-19 lockdown.The trade body’s plea comes after cabinet minister Michael Gove warned that the nations’ pubs would be ‘among the last’ to see...
The BBPA is leading the planning process by which the sector can get started again once the immediate COVID-19 crisis has passed.The trade association has said that pubs will need a minimum of three weeks, but ideally four weeks, notice for the lifting of the lockdown...
