The first Saturday since Coronavirus emergency Freedom Day saw many friends reunited on licensed premises in Brigg last night (July 23). And a few who had not been seen in local pubs for many months were back in their familiar haunts.
It felt strange but also reassuring to be able to stand at bars to order drinks instead of receiving mandatory table service from staff while sitting at a reserved seat well away from the counter.
Signing-in and social distancing were removed by the Government last Monday (Freedom Day - July 19).
Bar visitors can still wear masks if they wish, but doing so was not being enforced at the licensed premises we visited last night.
We were out and about in Brigg on the evening of Friday, March 20, 2020 as locals downed their last pints prior to the Government ordering enforced closure of bars for the first time due to the Covid emergency.
When this initial 'lockdown' ban was finally lifted last summer, it was accompanied by various restrictions and requirements relating to the bars and customers. Other periods of enforced inactivity for licensed premises were to follow.
Last night was the first Saturday in Brigg for 16 months when what we class as normal service resumed.
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