19TH JULY 2021
We have taken the time over the past week or so to speak to many of you regarding the upcoming changes regarding COVID safety within “The Sheps”.
Our priority has always and will always be the safety of our team and our customers.
It has become abundantly clear that levels of anxiety are varied and, in some cases, increased with the lifting of restrictions on July 19th.
Therefore, after careful consideration, we will be taking the following steps to ensure the continuation of our COVID safe and secure premises.
1: DINING
Our restaurant will remain a table service only area with socially distanced tables. All menus, condiments, tables and chairs will continue to be sanitized between customers.
Dedicated toilets will remain in use for restaurant users only.
2: FACE COVERINGS
All staff members will continue to wear face coverings and although from the 19th of July there will be no law requiring customers to wear one, we strongly advise all customers to wear a face covering whilst moving around inside the pub or whilst waiting at the bar.
Masks are proven in preventing the spread of COVID so please do the right thing.
3: THE BAR IS OPEN
We will be offering a bar service once again.
For the time being, we will not be permitting sitting or drinking at the bar, simply order, pay, and take your drinks.
This is to minimize contact between customers and to help keep a level of social distancing in place.
During particularly busy periods and when staffing allows, we will offer table service to relieve bottlenecking at the bar.
4: CLEAN
Our team will continue to social distance and maintain a high level of personal hygiene.
To aid customers to do the same our sanitizer stations will remain in place, please use them.
All touch points throughout the pub will continue to be sanitized regularly.
5: TEST & TRACE
We will no longer be required by law to keep details of your visit.
For those using the NHS App, a QR code will be available at both entrances for you to use.
Once again please bear with us whilst we navigate yet another change to how we do our job.
Hopefully, you can understand why we are reluctant to say, “bugger it” and get everything back to how it was at the tail end of 2019.
Our priority is keeping The Sheps a safe place.
Thank you for your continued custom and support during these difficult and troubling times.
If you have any questions or queries, please reach out to us with a message, a chat or email.
info@the-sheps.net 01823 339602
14TH MAY 2021
From Tuesday 18th of May we are able to welcome you back inside the pub for food and drinks.
We will be offering our full menu as an eat in or takeaway option.
Menus can be found online at www.the-sheps.net.
Obviously, as we have come to expect, there are a few restrictions and some guidance to follow:
* Maximum of 6 per table
* Masks must be worn when not sitting, for example when arriving, leaving and going to the toilets (bum off seat - mask on face)
* Table service only (all orders and payment will be taken at your table)
* NHS test and trace - please scan the QR code on arrival or leave details with a member of staff.
* A one way system will be in place (please follow it)
We thoroughly recommend booking tables for both inside or for the beer garden, even if you are joining us for drinks only.
As you can see from the attached "Sheps News", we have got some fantastic bands booked in for the remainder of the year and we cannot wait to get that party atmosphere back!!!
Lots of people have been asking about the Xmas Draw........
As Christmas 2020 was a bit of a write off, we have decided to have a Christmas themed party on the last weekend of July.
A full festive food menu will be available over the weekend, "Old Skool" will be playing live on the Saturday night when we will also hold our Xmas Draw.
So, get your Christmas jumpers/T shirts out and get ready for a summer Christmas at The Sheps.
Booking forms for Christmas meals are now available.
5th April 2021
As promised, we are now able to announce that The Sheps will reopen on Tuesday 4th May. (full opening times and our garden food menu can be found on our website) www.the-sheps.net
As long as Boris’s roadmap out of lockdown stays to plan, we will be able to welcome you indoors from Monday 17th May, with this in mind, please note that going indoors until this time, will only be possible to access the toilets.
We hope the British weather is kind and you can enjoy The Sheps new “Secret Garden”, a space we have reclaimed back from nature during lockdown.
If you wish to book a table for your group (up to 6 people) please give us a call on 01823 339602.
It has been a long time and I speak for all the team when I say “We cannot wait to see you all soon”. You lovely people make “The Sheps” what it is and without you here it’s been a very sad time indeed.
Here’s to the future and the return of “Good Food, Good Ale & Good Times”
Take care of yourselves, be healthy and be happy
We have taken the time over the past week or so to speak to many of you regarding the upcoming changes regarding COVID safety within “The Sheps”.
Our priority has always and will always be the safety of our team and our customers.
It has become abundantly clear that levels of anxiety are varied and, in some cases, increased with the lifting of restrictions on July 19th.
Therefore, after careful consideration, we will be taking the following steps to ensure the continuation of our COVID safe and secure premises.
1: DINING
Our restaurant will remain a table service only area with socially distanced tables. All menus, condiments, tables and chairs will continue to be sanitized between customers.
Dedicated toilets will remain in use for restaurant users only.
2: FACE COVERINGS
All staff members will continue to wear face coverings and although from the 19th of July there will be no law requiring customers to wear one, we strongly advise all customers to wear a face covering whilst moving around inside the pub or whilst waiting at the bar.
Masks are proven in preventing the spread of COVID so please do the right thing.
3: THE BAR IS OPEN
We will be offering a bar service once again.
For the time being, we will not be permitting sitting or drinking at the bar, simply order, pay, and take your drinks.
This is to minimize contact between customers and to help keep a level of social distancing in place.
During particularly busy periods and when staffing allows, we will offer table service to relieve bottlenecking at the bar.
4: CLEAN
Our team will continue to social distance and maintain a high level of personal hygiene.
To aid customers to do the same our sanitizer stations will remain in place, please use them.
All touch points throughout the pub will continue to be sanitized regularly.
5: TEST & TRACE
We will no longer be required by law to keep details of your visit.
For those using the NHS App, a QR code will be available at both entrances for you to use.
Once again please bear with us whilst we navigate yet another change to how we do our job.
Hopefully, you can understand why we are reluctant to say, “bugger it” and get everything back to how it was at the tail end of 2019.
Our priority is keeping The Sheps a safe place.
Thank you for your continued custom and support during these difficult and troubling times.
If you have any questions or queries, please reach out to us with a message, a chat or email.
info@the-sheps.net 01823 339602
14TH MAY 2021
From Tuesday 18th of May we are able to welcome you back inside the pub for food and drinks.
We will be offering our full menu as an eat in or takeaway option.
Menus can be found online at www.the-sheps.net.
Obviously, as we have come to expect, there are a few restrictions and some guidance to follow:
* Maximum of 6 per table
* Masks must be worn when not sitting, for example when arriving, leaving and going to the toilets (bum off seat - mask on face)
* Table service only (all orders and payment will be taken at your table)
* NHS test and trace - please scan the QR code on arrival or leave details with a member of staff.
* A one way system will be in place (please follow it)
We thoroughly recommend booking tables for both inside or for the beer garden, even if you are joining us for drinks only.
As you can see from the attached "Sheps News", we have got some fantastic bands booked in for the remainder of the year and we cannot wait to get that party atmosphere back!!!
Lots of people have been asking about the Xmas Draw........
As Christmas 2020 was a bit of a write off, we have decided to have a Christmas themed party on the last weekend of July.
A full festive food menu will be available over the weekend, "Old Skool" will be playing live on the Saturday night when we will also hold our Xmas Draw.
So, get your Christmas jumpers/T shirts out and get ready for a summer Christmas at The Sheps.
Booking forms for Christmas meals are now available.
5th April 2021
As promised, we are now able to announce that The Sheps will reopen on Tuesday 4th May. (full opening times and our garden food menu can be found on our website) www.the-sheps.net
As long as Boris’s roadmap out of lockdown stays to plan, we will be able to welcome you indoors from Monday 17th May, with this in mind, please note that going indoors until this time, will only be possible to access the toilets.
We hope the British weather is kind and you can enjoy The Sheps new “Secret Garden”, a space we have reclaimed back from nature during lockdown.
If you wish to book a table for your group (up to 6 people) please give us a call on 01823 339602.
It has been a long time and I speak for all the team when I say “We cannot wait to see you all soon”. You lovely people make “The Sheps” what it is and without you here it’s been a very sad time indeed.
Here’s to the future and the return of “Good Food, Good Ale & Good Times”
Take care of yourselves, be healthy and be happy
26th DECEMBER 2020
Closed again............
Our takeaway menu is now available for collection and delivery.
Please check out our "Good Food" page for the menus including our new Pizza Menu.
We look forward to being able to open our doors again in the near future.
Stay Safe, Be Happy and see you soon
30th NOVEMBER 2020
December is just around the corner and with all preparations in place, we were getting ready to open our doors again and welcome you all back to The Sheps next week for what is normally the busiest month of the year.
However, with TIER 2 restrictions being so tight within our industry and after giving the subject much agonizing thought over the past couple of days (as to not only how it will affect us but your experience of visiting) it is disheartening to let you all know that unfortunately the doors will be remaining closed until the 16th December. After which we hope for a better outcome of the tiering system.
Please know that this was an exceedingly difficult decision to arrive at and it was not made lightly.
Our motto has always been “GOOD FOOD, GOOD ALES & GOOD TIMES”, with the current restrictions in place this would simply not be achievable, and we refuse to turn it into “DRINK LESS, EAT FAST & F**K OFF”.
In the hope that the outcome on the 16th December (review date of the tier allocation), things are better, we plan to open. Albeit with possible imposed restrictions we will strive to make your visit a happy one, full of ……… “GOOD FOOD, GOOD ALES & GOOD TIMES”.
We appreciate that this news will come as a disappointment to many of you and for that we can only apologize, but we feel this is the best decision at this point.
For those that have made bookings for within the first 2 weeks of December, we will contact you over the weekend to hopefully reschedule.
We will be taking bookings for the 16th December onwards for single households which if the restrictions are lowered, we can amend.
Our takeaway service will continue throughout, available on Friday and Saturdays from 5pm and on Sundays 12pm – 2pm.
We would like to say a big thankyou to those continuing to support our local pub, be it, through ordering takeaways, purchasing the buy one get one free vouchers or simply by the messages of good will and encouragement. Its heartwarming, uplifting and it gives us hope for a brighter future.
We cannot wait to see you fantastic people back in the pub, creating the atmosphere that we have all come to love at The Sheps.
Stay safe and we will see you soon.
Much love
ALL THE TEAM
1st November 2020 UPDATE
Here we go again……….
Boris Johnson and the UK government have once again placed the country in lockdown.
The Sheps will close at 10pm Wednesday 4th November until Wednesday 2nd December.
As of Friday 6th November we will launch a takeaway menu that will run Friday and Saturday nights (5pm – 8pm) and a Sunday Lunch 12pm – 2pm). This will be a collection only service
Orders will be taken over the phone in advance on 01823339602, a collection time will be agreed and payment can be made upon pickup from the front door of the pub
Delivery will not be possible.
All of us at The Sheps would like to thank you for your support and understanding along with your compliance of all the restrictions of late and for being such a great bunch.
We will miss you all and hope to see you on the weekends when you pick up your takeaways.
Stay strong, stay safe and look out for each other.
WE WILL SEE YOU SOON
Hello lovely people,
We just wanted to give you a quick update on the changes you can expect to see at “The Sheps” as of Monday 14th September.
At the bottom of this post you will find a link which is quite helpful if you are still confused.
FACE COVERINGS
It is now only possible to enter The Shepherds Rest if you are wearing a suitable face covering.
A face mask must be worn and be covering both your mouth and nose until you are sat at a table.
Once seated your covering may be removed, however, it must be replaced before standing again. (this includes visiting the bathroom)
We understand that some people are exempt from wearing face coverings and we will ask for proof of exemption.
RULE OF 6
You may, as customers meet in groups of no more than 6 people on the understanding that you do not mingle with other groups.
Please refrain from being a “Table Tart” and jumping from group to group/table to table
The 2 household rule for inside the premises is no longer applicable, in essence, you can sit inside as a group of up to 6 from multiple households .
NO STANDING ROOM
The Sitting whilst inside rule has now been extended to cover outside areas also. You may only remain on the premises if there is a table for you to sit at and you sit down after you have checked in at the bar.
Our restaurant will no longer have tables available for more than 6 people. If your group is larger than this we can accommodate you over multiple tables (socially distanced)
TEST AND TRACE
Up until now we have encouraged you to fill in our Test and Trace form on the bar.
We now have a legal obligation to collect this information and store it for 21 days.
Upon arrival we will ask you for the relevant details and record them behind the bar or you may use the NHS Covid 19 QR code on your mobile phone.
If you have booked a table this information would have been collected already.
Failure to supply this information will result in refusal of service.
KEEPING YOU SAFE
Failure to adhere to any safety policy will result in you being asked to leave the premises immediately
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-52977388
Closed again............
Our takeaway menu is now available for collection and delivery.
Please check out our "Good Food" page for the menus including our new Pizza Menu.
We look forward to being able to open our doors again in the near future.
Stay Safe, Be Happy and see you soon
30th NOVEMBER 2020
December is just around the corner and with all preparations in place, we were getting ready to open our doors again and welcome you all back to The Sheps next week for what is normally the busiest month of the year.
However, with TIER 2 restrictions being so tight within our industry and after giving the subject much agonizing thought over the past couple of days (as to not only how it will affect us but your experience of visiting) it is disheartening to let you all know that unfortunately the doors will be remaining closed until the 16th December. After which we hope for a better outcome of the tiering system.
Please know that this was an exceedingly difficult decision to arrive at and it was not made lightly.
Our motto has always been “GOOD FOOD, GOOD ALES & GOOD TIMES”, with the current restrictions in place this would simply not be achievable, and we refuse to turn it into “DRINK LESS, EAT FAST & F**K OFF”.
In the hope that the outcome on the 16th December (review date of the tier allocation), things are better, we plan to open. Albeit with possible imposed restrictions we will strive to make your visit a happy one, full of ……… “GOOD FOOD, GOOD ALES & GOOD TIMES”.
We appreciate that this news will come as a disappointment to many of you and for that we can only apologize, but we feel this is the best decision at this point.
For those that have made bookings for within the first 2 weeks of December, we will contact you over the weekend to hopefully reschedule.
We will be taking bookings for the 16th December onwards for single households which if the restrictions are lowered, we can amend.
Our takeaway service will continue throughout, available on Friday and Saturdays from 5pm and on Sundays 12pm – 2pm.
We would like to say a big thankyou to those continuing to support our local pub, be it, through ordering takeaways, purchasing the buy one get one free vouchers or simply by the messages of good will and encouragement. Its heartwarming, uplifting and it gives us hope for a brighter future.
We cannot wait to see you fantastic people back in the pub, creating the atmosphere that we have all come to love at The Sheps.
Stay safe and we will see you soon.
Much love
ALL THE TEAM
1st November 2020 UPDATE
Here we go again……….
Boris Johnson and the UK government have once again placed the country in lockdown.
The Sheps will close at 10pm Wednesday 4th November until Wednesday 2nd December.
As of Friday 6th November we will launch a takeaway menu that will run Friday and Saturday nights (5pm – 8pm) and a Sunday Lunch 12pm – 2pm). This will be a collection only service
Orders will be taken over the phone in advance on 01823339602, a collection time will be agreed and payment can be made upon pickup from the front door of the pub
Delivery will not be possible.
All of us at The Sheps would like to thank you for your support and understanding along with your compliance of all the restrictions of late and for being such a great bunch.
We will miss you all and hope to see you on the weekends when you pick up your takeaways.
Stay strong, stay safe and look out for each other.
WE WILL SEE YOU SOON
Hello lovely people,
We just wanted to give you a quick update on the changes you can expect to see at “The Sheps” as of Monday 14th September.
At the bottom of this post you will find a link which is quite helpful if you are still confused.
FACE COVERINGS
It is now only possible to enter The Shepherds Rest if you are wearing a suitable face covering.
A face mask must be worn and be covering both your mouth and nose until you are sat at a table.
Once seated your covering may be removed, however, it must be replaced before standing again. (this includes visiting the bathroom)
We understand that some people are exempt from wearing face coverings and we will ask for proof of exemption.
RULE OF 6
You may, as customers meet in groups of no more than 6 people on the understanding that you do not mingle with other groups.
Please refrain from being a “Table Tart” and jumping from group to group/table to table
The 2 household rule for inside the premises is no longer applicable, in essence, you can sit inside as a group of up to 6 from multiple households .
NO STANDING ROOM
The Sitting whilst inside rule has now been extended to cover outside areas also. You may only remain on the premises if there is a table for you to sit at and you sit down after you have checked in at the bar.
Our restaurant will no longer have tables available for more than 6 people. If your group is larger than this we can accommodate you over multiple tables (socially distanced)
TEST AND TRACE
Up until now we have encouraged you to fill in our Test and Trace form on the bar.
We now have a legal obligation to collect this information and store it for 21 days.
Upon arrival we will ask you for the relevant details and record them behind the bar or you may use the NHS Covid 19 QR code on your mobile phone.
If you have booked a table this information would have been collected already.
Failure to supply this information will result in refusal of service.
KEEPING YOU SAFE
Failure to adhere to any safety policy will result in you being asked to leave the premises immediately
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-52977388
