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14
Nov 2020
Keeping busy: caring for grandparents as well as the regulars
While lockdown has left some housebound and with little to do, the owners of one Harrogate bar have not stopped.
For Hannah and Jack Woodruff, who run the Disappearing Chin, Beulah Street, keeping themselves occupied has been the main way to handle the second lockdown.
Whether its delivering beer, looking after Hannah’s grandparents or playing with their new puppy, the shutdown has been anything but quiet.
Hannah said:
Life as a bar owner has been tough throughout the pandemic. If it is not closure, then they have had to reduce capacity and shut at 10pm.
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Both Hannah and Jack made an effort to be covid secure by putting a screen across the bar and creating enough space to keep customers safe.
Hannah remains hopeful that the bar will make it through. Despite the closure, they continue to deliver cask beers to regulars and other customers seven days a week.
But when they’re not dealing with online orders and sending crates of beer to drinkers, Hannah is caring for her grandparents.
The couple moved to Harrogate from Newcastle two years ago to be closer and care for them.
Hannah's Grandma celebrated her 90th birthday during the first lockdown and the couple have tried to keep things normal for them.
Hannah said:
In three weeks' time, bars and restaurants could be reopened in time for Christmas.
The pandemic has been tough on the bar, which has only been opened since April last year.
But, Hannah says she remains hopeful and is looking beyond December to when they can bring good times back to the bar.
She said:
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