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"<div>Months after being forced to close, many pub landlords and restaurateurs are itching to reopen and start trading again.</div> <div><br></div> <div>One Somerset pub is fully prepared to reopen, as soon as the government gives the go-ahead.</div> <div><br></div> <div><p><img class=\"esc-social-embed esc-social-embed-icon esc-content esc-article-id-4224412 esc-tag-escenic-picture\" src=\"internal:/article/4224412\" type=\"embed\" data-mime-type=\"x-ece/picture\" title=\"The perspex screens that have been installed on the Strawberry Special&apos;s bar to facilitate social distancing\"></p></div> <div><br></div> <div>Owners of the Strawberry Special in Draycott, Mike and Lori Toms, have installed perspex screens across the bar, set up hand sanitiser stations, and are in the process of changing the layout of the tables inside and outside the bar to facilitate social distancing.</div> <div><br></div> <div><a href=\"https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/whats-on/food-drink/somerset-pub-prepares-re-open-4211939\" rel=\"Follow\">Somerset Live</a> reports that the pair will be retraining their staff on new protocols while serving, for example holding glasses at the bottom rather than near the top where people drink from.</div> <div><br></div> <div>Read the full story <a href=\"https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/whats-on/food-drink/were-prepared-inside-pub-ready-4224408\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"Follow\">here</a>.</div>"
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