Staffordshire town centre pub to temporarily close - here's why
The pub will be having a ‘final cheers’ on Sunday.
A Stafford town centre pub is closing its doors for a few weeks ahead of a relaunch under new management.
The Yard at Espley's Yard will be having a ‘final cheers’ on Sunday (November 8) before the closure.
In an announcement shared on social media, the team reflected on 15 years of trade and thanked customers for their support.
The team behind the pub said: “𝗔𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟱 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 (and a few name changes), 𝘄𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗼𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀.
“The Yard has been a place where we’ve celebrated the small moments and the big occasions together. From birthdays and after-work drinks to tense matchdays and unforgettable nights, we’ve shared so many special memories, and we want to say a heartfelt thank you to our guests and the local community for your loyalty and support.
“𝗪𝗲’𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟴𝘁𝗵 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 ‘𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀’.
“𝗪𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺, 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿. 𝗔𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗳 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝗼𝗼𝗻.”
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