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NEWS FROM THE ROYAL OAK

As the news came to stay away from
pubs a week before lockdown we
decided to get ahead of the curve and
print 100's of menus for home delivery
and takeaway and get them through
the doors of the village. So by the
Thursday all houses in Bere Regis had
received a menu with Winterborne
Kingston to follow over the weekend.

Orders started coming through before
the weekend ended. Then came the full
lockdown and the pub closed its doors.
Unfortunately for us the pub funds the
post office and so we were very
concerned as to how we would
continue this vital service.
As social distancing rules came in I was
concerned for the safety of the staff and
so after a week of asking people to wait
outside whilst we served someone I
made the decision to move all the Post Office equipment and start the following
week through the window with reduced hours. Thankfully this has been received
well by most people and means the service continues 6 days a week. 9-1pm
Monday to Friday amd 9-12noon on Saturday.
We are also doing one to one appointments in the afternoon for those who are
nervous about being around people at this worrying time. We are serving in masks
and gloves and clean down the card machine between all customers and
spraying anti vital spray across all outside surfaces around the window.

We are still doing home deliveries Tuesday to Saturday 5.30pm to 8.30pm and this
has proved to be popular and we are very thankful for everyone's support. This is
far from a get rich scheme but will help keep the Post Office open until our world
starts to return to normal.
Whilst this is all going on I have also fully redecorated the bar and just finishing the
ladies toilets. The garden is all dug and looking great. Let's hope you can all come
and have a drink in it before the summer passes.
Janette Woodhouse

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