Doncaster bar ready to open two weeks after car crashed through its shop window

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Just two weeks ago, Ian and Alison Blaylock’s pub was devastated when a car crashed through its shop front.

But tomorrow, the venue, the Doncaster Brewery and Tap, will be back serving indoors after the couple pulled out all the stops to make sure they could still re-open under the easing of lockdown measures which starts today.

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The couple were shocked when police rang to tell them the vehicle had driven through the front of the building on Young Street, in the early hours of May 3.

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Ian Blaylock with WeAreBlokHeds outside the Doncater Brewery and TapIan Blaylock with WeAreBlokHeds outside the Doncater Brewery and Tap
Ian Blaylock with WeAreBlokHeds outside the Doncater Brewery and Tap

They had spent 13 months renovating the bar, before the damage was done.

But after two weeks of hard work they are ready to go tomorrow, with an artist having created a new frontage for the shop in quick time.

Local artist WeAreBlokHeds has created a mural on the boards currently across the window confirming that the pub is open.

Ian and Alison Blaylock run Doncaster Brewery, which was forced to close due to lockdown in March 2020. They reopened in April this year at the rear of the property and their regular customers have not been deterred by the awful weather.

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