31/05/2026
Small, family‑run businesses are struggling more than ever. Rising costs, endless pressures, and constant hurdles are making it harder and harder for places like ours to keep going.
Across the country, hospitality businesses are closing their doors for good — not because they want to, but because they simply can’t survive under the weight of everything being thrown at them. And now, with talk of the government wanting to introduce a new tax for businesses that have a view — a so‑called “view tax” — it honestly feels like they’re making it impossible for small businesses to survive.
Small businesses are so important to our communities and to the economy. We employ local people, keep towns and small villages alive, create safe spaces for families, and bring character to places that would otherwise be swallowed up by big chains. When small businesses suffer we all do.
What keeps us going is you!!!!! and our promise to our customers is we will always be fair with our prices " I mean where can you get a home cooked carvery from for as little as £8.95!!!! And the meat from award winning Ellisons
To those who choose to support local, who walk through our doors, who share our posts, who book with us instead of the big corporations. From our family to yours, thank you. Your support genuinely keeps small businesses alive.
