Moulsecoomb & Bevendean has been turned into a work of art! ‘A Simple Act of Wonder’ by artists Walter & Zoniel is a co-commission by Fabrica and Brighton Festival. It is made up of an art trail plus an exhibition at Fabrica gallery where you can see unusual photographs of local people along with personal…
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During Lockdown this year local costume charity Gladrags started a project encouraging local people to make a community bunting resource. This Saturday they hired The Bevy and invited volunteers along to sew the bunting together. Armed with sewing machines and irons they put together ten x 10 metre strings of bunting that people and local…
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We’ve loved having you all back in the pub and have decided to carry on a type of “Eat Out To Help Out” deal throughout September. This time, the government won’t be footing half the bill but we will – giving you 50% off all main meals each Wednesday in September (and there are 5…
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The Bevy is up for a national award, after delivering thousands of meals on wheels to vulnerable patrons during the lockdown. Within a week of closing in March, we’d reinvented the pub as a community food hub, delivering emergency meals to the seniors who would normally attend our weekly lunch clubs. We’ve now been nominated…
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While the pub was closed during the national lockdown, one of the hardest bits was knowing that our elderly lunch club regulars would be missing out on their weekly social. Bridge The Gap, Friday Friends and the Dementia Café had become important parts of people’s lives, not to mention the wonderful atmosphere the clubs brought…
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When the pandemic closed the pubs, the Bevy quickly reinvented itself, delivering emergency food to the most vulnerable in our community. So far, we have dished out more than 2000 Bevy Meals on Wheels. The pub has also undergone a deep clean and is currently being repainted and refurbished. While pubs have now been given…
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Take a behind the scenes look at Bevy Meals on Wheels with this superb video made by our awesome volunteer Ayami. If you’d like to support us to carry on delivering meals to those who can’t afford it we’d be so grateful for any donation you can afford https://www.thebevy.co.uk/donate/
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Eleven weeks on, and as we mark having delivered over 1,500 Meals on Wheels, Helen Jones, who is coordinating the service onsite at The Bevy, reflects on what’s been happening at the pub since lockdown began… On Tuesday 17th March we cancelled ‘Bridge the Gap’ weekly lunch and activity club due to Covid-19. Later the…
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The Bevy might be shut but there are still things going on behind those closed doors. Apart from delivering over a thousand meals on wheels, we are also busy refurbishing the pub. We listened to our customers, carried out door knocking and handed out questionaires to see what people wanted. We intend that the bar…
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We recently had a delivery of mushrooms for our Meals on Wheels courtesy of Darren from Bevendean Community Garden. The garden is a beautiful green space in Lower Bevendean and the site includes a clay oven, community compost scheme, fruit and vegetable growing and a wildlife area. Darren told us ”The main bulk of the…
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