At this week’s board meetings both Deptford Heritage
festival and the We Care Food bank have backed the concerns raised by Lewisham
People Before Profit to Antics pub Group decision to name its latest’s pub on
Deptford High street, a building with awesome history The Job Centre
Bar..
27 Local community groups including churches, Unions,
Political party’s residents association and local charities like us agree the
Name is offensive and portrays Deptford in a far from positive light.
The Owners claim they use past buildings names , however
they had to change the name on another East London pub after it caused offence,
and neither of the 2 Conservative party offices they bought are trading as
Conservative Bar so they could use.... Local Press, the Mercury, The South
London Press, the Arts collective Utopia or even if they want to be
controversial they could call it the Missing Anchor.
Whilst the pub owners will not worry that food bank clients
will not be using the Job Centre Bar, they will be worried by the fact our
board members and supporters and the Deptford Heritage Festival has withdrawn
its invite to be part of next’s year’s festival until the name is Changed ,and
our board members also local residents will be staying away . whilst they have
the right to call the bar whatever they
Like, we will be using our consumer power and supporting the
many other great pubs in Deptford.
It seems only local residents keeping away will insure
Deptford gets a pub that we need with a name that reflects Historic, Arty,.
Edgy Deptford . change the Name Antic.. and we will be first in the door to buy
a pint .
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