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Three independent businesses in Harrogate , Husk beer emporium, Thug Sandwich Co and Pizza Social, have decided to collaborate to help each other out.
Customers at Husk beer emporium can get food delivered from Thug Sandwich Co or Pizza Social to enjoy in Husk’s James Street store.
The scheme is expected to be particularly popular on Wednesday’s quiz nights, where teams will be able to get pizzas delivered to eat while they compete in the quiz.
Husk’s location on James Street, just round the corner from Thug Sandwich Co, led to the two independents getting in touch and deciding to work together.
The three businesses discussed the idea over social media before putting the plan into action.
Danny James, co-owner and manager of Husk, said:
“With the Increasing energy bills, looming rising prices across the board etc we’ve recently teamed up with Thug Sandwich Co and Pizza Social…
This supports all 3 indies by increasing traffic to our bar whilst providing Thug and Pizza Social more remote seating at our place and hopefully more orders for their very awesome food offerings!”
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Harrogate BID reaches final of national In Bloom competition
Harrogate BID has reached the finals of the 2023 RHS Britain in Bloom UK competition.
The business organisation has been selected for its Harrogate Floral Summer of Celebration, and will compete in the BIDS, Town Centres & City Centres category. Harrogate BID was named regional winner in the category last year.
Installation part of the floral summer of celebration
The summer of celebration featured a floral trail, an indoor exhibition, and a shop window competition. This was in addition to the 200 barrier baskets, shop doorway planters and hanging baskets around the town centre.
Harrogate BID Manager, Matthew Chapman, said:
“Harrogate is famed as a floral town, and over the years has won many accolades – regional, national and international. Our floral campaign, delivered by BID Project Manager Jo Caswell, was designed to celebrate our floral heritage.
It was brilliant to partner with a number of different businesses and organisations, including Blamey’s Florist, Harrogate Theatre, The Turkish Baths, Harrogate Library, Harrogate in Bloom and Harrogate Spring Flower Show, all of whom contributed to its success.”
The winners of the In Bloom awards will be announced at a ceremony in October.
Sneak Peek: Cheers! New Harrogate craft beer bar opens todayCraft beer lovers in Harrogate can rejoice as a new town centre bar is set to open today.
Husk Beer Emporium and Bar, which is situated on Station Square, will showcase local and UK wide beers.
Joint owners Danny Duckworth and Tom Gill opted for the venture as a natural progression from their shop on Kings Road.
Mr Duckworth told the Stray Ferret that the pair felt the time was right to move towards opening a bar.
He said:
“We have had the shop for three years and we like to think that has created the awareness of world beer in Harrogate.”
Food, drink and an ‘Aladdin’s cave’ of beers
The bar will sell food and drink, including a draught line with everything from German lager to hazy pale ales.
For Mr Duckworth, part of the reason for setting up to bar was to create a place which will also offer affordable, interesting beers.
Three of the draughts on sale will be under £5, enabling people who may not normally opt for a craft beer to be able to try them.
Those who are enthusiastic about their beers will also be to try the “Aladdin’s cave” of unique brews downstairs.
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Customers will be able to design their own grilled cheese sandwiches, while cocktail lovers can sample a range of drinks.
Dogs and children will also be welcome in Husk.
In the long-term, there is also an ambition to put live music on for those who like songs to go with their craft beer.
Crucially for Danny, the aim of the new bar is to create a place for everyone to drink – not just beer enthusiasts.
He said:
“We wanted to create a place where we would want to drink.”
Husk Beer Emporium and Bar will be open from midday today.
Plan approved to convert former Harrogate restaurant into craft barPlans have been approved to convert a former restaurant in Harrogate into a craft pub.
Husk Beer Emporium, which has a shop on King’s Road, lodged the proposal to change the unit on Station Square into a bar.
The vacant unit was previously home to Greek restaurant Souvlaki and is opposite the Queen Victoria monument.
Now, Harrogate Borough Council has approved the plans.
Danny Duckworth and Tom Gill, who own the Husk Beer Emporium, told the Stray Ferret previously that the aim of the bar will be to showcase the best craft beers from across the UK and abroad.
Husk Beer Emporium owners Danny Duckworth and Tom Gill.
It would also offer live music, meet the brewery nights, food, outdoor seating and an ‘Aladdin’s cave’ of unique beers.
Mr Gill told the Stray Ferret in March that he hopes Husk bar can be part of a Harrogate craft beer trail, boosted by the Station Gateway scheme that would see the outside area at the end of James Street pedestrianised to allow for al-fresco summer drinking.
He said:
“More and more people are seeking places like this out.”
Mr Duckworth added:
“The craft beer scene in Harrogate is buzzing for us to open, we hope they can support us.”
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New Harrogate bar for craft beer lovers could be coming soon
The owners of Husk Beer Emporium in Harrogate hope to open a bar this summer that showcases the best craft beers from the UK and abroad.
Danny Duckworth and Tom Gill, both 33, opened the shop on King’s Road just before the first covid lockdown. It sells a wide array of craft beers with idiosyncratic branding and flavours.
They said the next step is opening their own bar and they recently submitted plans to Harrogate Borough Council to do this.
The bar would be in a unit that was previously home to Greek restaurant Souvlaki on Station Square, opposite the Queen Victoria monument.
If all goes to plan, they said the venture could open by May. It will offer live music, meet the brewery nights, food, outdoor seating and an ‘Aladdin’s cave’ of unique beers.
The bar would open in this empty unit on Station Square
‘Weird and wonderful’ beers
The friends met as students at St Aidan’s Church of England High School and are excited by the prospect of moving into a more prominent location in the town.
Mr Duckworth believes craft beer can offer a more immersive experience for drinkers than traditional real ale, due to its taste combinations and flavours.
He said variety was the key to what they offer.
“We pride ourselves on weird and wonderful beers”
As well as selling more traditionally brewed craft beers, Husk also has a well-stocked range of alcohol-free and gluten-free options.
Mr Duckworth said:
“People come here on a Friday and buy eight bottles of beer and they will all taste different.”
Inside Husk Beer Emporium
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Craft beer trail
Craft beer muscled its way onto the drinking scene several years ago and the trend has proved that it has staying power.
Harrogate was once not known for alternative, DIY-style bars, but Mr Duckworth said Major Tom’s Social opened the door for places like the Disappearing Chin, North Bar and themselves.
Mr Gill said he hopes Husk bar can be part of a Harrogate craft beer trail, boosted by the Station Gateway scheme that would see the outside area at the end of James Street pedestrianised to allow for al-fresco summer drinking.
He said:
“More and more people are seeking places like this out.”
Mr Duckworth added:
“The craft beer scene in Harrogate is buzzing for us to open, we hope they can support us.”