09/10/2026
🍎🍻 SUPPORT LOCAL – BUT ONLY WHEN IT SUITS? 🍻🍎
This is something that has frustrated me for years!
I completely understand that pubs tied to large pub companies often have little or no choice about where they purchase their stock. That’s not their fault.
But free houses are a different matter.
First, I want to say a huge thank you to the independent pubs that already support us. Your business is genuinely appreciated. 👏
However, there are plenty of others that don’t, and I find that rather disappointing.
Pubs are constantly asking local people to support them. They want customers through their doors, buying meals, drinking their B**r and C***r, and keeping their businesses alive.
And quite rightly too!
But surely supporting local businesses should work both ways?
Let’s put it into perspective.
Would a pub in West Berkshire expect someone to travel all the way from Cornwall for example, just to have an evening meal and a pint?
Of course not!
Yet some are perfectly happy to buy C***r that’s travelled hundreds of miles from that distance while completely overlooking an award-winning C***r producer practically on their doorstep!
We’ve been producing Tutts Clump C***r here in West Berkshire for 20 years, working hard to build a local business and support our local community.
We’re not asking for special treatment, and we’re certainly not expecting every pub to stock our C***r.
We’re simply asking local businesses to consider supporting other local businesses, just as they expect local customers to support them.
Because at the end of the day…
You can’t keep asking people to SHOP LOCAL, EAT LOCAL and DRINK LOCAL if you’re not prepared to BUY LOCAL yourself!
🍎 LOCAL SUPPORT SHOULD BE A TWO-WAY STREET! 🍎
Tutts Clump C***r – Proudly producing award-winning craft C***r in West Berkshire for 20 years.
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