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Crowds of drinkers have gathered outside a Newcastle pub that sells Black Eye Friday takeaway pints.
The Northeast is currently under the strictest Level 3 Covid-19 measures, which means that pubs and restaurants can only open for takeout service.
But despite the freezing weather, drinkers have flocked to Newcastle city center for a festive pint.
Traditionally, “Black Eye Friday” is the Friday before Christmas, which is usually the busiest night of the holiday season.
Its name comes from the violence that sometimes breaks out when people consume too much alcohol.
Dozens of thirsty residents were seen sipping drinks outdoors from plastic cups at The Charles Gray pub.
The drunk from Gray Street posted on Facebook: “A Christmas like no other. Let’s take advantage of it and hello to the weekend. We will be serving festive drinks to go until 8pm.”
Many were seen enjoying their drinks in socially estranged groups around the Gray Monument.
The restrictions say that people on Level 3 should not socialize in a group of more than six in some other public outdoor spaces, including parks, beaches, publicly accessible fields, a public garden, grounds of a heritage site, or castle. , or sports. installations.
(Image: Newcastle Chronicle)
The Northeast plunged into Level 3 following the second national lockdown in an attempt to stem the growing number of coronavirus cases.
Now cases have generally decreased in the region, while infection rates in some places are now lower than Level 2 places.
It comes after ministers went ahead with their plans to allow the rules to be relaxed during Christmas.
Three households can combine to make festive ‘bubbles’ for five days, when UK travel rules will also be relaxed to allow families torn apart by lockdowns to reunite.
On Friday, 28,507 more cases were confirmed in the UK, as well as 489 deaths, bringing the overall total to 66,541.
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