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TAKE ME TO CHURCH

The chap with the jaunty yellow shoelaces is Tom Frost, co-founder of The Red Church in St George’s. The lady on the left is Tom’s mum, Karen. Can you sense a nice impending family story? Here it comes . . .

The new all-day bar and restaurant has been created within the old Lloyds Bank building on Church Road – which just happens to have been aren’s first workplace, years ago. Karen says that while the area has changed superficially since the late s, the community feels just as friendly and busy as it ever did, with locals gathering on a Friday evening at the pub – it’s just that now one of the pubs is owned and run by her son.

Tom is part of a team with serious pedigree, having The Christmas Steps and The Spotted Cow already under their belt. Simon Mills, former head chef at the Ethicurean, is in charge of the kitchen, while the bar oers local beers and wine sourced from local suppliers.

The new décor’s looking snazzy, with a lot of steel, exposed brick and simple wooden furniture. The music is being taken very seriously, with a sound system from Pinewood Studios for Bristol’s best selectors, and a library of vinyl for punters to choose from. Naturally, the whole space is Covid regulation-compliant. For more: theredchurch.net