False start for Le Perceval in Montluçon. Located in the heart of the medieval city, this night bar had reopened like the others since Tuesday June 2. With the implementation of directives imposed within the framework of phase II of post-coronavirus deconfinement: masque compulsory except at the table, distancing physical, prohibition to consume standing … But this weekend the establishment has chosen to close again, temporarily. For better reopen this tuesday june 23.
The situation
Why ? “We learned that photos of our terrace with people standing – which is therefore prohibited – were sent to state services and that suddenly a threat of closure administrative burden on us, “says the owner, Colomba Ducarrouge. “So we decided to close on our own for a few days to take the time to reorganize, rather than being sanctioned for a longer period of time afterwards if we hadn’t done anything ”.
Faced with non-compliance with barrier gestures, bars and restaurants in Montluçon (Allier) are worried about the consequences [11/06/2020]
Temporary closure
Le Perceval thus kept portes closes Friday June 19 and Saturday June 20. It also did not open on Sunday for the Fête de la Musique and never is on Monday. Activity is finally revived this Tuesday evening, not without modifications: “We resumed room service, everything by reacting the room on the ground floor. What to recover about fifty places inside, “describes Colomba Ducarrouge. “And outside we put bigger tables – for 10 people maximum – so that customers are no longer tempted to stand lack of space ”.
The message to get across
Even if this closure represented “A new shortfall” for this Montluçonnais bar, “we preferred that instead of having to refuse people and make the police”. Behind this particular case hides a harsh reality affecting a good number of tenants:
Sanitary measures are understandable, of course, but very difficult to enforce, especially on busy evenings.
Colomba Ducarrouge (owner of Perceval)
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Also, the young boss hopes “next easings, in particular on the obligation to serve only seated at the table ”. As such, she watches for “news government guidelines ” What if these delay or do not soften the rules in force? ” Well we may resolve to filter the number of our customers, but it really is not our vision of things ”.
The Fête de la musique did not take place in Montluçon because of the Covid-19
Luc Barre
Cécile Champagnat Pictures
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