Monday morning, a time when thoughts naturally turn to the end of the working week and any potential frolics which are on the near horizon.
First up is The Fox & Ferret a new bar in Hamilton which is holding its launch party this Thursday with live music from Fury and the Ambassadors. The hijinks continue on Saturday with a Halloween Party with splendiferous prizes for the best-dressed revellers.
The bar, which is located at 9 Townhead Street, used to be Amigo’s Bar and Restaurant but The Urban Pub Company, which is behind the new venture, reckon that they are bringing something fresh to the town.
A spokesman: ‘We’re delighted to launch the first ever Fox & Ferret in Hamilton to bring a refreshing new quality hospitality offering to the town. We’re confident that The Fox & Ferret will appeal equally to young couples, affording them a degree of privacy, as well as a bunch of guys out for a few beers, girls out to enjoy a glass of fizz as well as larger parties of friends out to celebrate a special occasion over a meal and a refreshment.
‘Hamilton has, until now, suffered from neglect by major licensed operators, and we are confident that The Fox & Ferret will give locals the quality of licensed offering the town has so desperately needed.”
The Urban Pub Company already operates a number of licensed premises throughout the Central Belt, including: The Lincoln Inn, on Glasgow’s Great Western Road; 1901 on Pollokshaws Road; The Wise Monkey, Great Western Road and The Scotch and Rye in Summerston.
The opening of The Fox & Ferret is the first stage of a major expansion strategy which will see the Fox & Ferret followed by The Dog & Duck in Cambuslang and the Rat & Parrot in Bishopbriggs over the coming weeks.