Emotional reason popular pub to close in honour of 'cherished' staff member

The Plough pub successful Harborne, Birmingham, closed its doors this day arsenic unit got unneurotic to retrieve a 'cherished colleague' - who tragically died earlier this year

A much-loved pub successful the bosom of a engaged metropolis has closed its doors to honour a young workfellow who was killed whilst walking her canine earlier this year.

Much-loved pub The Plough successful Birmingham decided against pulling pints connected Saturday, September 21, arsenic unit chose to travel unneurotic and observe the beingness of their treasured coworker, Lucy Atkins. The 20-year-old was struck by a car while walking her canine Simba connected West Boulevard successful Quinton - leaving the section assemblage shocked and saddened.

The tragic incidental took spot astir 8:45am connected Monday, June 24, arsenic Lucy walked Simba on Barnes Hill and Quinton Road West. During her summertime breaks from university, Lucy utilized to enactment astatine The Plough, becoming a well-known and loved beingness astatine the bar. Her colleagues person been near heartbroken by the nonaccomplishment and are gathering contiguous to bid an affectionate farewell to Lucy, who locals person described arsenic "beautiful," the Daily Star reports.

In an affectional connection that reached its 10,000 Facebook followers, The Plough announced it would beryllium closed for respective hours to accidental goodbye, saying: "This Saturday 21st September, The Plough volition beryllium closed from 2pm-4pm, truthful our squad tin travel unneurotic to accidental goodbye to a cherished workfellow and beloved friend."

Tragedy struck this summertime arsenic some Lucy and her devoted canine Simba passed away. Her enactment colleagues are acceptable to honour her beingness this weekend. Having been a cherished portion of the squad for years, Lucy rejoined during her summertime interruption from an outstanding archetypal twelvemonth astatine uni, wherever she continued spreading joyousness and forming lasting bonds.

The pub said successful a heartwarming tribute: "Lucy's agleam spirit, her unwavering optimism, and her acquisition for making everyone astir her consciousness seen and loved volition everlastingly beryllium missed. She genuinely was portion of the Plough family, and we are heartbroken to person mislaid 1 of our ain truthful soon. We anticipation you recognize our request to adjacent during this time, arsenic we travel unneurotic to springiness Lucy the farewell she genuinely deserves. Lucy, we miss you deeply-thank you for everything you brought into our lives." Voices from the online assemblage echoed the love, describing Lucy arsenic "happy and positive", and singular for her contented contempt her young age.

A West Midlands Police spokesperson earlier made an entreaty pursuing the tragedy, writing: "We're peculiarly funny successful proceeding from anybody who was travelling successful the country and has dash cam footage. You tin interaction america via Live Chat connected our website, oregon by calling 101, and punctuation log 857 of 24/6/24. You tin besides email [email protected]."