Byline: ANDREW GLOVER
He also volunteered at the Kirkwood Hospice charity shop in Holmfirth and the Waves Day Centre for people with learning difficulties, in Slaithwaite."People have only got a certain amount of money to spend and are being more careful about when they go out, where they go and how much they spend."He began by helping volunteers carry out maintenance on Meltham Greenway before lending a hand in the Forget Me Not Trust charity shop in Lindley."We have now got a lot of pub companies and chains who are treating them as properties.Recessed lighting can also give the area a more open feel and contemporary look. This can benefit those who are looking to update their interior d�cor. Using recessed lighting can fully illuminate a room without requiring the use of a lot of space or having to worry about changing the lighting fixtures every time that the d�cor motif is changed. Recessed lighting goes with everything.Later in the week Mr McCartney will be helping the National Trust on the moors above Marsden.One of the easily recognizable benefits of recessed lighting is the fact that is very streamlined looking and requires no extra space. This is great for areas that have low ceilings or where hanging lights would make the area appear to be too cluttered. However, they are not a very good choice for areas that have a highly decorated ceiling. In this case, a standard hanging light may be the better option.He said: "It's a different world now with the amount of different things people can spend their money on and if they want alcohol it's so cheap in supermarkets.The smoking ban has been in force for four years and there is evidence the journey from 18th birthday to regular pints in the local is no longer the rite of passage it was.And research by Mintel highlighted the timebomb that threatens to further damage the trade."People can quickly get out of the habit of going to the pub."Mr McCartney will be getting involved with the Friend to Friend project for isolated people at the North Light Gallery, Armitage Bridge."Some people are preferring to stay at home. "In the current economic climate it's difficult all round.CAPTION(S):The Jones Lang LaSalle report found alehouses in our region were struggling along with those in the North West, Scotland and Wales because of the hangover of high job losses in industry along with the continued impact of the smoking ban and the 4p duty rise in March's budget.It concluded that pubs that served food were in the best position to overcome the difficulties. But there seems to be less confidence in the future of the simple boozer with landlords and landladies calling for more to be done to help the trade.TRADITION Above, Christine Cromarty, landlady of the Bridge Hotel, Newcastle; below, men play cards and drink their beers in a busy pub in 1954For those who have special aspects of a room such as artwork, statues, furniture, etc. that they want accented, recessed lighting may be the perfect choice. This is done when the lights are placed about 8-12 inches in front of whatever is being highlighted. However, it needs to be taken into consideration that objects are easily moved whereas lights are not. Therefore it is a recommended idea to work objects around the lighting instead of trying to place lights where the objects are.David Brazier said the culture of "pre-loading", drinking cheap booze before going straight to a nightclub, often meant pubs missed out on custom.CAPTION(S):Two recent reports have shed more light on the crisis facing the industry A survey of publicans by Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels found North East had been hit particularly hard by the recession.
TRADITION Above, Christine Cromarty, landlady of the Bridge Hotel, Newcastle; below, men play cards and drink their beers in a busy pub in 1954
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