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| Pub chain limits parents' drinks | Pub chain limits parents' drinks |
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| Adults with children are only allowed two alcoholic drinks at JD Wetherspoon pubs in order to limit their stay, the chain has confirmed to the BBC. | |
| A spokesman for the company said it was "uncomfortable" with children being on the premises for long periods because of a lack of play facilities. | A spokesman for the company said it was "uncomfortable" with children being on the premises for long periods because of a lack of play facilities. |
| And he said parents visiting its pubs could even be refused soft drinks or coffee to curtail their stay. | And he said parents visiting its pubs could even be refused soft drinks or coffee to curtail their stay. |
| There are 683 Wetherspoon pubs throughout the UK. | There are 683 Wetherspoon pubs throughout the UK. |
| The drinks policy came to light when Stephen Gandy contacted the BBC after visiting a Wetherspoon pub in Wallasey on Merseyside for a meal with family and friends. | The drinks policy came to light when Stephen Gandy contacted the BBC after visiting a Wetherspoon pub in Wallasey on Merseyside for a meal with family and friends. |
| The group was told that they could not have more than two alcoholic drinks each because they were with a child, even though the child's mother was only drinking water. | The group was told that they could not have more than two alcoholic drinks each because they were with a child, even though the child's mother was only drinking water. |
| The family say they were told that the aim of the restriction was to prevent "child cruelty". | The family say they were told that the aim of the restriction was to prevent "child cruelty". |
| When the BBC contacted JD Wetherspoon a spokesman confirmed the policy was in place, but denied it had anything to do with child cruelty. | When the BBC contacted JD Wetherspoon a spokesman confirmed the policy was in place, but denied it had anything to do with child cruelty. |