Mad Friday just isn't what it used to be, but some businesses fear Christmas is 'already over'
manchestereveningnews.co.uk“We’ve had our Christmas now," says Lisa Booth, landlady at The Wheatsheaf pub in the Northern Quarter. At what many would expect to be the busiest time of the year for the hospitality industry, she is preparing to wind down for the remainder of the festive period.
In years gone by, Mad Friday - the last Friday before Christmas - would see the pub packed out with revellers enjoying a big blowout.
But not anymore. “We had a few in [on Friday] but it was nothing like what it normally is," said Ms Booth. "It was like that last year.
The last couple of Fridays have been good but the one that was supposed to be Mad Friday wasn’t mad.” The Wheatsheaf was one of many venues across Manchester city centre that were quieter than usual yesterday evening (December 20).
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