A cocktail bar in Reading town centre has closed for a month for refurbishment.
Be at One, located at the junction of Gun Street and Bridge Street closed recently for works to take place, with involves a series of internal modifications to the building and changes to external advertising.
Teasing what’s coming, a spokesperson for the bar chain said: “Be At One Reading is currently undergoing a full refurbishment and will open with a range of new features including a state-of-the-art karaoke booth.”
The Be at One brand is owned by Stonegate Group, the biggest bar and pub company in the UK, which also owns the Popworld, Slug and Lettuce and Walkabout brands.
Stonegate has applied for advertising consent to replace its existing signs with updated ones and changing the colour from turquoise to dark grey.
You can view the application by typing reference 221261 into the council’s planning portal.
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However, there does not appear to be any planning application for the internal modifications.
Stonegate has also had to apply for a minor variation of its licence to account for the internal changes.
Currently, Be at One is open from 5pm to 1am Monday to Wednesday, 5pm to 2am on Thursday, 4pm to 3am on Friday, 3pm to 3am on Saturday, and 4pm to 2.30am on Sundays.
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