Pub issues invitation for a hot date

A landlord is urging people to hot foot it to his put next month as part of a charity event. 

Paul Clarke, from The Mill at Rode, is offering people the chance to walk over hot coals on August 7 to help raise money for the Frome charity Cardiac Risk in the Young. 

And the pub is inviting people to get their own back on their boss, colleagues, friends or a family member by nominating them to take part in the event. 

All people have to do is fax details of the nominee, the reason why they are being nominated and a contact number for the person making the nomination to The Mill on 01373 813789 and the pub will choose the best entries. 

The walker with the best nomination will win a meal-for-four at The Mill and ten runners-up will receive a month’s supply of Badger Ales. 

As part of the preparation for the event, Mr Clarke is also employing an unusual form of advertising. 

He said: “One of the breweries we use offered to loan us a plane that they use for advertising and we thought it sounded like a great idea.

“The plane will be flying around the town on the Friday before the challenge, so people should keep an eye out for it.”