Welcome to the Everyone Welcome Initiative
“The aim of this initiative is to provide beer venues and events with a strong statement that everyone who walks through the door is welcome regardless, of their gender, sexual orientation, race, health, religion, age or disability.
Whilst these forms of discrimination are covered under the Equality Act 2010, none of us can say that they don’t happen and what this initiative is designed to do is give people the opportunity to nail their colours to the mast about the kind of venue or event they are running – to shout proudly that hate isn’t to be tolerated and ignorance is not an excuse.”
Hop Hideout has a zero-tolerance discrimination policy. Hop Hideout, and all of our customers, must treat everybody fairly and equally. Everybody is welcome at our venue. We want all our spaces, workplaces and customer venues, to be safe, enjoyable, and comfortable places for all. Any form of discrimination will not be tolerated.
The Everyone Welcome Initiative
Hop Hideout will not accept any form of discrimination on any grounds including, but not limited to, gender, sexuality, race, religion or belief, social class, health, age or disability
Hop Hideout will exclude people who discriminate against anyone in the venue on any grounds
Customers engaging in conversations that involve derogatory comments or words and phrases that we feel are discriminatory, or that make our other clientele or staff uncomfortable, will be warned once, if it continues you will be asked to leave
We will not stock products with sexist, racist, homophobic, transphobic, ableist or any other discriminatory branding
We will always seek to protect our customers in the event of any form of discrimination or concern for safety; if you feel unsafe at any point please say this phrase [ ‘I’m asking for Angela’ at our counter] to the staff who will immediately move you to a safe area and ensure your well-being
Any and all discriminatory comments made to the staff in this venue will result in immediate removal from the site and a possible life ban
We seek to make our venue as accessible as possible, if you identify anything that we could improve, please know that your input is welcome and we will do our best to act on it [hophideout@gmail.com]
If you feel our staff haven’t met your concerns with sufficient urgency, please let [Jules Gray] know immediately in person or email [hophideout@gmail.com]