A POP-UP bar at a Reading town centre shopping centre is applying for permission to open later.
Based by the River Kennet at The Oracle’s Riverside, the outdoor attraction is themed around the seasons.
Most recently, it was the Mojito Beach Bar Club, which hosted live music, while last Winter, it became The Jagerhaus, which featured heated private snow domes and a bar serving a range of winter drinks, including mulled wine, hot chocolate and cocktails.
The place the bar occupies has currently been cleared, in preparation for this festive season.
The bar’s owners Touch Entertainment Ltd has applied to Reading Borough Council keep serving until 11.30pm.
The licence will see them be able to perform live music outdoors seven days a week from noon to 11pm, play recorded music outdoors Sunday to Thursday between noon and 11pm, and from 11am to 11.30pm on Fridays and Saturdays, and provide late night refreshment such as hot food and drink, from 11am to 11.30pm.
And Touch has applied to sell alcohol on site from 11am to 10.30pm Monday to Thursday, 11am to 11pm on Fridays and Saturdays, and 11am to 10pm on Sundays.
Anyone who wishes to comment on it can do so by emailing licensing@reading.gov.uk before Wednesday, October 19.
