{"id":54289,"date":"2020-11-29T17:10:27","date_gmt":"2020-11-29T17:10:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=54289"},"modified":"2020-12-07T09:19:43","modified_gmt":"2020-12-07T09:19:43","slug":"it-was-my-responsibility-to-keep-the-pub-going-whichever-way-i-could","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2020\/11\/29\/it-was-my-responsibility-to-keep-the-pub-going-whichever-way-i-could\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;It was my responsibility to keep the pub going whichever way I could&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Landlord of The Golden Cross, Rob Burnett, felt he had a duty to keep the community spirit of his pub alive when it closed over lockdown<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"828\" height=\"414\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/rob.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/rob.jpg 828w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/rob-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/rob-770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/rob-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/rob-293x147.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"828\" height=\"414\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/rob.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/rob.jpg 828w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/rob-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/rob-770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/rob-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/rob-293x147.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Rob has been custodian of The Golden Cross for nearly five years. Photo courtesy of Rob Burnett<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When Rob Burnett took over as landlord of Cardiff\u2019s longest-serving LGBTQ+ venue, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GoldenCrossCDF\">The Golden Cross<\/a>, at 41 years old, he realised he not only inherited a pub but a community of people.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lockdown has been difficult for many in the hospitality industry but, for Rob, it taught him how important The Golden Cross was to his customers and, as the landlord, he had a responsibility for them even when the pub was closed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When Rob decided in 2015 to take over The Golden Cross, which is located in the centre of Cardiff on Hayes Bridge Road, he had little experience of running a pub. He joked he didn\u2019t even know how to mix a gin and tonic!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He previously worked in the vehicle rental industry for 18 years and was a company director in Manchester before his relationship brought him to Wales.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen I moved to Cardiff, I had no inkling of opening a bar,\u201d he laughed, \u201cit was a friend that thought it would be a good idea.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2016, his ex-business partner was let go and Rob decided to take over The Golden Cross by himself to save it from closure.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The loss of their safe space<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>For Rob, his customers are an integral part of the pub.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWithout the community, we don\u2019t exist,\u201d he said, \u201cthe pub belongs to the people it serves\u2026 this is their safe space.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So when lockdown prevented people from visiting, he knew he had to do something.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI wanted to keep that sense of community going and make sure people didn\u2019t feel alone,\u201d he said, \u201cthat was my responsibility, to look out for the community that supports us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the help of his resident drag queens, Rob began broadcasting live performances on<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GoldenCrossCDF\"> Facebook<\/a> to help connect customers to their beloved pub and community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe comments on the videos were not always aimed at the act on the stage; sometimes people were just chatting among each other\u2026it was giving them a connection they wouldn&#8217;t ordinarily have,\u201d he said, \u201ceven though their safe space was physically somewhere else, they could log on and feel connected to it.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/gc-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"Alt cardiff image\" class=\"wp-image-54301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/gc-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/gc-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/gc-770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/gc-1536x768.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/gc-1366x683.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/gc-1920x960.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/gc-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/gc-1170x585.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/gc-1500x750.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/gc-293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/gc-1400x700.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/gc.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/gc-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"Alt cardiff image\" class=\"wp-image-54301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/gc-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/gc-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/gc-770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/gc-1536x768.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/gc-1366x683.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/gc-1920x960.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/gc-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/gc-1170x585.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/gc-1500x750.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/gc-293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/gc-1400x700.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/gc.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Rob says his favourite part of being the landlord of The Golden Cross is Pride weekend. Photo courtesy of The Golden Cross<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The pub that keeps on giving<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>To accompany the online shows, Rob set up a <a href=\"https:\/\/uk.gofundme.com\/f\/TheGoldenCrossCDF\">GoFundMe Page<\/a> so viewers could support the business and raise money for charity.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Much to his surprise, he ended up raising over \u00a38,000 in total, \u00a33,000 of which he donated to charity, and the rest he kept to maintain the pub.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rob was overwhelmed by the generosity of his customers, and it reminded him how vital The Golden Cross was to its community.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He revealed, \u201cMost recently, a customer gave us \u00a3500, and he said to me \u2018You don&#8217;t know how important The Golden Cross is to myself and my closest friends.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He added it was at this point he realised people regarded his pub as the backbone of the Cardiff LGBTQ+ community and he had to keep it going no matter what.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rob had planned to leave The Golden Cross in December, but his experience with the pub over lockdown has convinced him to stay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m here for another five years,\u201d he smiled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:38% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/gc-image-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/gc-image-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/gc-image-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/gc-image-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/gc-image-770x770.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/gc-image-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/gc-image-293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/gc-image-390x390.jpg 390w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/gc-image-585x585.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/gc-image-900x900.jpg 900w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/gc-image.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/gc-image-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/gc-image-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/gc-image-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/gc-image-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/gc-image-770x770.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/gc-image-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/gc-image-293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/gc-image-390x390.jpg 390w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/gc-image-585x585.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/gc-image-900x900.jpg 900w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/11\/gc-image.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Golden Cross, as we know it, has been around since 1904, but there has been a pub in that location since 1846. That\u2019s 174 years of serving pints!<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Listen to the audio version of the article here:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/926499031&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true&amp;visual=true\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/926499031&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true&amp;visual=true\"><\/iframe><\/noscript><div style=\"font-size: 10px;color: #cccccc;overflow: hidden;font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/cardiffjomec\" title=\"CardiffJomec\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc;text-decoration: none\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CardiffJomec<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/cardiffjomec\/landlord-of-lgbtq-pub-keeps-community-spirit-alive-during-lockdown\" title=\"Landlord of LGBTQ+ pub keeps community spirit alive during lockdown\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc;text-decoration: none\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Landlord of LGBTQ+ pub keeps community spirit alive during lockdown<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Landlord of The Golden Cross, Rob Burnett, felt he had a duty to keep the community spirit of his pub alive when it closed over lockdown<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":525,"featured_media":54381,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[200,201,260],"tags":[6395,7192,6673,5510,7128,7193],"coauthors":[7094],"class_list":["post-54289","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","category-business-home","category-business-lead","tag-drag-culture","tag-landlord","tag-lgbt-community-cardiff","tag-lgbtq","tag-lockdown","tag-the-golden-cross"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - 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