The eggs have been collected by both pub customers and local residents and will be donated to a wide range of deserving community initiatives and charities such as women’s shelters, children’s wards and nursing homes.
Proper Pubs, which operates more than 200 pubs across England, Scotland and Wales, exceeded last year’s total of 18,000 eggs which were collected and donated.
Since the start of March until 14 April 2025, each Proper Pub has been encouraged to collect as many chocolate Easter eggs as possible to donate to worthy causes.
Local causes
Every Proper Pub across the estate has chosen a selection of local initiatives to donate to with several pubs including the Ashmore Inn in Wolverhampton, the Bird in Washington, the Horse Shoe Bar in Motherwell and the Queens Park Café in Glasgow collecting over 400 Easter eggs each for their local foodbanks, hospitals and children’s charities.
Proper Pubs managing director Mark Brooke said: “We have always championed the importance of community pubs because we truly understand the vital role they play in bringing people across the country together, every single day. Pubs are so much more than just a place to enjoy a drink — they’re welcoming social hubs that bring local communities to life and provide space for family and friends to connect and fellow residents to support their neighbours.”
Community spirit
He added: “This initiative stands testament to everything we believe in here at Proper Pubs and is a fantastic example of community spirit at its very best. By coming together to collect and donate chocolate eggs, our pubs and their customers will help to spread a little joy to those who may otherwise be going without.”
In March 2024, Proper Pubs was crowned Community Pub Operator at the Publican Awards.
December last year saw the group collect 16,000 advent calendars to donate to communities in need and raised nearly £100,000 in just three months for various local charities across the UK.
Proper Pubs revealed that in September 2024 it donated enough food to local foodbanks across the UK to feed 1,300 people for a week and has also been recognised for its UK-wide defibrillator installation campaign which has already saved 11 lives.
