A popular bar and lounge in Barrow has a brand new indoor events space thanks to it succesfully securing funding. Tailors Bar and Lounge on Dalton Road prides itself on providing a "city centre experience" within the town centre.

The bar offers a good selection of bottled beers and gins in a stylish enviornment. It also serves light bites and hosts music from a range of live performers including Kay Ahern and George Balm.

The bar managed to secure funding from Barrow BID's Business Growth Grant scheme for a new events space. Staff worked hard to renovate the upstairs room into the 'Cutting Room'. The space is available for private hire and fits around 50 to 60 people.

 The Mail: Tailors Bar and Lounge renovated thanks to funding from Barrow BID and hard work by staff

A spokeperson for Tailors said: "We'd had a lot of enquiries over the last eighteen months about a private space for birthdays and celebrations so we decided to go ahead and apply for funding from Barrow BID. The process was quite quick and Barrow BID were really helpful.

"It took us around six weeks, we closed on Thursdays to renovate the upstairs room. We're situated on what used to be the old Greenwood's Tailors, hence the name. A family friend did the artwork which has references to the old business. 

"We just wanted to create a nice, stylish function room that we can now offer our customers."

The Mail: Artwork inspired by the previous Greenwood's Tailors

The scheme is designed to make the town centre a better, busier and brighter place to visit and help businesses bounce back from the effects of the COVID pandemic.

Barrow BID are investing £37,500 into the grant scheme over the next five years with an aim of supporting 20-40 applications. For succesful business, the grant will cover 50% of eligible project costs and the payment is exclusive of VAT.

The Mail: The events space hold around 50-60 people

Paul Hodgson, BID Project Manager, said: "Barrow BID are really pleased to have been able to support Tailors with a grant as part of our Business Growth Grant scheme.  We really want to support business owners who are looking to invest in their businesses. 

"The improvements Tailors have made bring much-needed, high-quality indoor events space to our town centre which I am sure will prove extremely popular."