The pubs and clubs may be open again, but not everyone is ready to mingle with the big unwashed – or more precisely, the unjabbed. All is well when you are 21, invincible and take your Facebook medical advice: paint the city red. But for older pub and club-goers who long for a night out with no prospect of long Covid, the pandemic has spawned a new kind of socializing: the party barn. Whether it’s a souped-up shed or a purpose-built outbuilding, the party barn is the place to bring the nightlife into your yard and socialize with the doors or walls open before taking a few steps home to bed sway.
It was a salvation for Hayley Karseras,