Here are the places taking part in the Eat Out to Help Out scheme in Harborough

You are being urged to head out and tuck in as the Eat Out to Help Out scheme is launched at scores of outlets across Harborough from today (Monday).

Hungry customers will be licking their lips as they will be able to snip up to £10 off their bills at restaurants, pubs and cafes throughout South Leicestershire.

Backed by the Government, the bold initiative to reignite the beleaguered hospitality sector will operate on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays throughout August.

And Harborough MP Neil O’Brien is imploring people across the district to get their teeth into the tempting offer as the country battles to recover amid the shattering Covid-19 crisis.

Neil told the Harborough Mail: “This is a fantastic and imaginative scheme.

“All of us should get out and about to take advantage of it and be given up to a tenner off our meals.”

The Conservative MP added: “We have all had a very tough time during the long coronavirus lockdown.

“It’s high time now to go out and enjoy ourselves.

“We have so many brilliant pubs, restaurants, cafes and pubs all over the region.

“None of us could go out as usual for almost four months.

“So let’s head out now and enjoy ourselves.”

Neil said it was crucial that we do all we can to kickstart our ailing local economy.

“That’s the other side of this coin.

“It’s imperative that we support our first-class local businesses.

“Our independent traders and shopkeepers are struggling through some really tricky times at the moment,” he said.

“It’s difficult for everyone out there on our high streets in Market Harborough, Lutterworth, Kibworth, Broughton Astley and beyond.

“We need to use our shops and eateries right across the board or we will lose them.

“We have to support our entrepreneurs and help protect the jobs of the hundreds of staff that they employ.”

The East Out to Help Out scheme comes as Harborough District Council has fired up a ‘Shop Local’ campaign in a bid to ramp up high street footfall.

Cllr Phil King, who leads the authority, said: “This is a pro-active campaign to help build confidence and get shoppers back into our retail centres.

“As people will have seen, we have introduced a number of measures to create a safe environment for shoppers - and this campaign aims to give businesses an added lift.”

He added: “I really hope people support their local shops and independent traders at this difficult time.

“They need customers now more than ever.”

Find out more about the campaign and shopping locally at www.visitharborough.com/welcomebackYou can check out here which Harborough venues are taking part in the blueprint: https://www.tax.service.gov.uk/eat-out-to-help-out/find-a-restaurant/?_ga=2.213701846.331075326.1596443552-1877693909.1586098324

Here are the places taking part in Market Harborough:

Casa Nostra Restaurant, 13-15, Adam & Eve Street, Leicestershire, LE16 7LT

Appleby's, 7 Adam & Eve Street, Leicestershire, LE16 7LT

Sweet Pea's Tea Room, 23 Adam & Eve Street, Leicestershire, LE16 7LT

Gallones Market Harborough, Unit 3 The Symington Building, Adam and Eve Street, Leics, LE16 7AG

Insomnia Market Harborough Ltd., The Symington Building, Adam & Eve Street, Leicestershire, LE16 7AG

Louisa's Place, 4a, St. Marys Road, Leicestershire, LE16 7DU

53 The Square ltd (T/A Square Cafe Bar), 53 The Square, Leicestershire, LE16 7PA

Rio Bravo, 53 The Square, Leicestershire, LE16 7PA

Han Chinese Restaurant, 29 St. Marys Road, Leicestershire, LE16 7DS

Starbucks, 1-3 St Marys Road, LE16 7DS

Aldwinckles Coffee House Ltd, 8c, Church Street, Leicestershire, LE16 7AA

CR and AS Bistros LTD, 24-26, St. Marys Road, Leicestershire, LE16 7DU

Blend Coffee and Cakes, 20 Manor Walk, Leicestershire, LE16 9BP

Everest Lounge, 46 St. Marys Road, Leicestershire, LE16 7DU

KFC - Market Harborough, St. Marys Place, Leicestershire, LE16 7DR

The Three Swans Hotel, 21 High Street, Leicestershire, LE16 7NJ

The Cods Scallops, unit 1 Edinburugh House, Abbey Street, Leicestershire , le16 9aa

The Olive Kitchen, 17 Abbey Street, Leicestershire, LE16 9AA

Golden Orchid, 21 Abbey Street, Leicestershire, LE16 9AA

Milo's Cafe, 30-31, High Street, Leicestershire, LE16 7NL

Rocksalt Bistro, 35 High Street, Leicestershire, LE16 7NL

The Settling Rooms Cafe, The Settling Rooms, Springfield Street, Leicestershire, LE16 8BD

The Freemasons Arms, 101 St. Marys Road, Leicestershire, LE16 7DT

AVATAR DINING LIMITED, 113 St. Marys Road, Leicestershire, LE16 7DT

The Oat Hill, 31 Kettering Road, Leicestershire, LE16 8AN

Waterfront Restaurant, Terminal Warehouse, Union Wharf, Leicestershire, LE16 7UW

Farndon Fields Farm Ltd, FARNDON FIELDS FARM SHOP, FARNDON ROAD, LEICESTERSHIRE, LE16 9NP

Market Harborough Golf Club, The Golf Course, Great Oxenden Road, LE16 8NF

The Shoulder of Mutton, 4 The Green, Great Bowden, Leicestershire, LE16 7EU

The Red Lion Great Bowden, Red Lion, 5 Main Street, Leicestershire, LE16 7HB

WELTONS, Weltons, 28 The Green, Leicestershire, LE16 7EU