AN OXFORDSHIRE couple won a special Valentine’s Day meal from a local pub.
Paul and Samantha Butler-McLees, from Chipping Norton, were rewarded after winning a competition to find those who deserved a treat.
Customers of Oakman Inns were asked to nominate couples as a thank you for what they have done for the community during the coronavirus pandemic.
The Chipping Norton couple met 12 years ago on a first aid training course that Mr Butler-McLees was facilitating.
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He works in patient safety at an NHS trust, and during the pandemic has been working as a community nurse in Witney and Chipping Norton.
He also volunteers as a community first responder for the South Central Ambulance Service.
Mrs Butler-McLees is a teacher at Mabel Prichard School in Blackbird Leys, a special school for children aged between two and 19.
She teaches Early Years Foundation Stage and Year 1.
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The couple had a four-course ‘Make-Away’ delivered to them by Oakman Inns’ deputy general manager at the Blue Boar in Witney, Michael Cowley.
There was also room for a bottle of fizz, a bunch of flowers for the table and a £100 voucher to spend on a meal at an Oakman Inns pub when they are allowed to reopen.
Earlier this year, with pubs locked down, the chain introduced a meal box delivery service, Oakman at Home, with instructions on how to finish the meals from home.
Mr and Mrs Butler-McLees were nominated by their friend Catherine Ball.
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