03-Mar-2009
The Publican - Pub is the Hub reaches Wales
Prince Charles-backed scheme to help rural Welsh pubs
Pub is the Hub – the initiative which helps pubs diversify – has made it to Wales.
Pubs in the Welsh county of Denbighshire can now apply for financial help of up to £10,000 to expand their services.
Malcolm Harrison, Pub is the Hub project leader for the Denbighshire scheme, said: “We want to encourage pubs and licensees to work together with their local communities and play a bigger part in helping to address community needs.”
The three-year £175,000 Denbighshire project is part of a £5.3 million package which development agency Cadwyn Clwyd has secured from the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD).
The launch was held at the Griffin Inn, Llanbedr DC, where licensee Adrian Jones said: “These are difficult times for pubs and rural life generally with village schools and rural post offices under threat so if this scheme can maintain the services on which a community depends then so much the better.”
The scheme is open to pubs in all rural towns and villages in Denbighshire and will offer capital grants of up to 75 per cent of the total eligible project costs, to a maximum of £10,000.
Licensees will also benefit from the services of a specialist pub advisor. For more information contact Helen Roberts at Cadwyn Clwyd on 01824 705802 or e-mail: helen.roberts@cadwynclwyd.co.uk
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