Publican Jen Rees has opened a new community café at The Knightley Arms in Yelvertoft, to help create a social hub for local residents. The publican took over the pub in October 2020, which was closed, with the aim to re-establish it as the heart…
Village pub transforms outbuilding into farm shop and community Cafe
A Kent pub has transformed a disused outbuilding into a farm shop and community café, thanks to the expert help and a Community Services Fund grant from Pub is The Hub, the not-for-profit organisation that helps pubs to diversify and provide essential local services. Licensee…
Call to action poem and new guide launched for Loneliness Awareness Week to encourage publicans to help call ‘Last Orders for Loneliness’
Pub is The Hub has launched a new call to action poem and advice guide for Loneliness Awareness Week, which runs from today (Monday, 14 June) until Friday, to encourage more publicans to think about how they can help tackle loneliness in their local areas.…
Volunteer Voices – the benefits of ‘joining inn’ through volunteering
Its National Volunteering Week and with volunteering offering a great way to connect with others and also help support those in need of connection, PiTH’s 'Join Inn - Last Orders for Loneliness' campaign team talk to volunteers about the benefits of helping support essential services…
Diversification of services could be the answer for the future of pubs
John Longden, chief executive of Pub is The Hub, talks about the importance of diversification and social value. It has been a challenging year for everyone with the Covid-19 pandemic. One of the most positive things to come out of this is how pubs and publicans rose…
Suffolk publicans open community café for local residents following successful takeaway launch
Publicans Chris Nilsson and Beverley Cooper have opened a new community café at the White Horse in Corton, Suffolk, to support local residents. The publicans, who have run the pub for five years, rallied to help people in the local area during lockdown by delivering…
Devon publicans open farmshop and café to help support local residents
Devon publicans Selena and Steve Porter have opened a new farm shop and café at the Shipwright Arms in Shaldon near Teignmouth to help residents stay local for shopping as lockdown eases. The couple took on the pub in December 2019 just months before the…
Meet the Regional Advisor: insights from Reg Clarke CBII, PiTH advisor for the South West
Despite the challenges faced since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, Pub is The Hub’s wonderful team of regional advisors continue to help great publicans to diversify and provide essential local services. In this new regular series we will be putting a spotlight on our advisors,…