Author: Jo Bruce

Crafty idea at pub’s community café benefiting both locals and pub

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A weekly craft group being hosted at the community café at The Blue Bell The Blue Bell at Stoke Ferry, in Norfolk, is benefiting both the local creative community and this community-owned pub. The pub, which reopened in June (22) after being purchased by over…

Pubs highlighted as ‘incredible force for good’ by HRH in CAMRA’s ‘Good Beer Guide 2023

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The importance of the role of pubs and publicans in their local areas, and the work of Pub is The Hub in helping to support this, has been recognised by HRH King Charles in the foreword for the 50th edition of CAMRA’s ‘Good Beer Guide’.…

Open Doors To Creativity: Pub is The Hub supporting initiative to encourage pubs to welcome creativity

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In category: Pub Is The Hub

Pub is The Hub is supporting a new national initiative from Creative Lives, an organisation that champions voluntary-led creative activity, to encourage publicans to welcome creative activities into their pubs. The ‘Pubs Welcoming Creativity’ campaign, which is also being championed by CAMRA, aims to encourage…

Register now for ‘Welcoming Creative Groups into Your Pub’ free online event

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In category: Join Inn, Pub Is The Hub

  Publicans are invited to attend a free online event, organised by voluntary arts organisation Creative Lives, www.creative-lives.org, to give them insights and inspiration on the opportunities presented for their pub by hosting creative groups. Creative Lives has teamed up with Pub is The Hub…

Pubs’ support for local sport recognised in new PubAid accreditation programme

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In category: Pub Is The Hub

    PubAid, www.pubaid.co.uk, the group that promotes UK pubs as a force for good in their communities, and Sky have joined forces on a new programme to recognise and reward pubs who support grassroots sport. The Grassroots Sports Champion programme is open to any…

Meet the team: Nicky Harris, Pub is The Hub’s Community Services Fund administrator

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  Nicky shares insights on the work and achievements of the Community Services Fund, including tips to publicans looking to diversify their pub’s services   Getting involved with PiTH: Our chief executive John Longden heard I  had a background in administration, having worked in independent …

Christmas Together: publicans invited to join in new Christmas Plus One initiative

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In category: Join Inn, Pub Is The Hub

Publicans are being invited to join in a new Christmas Plus One initiative created to help connect people and communities this December by using their pub as the festive hub. Christmas Plus One aims to help people feeling lonely and benefit pubs Pub customers encouraged…