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’.…
New community café at Norfolk pub helps connect locals, tackle food poverty and rural isolation
The Blue Bell in Stoke Ferry, Norfolk, has opened a community café to provide a place for locals to meet up, socialise and help combat loneliness. The pub, which reopened in June, after being purchased by over 400 members of the community in June 2021,…
Dorset pub to expand food offering in support of local community
The White Lion in Broadwindsor, Dorset, is expanding its food offer to provide more services to people in the area. The pub has renovated its kitchen facilities allowing it to offer a pub food menu and it is also planning to launch a takeaway meal…
Pub is The Hub to support Welsh pubs to offer new essential services after being awarded new £25K grant
Pub is The Hub will be supporting diversification projects for Welsh pubs after receiving a grant of £25,000 from The Prince’s Countryside Fund. Pub is The Hub is a not-for-profit organisation which offers independent specialist advice to publicans on rural services diversification so they can…
Meet the team: Nicky Harris, Pub is The Hub’s Community Services Fund administrator
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 …
Cumbrian pub opens village store to help local residents
Publicans Rebecca and Joseph Richards have come to the rescue of local residents by opening a new village store at The Royal Oak Hotel in Beckermet, Cumbria. The village store was opened with the expert help and a Community Services Fund grant from Pub is…
Herefordshire publican reopens village store as a lifeline to local residents after it was destroyed by flooding
Publican Adrian Shaw of the New Harp Inn in Hoarwithy, near Hereford, has reopened the pub’s village store to support local residents and tourists, after it was previously destroyed by flooding. The store, which provides part-time employment for two people, was severely damaged by Storm…
Meet the Regional Advisor: insights from Terry Stork PiTH’s advisor for East Anglia
Pub is The Hub’s wonderful team of regional advisors continue to help great publicans to diversify and provide essential local services. In the second in our regular series putting a spotlight on our advisors, we learn more about advisor Terry’s industry background, his experiences with pub…