Category: Community Services

The Prince of Wales visits Ponthir publican who played a vital role in helping local residents during the Covid-19 pandemic

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In category: Community Services, Retail

The Prince of Wales has celebrated the finale of his tour of Wales by pulling a pint at Pub is The Hub project The Ponthir House Inn in Ponthir, in South Wales. Pub is The Hub is a not-for-profit organisation inspired by The Prince of…

Publicans invited to take part in a national ‘Cheers for Volunteers’ on Thank You Day

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 The Royal Voluntary Service and beer-for-good organisation, The Good Beer Co is inviting publicans to get involved in a ‘Cheers for Volunteers’, as part of the national Thank You Day this Sunday (4th July), www.thankyouday.org The Good Beer Co is recruiting pubs and breweries to…

Welsh publican comes to the aid of local residents by opening village store

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In category: Community Services, Retail

Publican Barrie Walden has opened a new village store in a log cabin at The Ponthir House Inn, in Ponthir near Newport in south Wales, to support local residents.   During the previous Covid-19 lockdowns Barrie opened a pop-up village store in the dining area…

Village pub transforms outbuilding into farm shop and community Cafe

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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…

Suffolk publicans open community café for local residents following successful takeaway launch

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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…

Meet the Regional Advisor: insights from Reg Clarke CBII, PiTH advisor for the South West

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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,…

Local residents back new village shop for Northamptonshire pub

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Publicans Martin Steele and Laura Cook have opened a village shop at The George Inn at Tiffield with the help and support of local residents and Pub is The Hub, the not-for-profit organisation that helps pubs to diversify and provide essential local services.  The couple…