A Borders pub is holding a two-day festival to celebrate the famous Scottish poet, Allan Ramsay, to mark the launch of a new cultural heritage resource centre dedicated to his life and works. In the first scheme of its kind in Scotland, Rosemary Brown and…
The cock crows again for its community
Alex and Rebecca Bourne have re-opened the last remaining pub in the Suffolk village of Little Thurlow with a village shop and café to broaden the pub’s appeal. Closed since February 2016, the community had feared that they would lose their last village pub located…
St Agnes pub sets out its stall
A pub in St Agnes in South West Cornwall has set up a monthly country market in the pub car park with the help of Pub is The Hub. The landlord and landlady of the Peterville Inn at St Agnes, David and Ann Marie Napthine,…
Ploughing services back into the community
Sarah and Ted Williams at the Olde Plough Inn at Bere Ferrers in Devon have re-vamped an unloved and unused family room into a café and gift shop with the support of rural pub champions, Pub is The Hub. The café and shop caters for…
Planting community seeds for growth
A Derbyshire licensee is planting himself at the heart of his community with the installation of a community garden in his car park. Mark Gilliver and his wife Jo have been running the Enterprise Inns' Coach and Horses in Draycott village outside Derby for the…
Improving rural services in East Sussex
A scheme to help rural pubs in East Sussex to branch out into new local services is to be launched by Pub is The Hub in partnership with Wealden District Council and East Sussex County Council. Pub is The Hub will launch its Local Community…
The Bell rings for essential and life-saving services
Chris and Liz Shore’s vision for their rural pub was brought to life last week when Norfolk County Councillor Margaret Stone opened their new café and shop at The Bell at Wortwell. When they took over the running of nineteenth century pub in September 2014,…
Old King’s Head serves up live theatre
The Old King's Head at Brockdish in Norfolk is serving up a theatrical performance live in the pub courtesy of Creative Arts East next week. Oscar Wilde’s story, Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime, is a gripping tale of love, honour, duty, fortune-telling and murder and will be…