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Publicans encouraged to ‘Make Space For Music’ to help support community groups

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A membership organisation representing leisure-time music groups across the UK is appealing to publicans to help host groups increasingly struggling to find meeting spaces. Making Music, who represent around 4,000 leisure time groups and support people to come together in their communities to make or…

Creating connections through creativity at Cornwall’s Trelowarren Arms

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Anna and Martin Cavanagh, publicans of community-focused village pub The Trelowarren Arms at Budock Water, Cornwall, use creativity focused events and initiatives to help engage different groups within their local area and bring new people in to the pub. Among key ways the couple, who…

Publicans get behind ‘Pubs Welcoming Creativity’ initiative – video update

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A growing number of publicans are getting behind the 'Pubs Welcoming Creativity' campaign from Creative Lives, which is being supported by Pub is The Hub and CAMRA. Kerry Ford, publican of The Pipemakers Arms, in Broseley, Shropshire, who opened the pub in October, says: “I think the ‘Pubs Welcoming Creativity’ campaign is…

Crafty idea: how a West Yorkshire pub’s warm welcome to creative groups is helping local crafters and the pub

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Publicans Eileen and Jock Geater and daughter Jess Harvey have worked hard to establish a pub at the heart of its local community since taking over The George, at Birkenshaw near Bradford, after lockdown in April 2021. Examples of the strong community spirit the trio…