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…
Welsh publican comes to the aid of local residents by opening village store
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…
Oxfordshire pub offers post-lockdown lifeline to locals with library and IT hub
Oxfordshire publican Dan Redfern is opening a library and IT hub at his pub The Cherry Tree Inn in Stoke Row to help support local residents as the country moves out of lockdown. Dan Redfern, who runs the Brakspear pub with his partner Natalie Redfern,…
Historic pub transforms disused barn into popular village shop
The FitzWalter Arms in Goodnestone near Canterbury has transformed a disused barn into a village shop to support the local community. Licensee Lynn Fisher took over the historic Shepherd Neame pub, which dates back to 1589, last July. She decided to convert the barn after…
Pub opens village shop in record time to help local community through second national lockdown and beyond
Enterprising husband and wife team Emma and John Hitchins have created a village store in only two weeks, opening in time for England’s second national lockdown. The shop opened with the support of Pub is The Hub, the not-for-profit organisation that helps pubs to diversify…
The Bird in Hand wins top community award
The Bird in Hand in Wreningham, near Wymondham, has been awarded the top accolade of Business Community Champion of the Year at the South Norfolk Community Awards 2020. Pub is The Hub sponsored the Business Community Champion category, which recognised pubs who have gone above…
Bouncing back with new shop
The Green Man in Scamblesby near Louth has opened a permanent village shop, providing new employment for two local people. The Village Shop Scamblesby is situated in an old storeroom next to the pub with its own separate entrance and is open from 8.30am to…
Pub’s pop-up prompts permanent shop and playground
A Hertfordshire pub that set up a pop-up shop when Covid-19 hit in March has now opened a permanent shop and community playground for the village, thanks to local support and Pub is The Hub. The Brewery Tap, owned and run by Elizabeth (Ebe) Bonner…