Some say that Santa’s Elves are busy working around the clock in Santa’s North Pole workshop but they might not be as busy as the members of the Men’s Shed at the back of the Alma Arms! A team of 14 are busy making decorative…
Red Lion ramps up its community offer
The Red Lion at Needham, near Harleston has opened a new accessible café in the pub with support from rural pub champions, Pub is The Hub. Owners of the pub, Sue and Joe Massey have created a new social hub for their rural community to…
Dorset pub creates community cider
The Gaggle of Geese at Buckland Newton in Dorset is creating its own cider and apple juice in a village-wide community venture with support from rural pub champions, Pub is The Hub. Simon and Sarah Colquhoun who own and run the Gaggle of Geese pub…
Calling last orders for loneliness
Pub is The Hub has launched Join Inn – Last Orders for Loneliness to combat loneliness and isolation through services and activities provided by pubs in a £100,000 two-year pilot programme that is being funded by HEINEKEN UK. The initiative was inspired by the Jo…
King’s Head crowned in annual pub awards
Winner of the Tastiest Food and Drink pub, The King’s Head in Bawburgh has also been crowned as the overall winner of South Norfolk Community Pub of The Year 2019, collecting £500 to pay towards a community event at the pub. As part of its…
Dorset pub serves up a Post Office with its pints
A Bere Regis pub is serving customers with a full postal service, alongside the pints, from a new Post Office service now situated in the pub. Janette Woodhouse, who runs the Royal Oak at Bere Regis in Dorset has moved the village post office service…
White Horse gallops to the rescue
A new shop at the White Horse at Corton in Suffolk was officially opened by village resident and pub-goer, 91-year-old David Williams, returning an essential service to the community. The village lost its shop over 18 months ago so Beverley Cooper and her partner Chris…
We’re getting chatty
Pub is The Hub is supporting the Chatty Café scheme that asks venues to set aside a Chatter and Natter table where customers can sit if they are happy to talk to other customers and will pay the first year’s membership for pubs with cafes.…