The award-winning community owned and run pub, The Pheasant at Neenton near Bridgnorth in Shropshire has opened a children’s community play area with support from rural pub champions, Pub is The Hub. Neenton residents purchased their derelict village pub in December 2013 and since then…
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…
Swapping pints for cuppas in pub’s pop-up tea room
Mike Downer, landlord of the Royal Oak in Laxfield near Woodbridge has just opened a new pop-up tea room, book exchange and IT Training space in his pub supported and part-funded by Pub is The Hub. Situated in the pub’s dining room, the pop-up tea…
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,…
Young Farmers challenge prince to cockerel racing
HRH The Prince of Wales delighted regulars at the New Inn in Llanddewi Brefi in Ceredigion last week by joining in with the Young Farmers’ cockerel racing in the pub car park - a game where a wooden cockerel is reeled in from behind on…
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…
Free BII membership for community groups
Pub is The Hub has teamed up with the BII to offer a bespoke membership package to community groups looking to buy or operate their own local pub. For the past four years, Pub is The Hub has been advising and supporting many community groups…