The popular live-theatre-in-pubs group, INNCrowd has announced a new tour of rural pubs in Dorset this February. In collaboration with the Dorset charity, Artsreach, The INNCrowd will present some free live spoken word performances for pub customers in the rural communities of Melbury Osmond, Marnhull…
One of this year’s Pub is The Hub projects, the Bird in Bush at Elsdon, Northumberland, will feature in the Christmas episode of BBC One’s Countryfile this Sunday night – 23rd December at 5.20pm. A link to the episode schedule is here. The entire team…
HRH The Prince of Wales paid a visit to the community-owned pub, The Fleece Inn at Hillesley on Friday, to highlight the importance of great pubs within rural communities. He was greeted by the children from Hillesley Primary School before going into the pub to…
The White Lion in Wheatacre, run by an ex-offshore service engineer, has been chosen as the South Norfolk Community Pub of the Year 2018, winning a £500 cash prize for its revival and improvement of the pub’s services in just a year. The cash prize…
The Green Dragon at Market Lavington in Wiltshire launched a free-to-use digital hub yesterday to support community well-being. To mark the launch of the scheme, Helen Bradley and Ruth Hill from the Wordfest Charity presented a short talk about their work in adult literacy and digital…
Heineken owned Star Pubs & Bars showed its support for Pub is The Hub by pledging £30,000 to the organisation this week. The presentation, which took place at The Woolpack in Haslingden, was attended by the pub’s local MP and Minister for the Northern Powerhouse…
More than 30 rural communities are set to benefit from new or expanded village services from libraries, shops to post offices all delivered by their local pub, in an announcement by Community Pubs Minister Jake Berry. The government has confirmed a further £70,000 of funding…
The Royal Institute for Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has honoured the Chief Executive of Pub is The Hub in an initiative to celebrate its 150th anniversary year. John Longden has been selected for profile in their Pride in the Profession campaign for his work with the…
