The Ty’n Llan in Llandwrog, North Wales, is the first pub to be supported in diversifying its services as part of a new two-year programme for Wales from Pub is The Hub in partnership with The Prince’s Countryside Fund. Pub is The Hub, the not-for-profit…
Meet the Regional Advisor: insights from Nigel Williams PiTH advisor for Derbyshire and the North
Pub is The Hub’s wonderful team of regional advisors continue to help great publicans to diversify and provide local services. In the third in our regular series putting a spotlight on our advisors, we learn more about advisor Nigel’s industry background, his experiences with pub diversification projects,…
Norfolk pub opens community space in support of locals
The White Swan in Gressenhall, Norfolk, has opened a community space called The Stables to help support people living locally. An outbuilding has been refurbished to home the multifunctional space, which can be used as a community café, pop-up cinema, meeting room for local groups…
New community café at Norfolk pub helps connect locals, tackle food poverty and rural isolation
The Blue Bell in Stoke Ferry, Norfolk, has opened a community café to provide a place for locals to meet up, socialise and help combat loneliness. The pub, which reopened in June, after being purchased by over 400 members of the community in June 2021,…
Dorset pub to expand food offering in support of local community
The White Lion in Broadwindsor, Dorset, is expanding its food offer to provide more services to people in the area. The pub has renovated its kitchen facilities allowing it to offer a pub food menu and it is also planning to launch a takeaway meal…
Pub is The Hub to support Welsh pubs to offer new essential services after being awarded new £25K grant
Pub is The Hub will be supporting diversification projects for Welsh pubs after receiving a grant of £25,000 from The Prince’s Countryside Fund. Pub is The Hub is a not-for-profit organisation which offers independent specialist advice to publicans on rural services diversification so they can…
Ireland launches pub diversification scheme
Ireland has launched a scheme to help to support rural pubs to diversify their facilities following the model of UK-based Pub is The Hub. Its ‘Pubs as Community Hubs’ pilot programme is to be rolled out in five rural locations in Cavan, Kerry, Donegal, Clare…
Grocery store and coffee shop opens at Nottinghamshire pub to help Granby community
A new grocery store and coffee shop at the Marquis of Granby in Granby, Nottinghamshire, is proving a popular lifeline for local residents. The pub is owned by wife and husband team Sara Barton and Sean McArdle, who also run the Brewster’s Brewery at Grantham,…