The community-run pub in Stoke Canon is the proud new owner of some essential pub equipment courtesy of rural pub champions, Pub is The Hub and a marathon runner. It’s not the latest beer dispenser or top-of-the-range digital gaming machine, it’s a projector and pull-down…
Greene King maintains the funding momentum
Greene King has made a donation of £15,000 to Pub is The Hub's Community Services Fund to help to support rural pubs who want to diversify their services for the benefit of their communities. This is the fourth consecutive year Greene King has given to…
Heineken announces £50k contribution
HEINEKEN is investing £50,000 in Pub is The Hub’s Community Services Fund and its annual running costs. The announcement was made during a visit to The Red Lion in Epworth by Pubs Minister, Andrew Percy MP last Friday. David Paterson, Corporate Affairs Director at HEINEKEN…
Government contributes £50k to pub services fund
Community Pubs Minister Andrew Percy has pledged an extra £50,000 from the Government to Pub is The Hub's Community Services Fund to support community services and activities in pubs such as libraries and post offices to IT training and dementia friendly lunch clubs. He has…
Community owned pub opens a café and shop
A year after the Dog Inn village pub at Belthorn was re-opened by a community group it has now opened a café and shop in the pub. The pub was officially opened at the weekend by Malcolm Harrison, on behalf of Pub is The Hub…
Black Swan flies again with café and book exchange
The Black Swan in Little Dunham near King’s Lynn has re-opened its doors again after a three year closure. The pub now boasts a café and book exchange, supported and part-funded by Pub is The Hub. The new owners of the pub Nicola and Richard…
Sam’s our man at the Frankfurt Marathon
His day job sees him running Hungry Communications - a food and drink specialist marketing agency but Sam Houston is a superhero in his spare time! Sam ran the Frankfurt Marathon in October, on behalf of one of his drinks clients, leading German beer brand Krombacher but his fund raising efforts…
Pub finalists show their appreciation
Guests at the Morning Advertiser’s Great British Pub Awards this week raised a whopping £4,205 for the Community Services Fund. Following a short presentation by Chief Executive John Longden and a film showing the work of Pub is The Hub, the six hundred guests were…