The Bird in Hand in Wreningham, near Wymondham, has been awarded the top accolade of Business Community Champion of the Year at the South Norfolk Community Awards 2020. Pub is The Hub sponsored the Business Community Champion category, which recognised pubs who have gone above…
The community-owned pub, the Shrewsbury Arms in Kingstone, has re-opened with some new confidence-boosting initiatives supported by the Community Services Fund. As well as re-opening again for its usual pub food and drink business, Kingstone Community Society has created a workshop space for crafts and…
The Green Man in Scamblesby near Louth has opened a permanent village shop, providing new employment for two local people. The Village Shop Scamblesby is situated in an old storeroom next to the pub with its own separate entrance and is open from 8.30am to…
Local residents of Stokesby near Great Yarmouth in Norfolk can skip the six-mile round trip to the nearby town for essential groceries since their local, The Ferry Inn, opened a permanent shop in the pub. Alison Brewster and her family who run the Adnams-owned waterside…
We have heard of some amazing work being done by great licensees for their communities over the last week, including many selfless and charitable works. Long may they continue! In the meantime, here are some ideas that rural pubs could consider to support their community…
In these unprecedented times for pubs and the communities that surround them, we would like to direct our browsers to three sources of information for advice about the Coronavirus. Each one is a trusted industry association that is in touch with daily Government advice and…
Not content with raising the money to buy, refurbish and re-open their much-loved village pub, residents at Marston in Lincolnshire have added a community café to their portfolio with help from Pub is The Hub. The Marston community re-opened The Thorold last November following a…
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…
