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…
This weekend, The Raven Inn in Llanarmon-yn-Ial, Denbighshire, North Wales will celebrate its 10th year as a community leased and run pub by holding a mini festival, including family fun day, live music and barbeque. In 2009 it was closed and facing re-development so it…
The Hare and Hounds pub in Harlton has opened a community cinema with the support of rural pub champions, Pub is The Hub. Situated in the one-bar pub, the pull-down screen and projector will be used for regular film screenings on week day afternoons, saving…
Rural pub champions, Pub is The Hub helped to open a new community cinema in the recently restored Boot Inn at Freston yesterday. The 15-seat cinema has been created in the outbuilding next to the pub car park in a classic art deco cinema style.…
The Sitwell Arms in Morton near Alfreton in Derbyshire has opened a village shop in the pub car park creating an essential new service for the local community and surrounding villages with support from rural pub champions, Pub is The Hub. Experienced pub landlords Paul…
