Pub is The Hub partners, GreatCountryPubs.com has seen visits double since June 2012. The website, launched in November 2011 by Tourism South East, features hand-picked country pubs and inns and is benefitting a big boost in traffic after a strong consumer PR campaign. Number have continued to…
£18k boost for community ownership advice
Pub is The Hub is set to expand its activities promoting community pubs with the help of a donation from CAMRA in December last year. The Campaign has made a donation of £18,000 to the organisation which helps licensees diversify into new business building activities.…
New community services fund boost for British pubs
New community services fund boost for British pubs The rural pub services and community champions, Pub is The Hub, has today announced the launch of The New Community Services Fund to help UK pubs to diversify into new services provision for their own communities. John Longden, the…
Steady progress in Wales but time is short
Six months into the £1.3m local services initiative for Welsh pubs launched in March 2012 and the response has been encouraging. 52 pubs have expressed an interest in diversification with 38 pubs having more than one visit to discuss ideas. This has led to a…
The Red Lion roars again
It’s been more than 20 years since the residents of Cyffylliog in Denbighshire had a local shop but that has now been put right thanks to the co-operation project. The licensee of the Red Lion, Nirmal Singh, has turned what was the front hall of…
Now there is room at the Inn!
A pub diversification project funded by Cadwyn Clwyd has increased the space at the Leyland Arms in Llanelidan near Ruthin and is being used to host gatherings for the whole village. With regular events and activities being held in the village, there was never enough…
Greater powers for communities announced by Government
The Community Right to Bid is now a legal power for communities to use after gaining approval recently. Communities Minister Don Foster legally authorised new powers for communities to help prevent the rapid sell off of treasured community assets and buildings so they can be…
Rural pubs boost for East Yorkshire
The next phase of our Local Community Services Champions initiative to help rural pubs in East Yorkshire is to be launched on Tuesday 9th October 2011 at The Showground in Driffield. We have invited over 300 licensees to attend the meeting that will showcase advice,…