A small business fund available from Ceredigion County Council has seen 10 out of the 70 projects in the scheme arising from pubs in the county following Pub is The Hub’s diversification model. Ceredigion County Council’s Micro Business Investment Fund* is a grant scheme that…
Six options for Community Ownership
Pub is The Hub has today announced the publication of a new information and advice pack about community ownership of pubs with a foreword from the new Pubs Minister, Kris Hopkins. The pack was researched and created for communities to use at the point at…
Greene King injects much-needed cash to Community Services Fund
Greene King has donated £15,000 to Pub is The Hub's Community Services Fund for the second year running to support rural pubs who want to diversify their services for the benefit of their communities. The Community Services Fund’s aim is to provide funds to licensees…
South Norfolk announces its annual Community Pub of The Year
The Waterfront at Diss has been awarded the accolade of South Norfolk Community Pub of The Year 2014. Situated in the vibrant town of Diss overlooking the Mere, licensees Stuart and Sarah Carpenter run this Greene King managed house, ably assisted by their daughter Jess…
The Bell ap-peals to the Royal couple
Their Royal Highnesses, The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall joined Kirsten and Julian Webb at The Bell Inn at Purleigh in Essex this week to view their community room and cinema. The Royal couple arrived at lunchtime to meet staff and regulars…
Marston’s donates to Community Services Fund
Marston’s PLC, one of the UK’s leading independent and pub retailing business, has increased its community investment by providing a donation of £10,000 to the Community Services Fund. Established in April 2013 Pub is The Hub wants to help UK pubs to diversify into new services…
Pubs may be the answer for the adult social care crisis
The Director for Adult Wellbeing at Herefordshire Council this week backed the idea of pubs being the ideal places to provide some social care for elderly and vulnerable adults in the community and said: “If pubs aren’t the answer, then I don’t know what is.”…
Setting the standard for community services
With funding from the Community Services Fund, Pub is The Hub, the Royal Standard in Gwinear near Hayle in West Cornwall has opened a community playground in its garden. Licensees, Wayne and Nicola Berry decided to utilise their huge pub garden with an adventure-style playground…