The New Inn in Norton Lindsey, Warwickshire has celebrated the opening of its new village store. A grand total of £90,000 was raised to set up the shop thanks to grants and donations from Pub is The Hub, Warwick District Council, Norton Lindsey Parish Council,…
Pub is The Hub will be supporting diversification projects for Welsh pubs after receiving a grant of £25,000 from The Prince’s Countryside Fund. Pub is The Hub is a not-for-profit organisation which offers independent specialist advice to publicans on rural services diversification so they can…
A new grocery store and coffee shop at the Marquis of Granby in Granby, Nottinghamshire, is proving a popular lifeline for local residents. The pub is owned by wife and husband team Sara Barton and Sean McArdle, who also run the Brewster’s Brewery at Grantham,…
Nicky shares insights on the work and achievements of the Community Services Fund, including tips to publicans looking to diversify their pub’s services Getting involved with PiTH: Our chief executive John Longden heard I had a background in administration, having worked in independent …
Publicans Rebecca and Joseph Richards have come to the rescue of local residents by opening a new village store at The Royal Oak Hotel in Beckermet, Cumbria. The village store was opened with the expert help and a Community Services Fund grant from Pub is…
The Queen in Brandeston, Suffolk has opened a village store, café and new community seating area to help local residents. The pub, which is run by publican Caroline Aitchison, with her daughter Harriet and son Alexander, opened a village shop during the first Covid-19 lockdown and…
Publican Barrie Walden has opened a new village store in a log cabin at The Ponthir House Inn, in Ponthir near Newport in south Wales, to support local residents. During the previous Covid-19 lockdowns Barrie opened a pop-up village store in the dining area…
The FitzWalter Arms in Goodnestone near Canterbury has transformed a disused barn into a village shop to support the local community. Licensee Lynn Fisher took over the historic Shepherd Neame pub, which dates back to 1589, last July. She decided to convert the barn after…
