The rural villages of Hougham and Marston have a combined population of around 600 people in 221 houses. There is no other pub, shop, café or other communal space and there is no public transport through either village, further limiting the opportunities. When the pub…
Harlton is an ancient village seven miles south west of Cambridge and can be found in the Domesday Book. The village was an important source of mining for many centuries. The pits to the south east of the village were used to mine the clunch (chalky…
BACKGROUND The Duke of Marlborough is situated in the rural village of Somersham in Suffolk but sadly closed in 2014. There then followed a long campaign by the community to prevent the pub being de-licensed and the site turned into residential use. The community raised…
The Stoke Canon is a small community run pub in the village of Stoke Canon about 6 miles from Exeter. Stoke Canon is a small village and civil parish of 660 people near the confluence of the rivers Exe and Culm on the main A396 between Exeter and Tiverton in Devon, and the district of East Devon. The pub…
The Dog Inn closed its doors in late 2014 and was put up for sale by auction in March 2015. The village came together in spring 2015 after a highly motivated group of villagers had the idea of buying and taking over the pub. They…
Since The Pheasant closed in 2006, Neenton had been a village under threat. With no public space or facilities other than the Church - no shop, no post office, no village hall, no school, no playground – Neenton was destined to become just a collection…
The White Horse at Upton in the Norfolk Broads is the only pub in this small isolated rural village and was threatened with closure when its landlord approached retirement in 2011/12. The villagers rallied round and set-up a community Interest Company (CIC). Instantly £120,000 worth…
The Glan Llyn is located in Clawddnewydd, which is a village in the community of Derwen, Denbighshire with a population of approximately 500. The village also has a community centre (Canolfan Cae Cymro) and a community shop, which opened in 2001 (Siop y Fro), all…
