Social hub: Village store puts community at the heart of The Duck Putting the needs of the community at the heart of The Duck has been the ethos of publicans Rachael and Jeremy Parke since they took over the pub in August 2023. The Duck,…
The Pentre Comrades Club, Pentre, Rhondda
Community Hub: Rhondda pub focuses on sustainability with new village store and café to help support local community. The Pentre Comrades Club in Pentre, Rhondda, is supporting people in its local community by opening a sustainability-focused village store and community café to provide important local…
The New Inn, Norton Lindsey
The New Inn in Norton Lindsey, Warwickshire, is more than just a pub. It offers something for everyone, housing a pub and community shop, along with many other facilities including a beautiful garden with children’s area, large car park and secure bike parking. The…
Kings Head, Bawburgh
Social hub: Village takeaway and kiosk offers much-needed service to support locals and suppliers. The Kings Head is a 17th Century pub nestled in the picturesque village of Bawburgh, on the outskirts of Norwich, close to the Norfolk Showground. Anton Wimmer and his family…
The Marquis of Granby, Nottinghamshire
The Marquis of Granby is owned by wife and husband team Sara Barton and Sean McArdle, who also run the Brewster’s Brewery at Grantham. Sara set up the Brewster’s Brewery in 1998 and was one of the tiny band of female pioneers working in the…
The Queen in Brandeston, Suffolk
The family-run Queen public house is located in the small rural village of Brandeston near Woodbridge, in Suffolk. When the first Covid-19 lockdown started in March 2020 publican Caroline Aitchison, her daughter Harriett and son Alexander who run the pub together, set about adapting the…
The Duck at Yeoford, near Crediton, Devon
Yeoford is a small village that is situated about 10 miles from Exeter. The area is very rural with a few farms and cottages, a community hall and the pub. Sarah and James Parkinson bought the freehold of the 19th Century pub in 2018…
The Ponthir House Inn, Ponthir, Gwent
When the Covid-19 pandemic hit last year publican Barrie Walden of The Ponthir House Inn in Ponthir, Newport, came to the aid of local residents by opening a pop-up village shop in the dining area of the pub offering a range of essentials including fresh…