Community cohesion: Promoting health and wellbeing and supporting social connections The Halfway, Tal-y-Coed, describes itself as a "traditional Welsh country pub with a twist." Situated halfway (hence its name) between the historic market towns of Abergavenny and Monmouth in Tal-y-coed, near Llantilio Crossenny, this 17th…
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,…
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 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…
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 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 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…
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…
Scamblesby is a small village in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated 6 miles (10 km) south-west from Louth, on the A153 road, and within the Lincolnshire Wolds, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Situated in the heart of the Lincolnshire Wolds, the Viking Way runs through the village…
BACKGROUND The Ferry Inn is located on the banks of the River Bure, situated in the small village of Stokesby on the Norfolk Broads, with a population of just 330, and lacking any amenities other than the pub. Stokesby is a quiet village approximately 9…
BACKGROUND St John is a coastal civil parish and a village in south-east Cornwall, 3 miles south of Saltash and 1.5 miles south-east of Torpoint. The parish is opposite Plymouth, separated from it by St John's Lake and the population is almost 400 people A…
Harbottle is a village with a population of about 250 in the Northumberland National Park about 10 miles from Scottish border and 10 miles from the nearest town Rothbury. The ruins of 12th century Harbottle castle overlook the pub garden and provide a historic tourist…
Background Chilsworthy is the name of two villages in south east Cornwall. One is on the Cornish side of the river Tamar, just upstream from Gunnislake. The other is about 3km north west of Holsworthy in Devon. The Cornish side is a small and rural…
Dinton is a village, civil parish and former manor in Wiltshire, England, in the Nadder valley about 8 miles (13 km) west of Salisbury. The civil parish encompasses the small village of Baverstock, about 1 mile (1.6 km) east of Dinton village and the population was 696 in the 2011 census. The railway remains open as…
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…
