Success in fight for historic CAMRA pub’s future

CAMRA members in St Albans are cheering the news that the future of the pub where the Campaign’s first branch was founded is more hopeful thanks to it securing an Asset of Community Value (ACV) listing. The ACV imposes a moratorium of six months on the possible sale of the much-loved Farriers Arms. This gives its supporters time to find a new owner or raise the funds to buy the pub themselves and run it as a community local. The Farriers played a key role in the history of the Campaign, which has its head office in the city....