Community pubs

Community pubs

Stag hunts for bright future

Ponsanooth Community Benefit Society (PCBS) has opened its long-awaited community share offer to secure the future of the Cornish village’s Stag Hunt...

Community pub film series doubles up

CAMRA has released the second film in its community-owned pub documentary series, this time focusing on the Travellers Rest in Skeeby, North Yorkshire...

Pubs as community glue

Rachel Auty has been working with filmmaker Katie Greenhalf to create three short films about community-owned pubs for CAMRA’s Learn and Discover educ...

Crucial time in Britannia battle

A second share offering has been launched to save the Britannia Inn in Wells after its owner the Wellington Pub Company submitted a planning applicati...

Lion café at heart of community

The Lion at Ickleton, near Saffron Walden, Cambridgeshire, has opened a community café to help people socialise. The pub, which was reopened in June 2...

Three cheers for community pubs

CAMRA has released the first episode of its new three-part community pubs documentary series, celebrating people who have banded together to save thei...

Bridge not too far for pub campaigners

A dedicated group of residents from a County Durham village has formed a community benefits society aimed at purchasing their beloved pub, the Bridge...

Community spirit thriving at heritage winner

With nominations for the Pub Saving Awards now open, What’s Brewing caught up with the first Heritage Award winner, the Drewsteignton Benefit Society,...

Community pub ownership bulletin – August

Since April’s bulletin, the number of community-owned pubs (COPs) has increased from 217 to 223. Those not owned but run by the community remain at 28...

Community Pub Ownership bulletin – April

This is the first of a new quarterly bulletin about community owned pubs. For more information, the community pubs webpage of CAMRA’s website contains...


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