Campaign to Save Local Pubs

New Campaign Campaigns

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  Save O'Donoghues, Marlow

  O'Donoghues is a true community pub in the heart of Marlow. It's the only pub in the town that doesn't serve food, that shows a wide array of sports and appeals to a variety of (adult) ages. We think the proposed plans will remove the community aspect of the pub, and transform it into a gastropub like the others we have in the area. Currently, it is a quintessential British boozer that is a favourite, not just amongst locals, but also the friends we have brought here. Countless relationships have been made in this pub and all the regular patrons (of which there are many) are saddened and disappointed at the proposal to fundamentally change what makes our pub so special. We understand that the pub needs to make profit, but surely there is a way to still make a profit whilst keeping the character, clientele and true essence of our local pub. Please support us.

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  Created by Emma Hazell
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  SAVE THE WHITE BEAR

  This has been a family run pub for 17 years. If these applications are allowed to pass, the landlord, a 68 year old man will be made homeless and the building will be redeveloped. Jonathon and Oz will no longer be running The White Bear. The end result is to re-open the pub after the refurbishments have been completed as a much smaller venue (lowered ceiling, reduced floor space) with no kitchen and no function room. This will mean no more home-cooked traditional food, no parties etc and with the rents this property company demand this will not be a sustainable business for anyone. They wish to make changes to the front of the listed building as well as redevelop the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th floors into self-contained flats. This will not be affordable housing for the residents of Islington, this will be yet more flats that local residents cannot afford to live in. We believe that, as a local community of residents and businesses, we need to pull together and fight for our local pub and stop allowing the 'big-cats' to force local residents out of areas that have been their homes their whole lives. This is important, not just for The White Bear, but for all of us.

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  Created by Sarah Marchant-Heatley
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  Save The Windmill Knox Road Norwich

  We as locals of the windmill feel very strongly about keeping our pub. The Windmill has been on this site since the 1800s, the windmill caters for all age groups, There are 8 dart teams which plays Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. On Tuesday afternoon and Thursday night there is bingo which is supported well. On Wednesday and Saturday nights there is entertainment on Friday and Sunday there is Karaoke which is has a big following. Good food is served throughout the week at a reasonable price, and a great carvery on Sunday which you normally have to book to get in. Not forgetting the Real ale which are served at reasonable prices. The locals have also over the years raised £1000's of pound for charity most recently over two night we have raised £1600 for a defibrillator. Please lets not lose another local pub which is doing well.

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  Created by Peter Jennings
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  Save The Rose and Crown, Tilton on the Hill

  The pub is the hub of the community and sits just opposite the church. It has been allowed to run down.The village feels strongly that in the event that it is not sold to a pub operator and that it will be used for development or, the owner wishes to de-license the premises for change of use, Members of the community may wish to buy it.

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  Created by Tim Joudrey
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  Save The Rose and Crown Chellaston Derby

  * A public house has stood on this site since 1753. * It is a community pub, providing food and drink. It is a pub that can be enjoyed by all of the family with its outdoor play area and beer garden and in this respect, it is unique in Chellaston. * It has the potential to become a focal point for the village community. * Chellaston Residents' Association acquired an Asset of Community Value (ACV) for the pub in July 2015 and subsequently Marston's have indicated to the City Council that the pub is up for sale. * A Community group intends to submit a bid for the pub as a going concern.

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  Created by Roy Witheford
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  Please Keep The Three Horseshoes in Fordham as an Asset of Community Value

  The ACV has been appealed. The Local Community has campaigned successfully to list the Three Horseshoes in Fordam as an 'Asset of Community Value'. Pubs listed as Assets of Community Value are automatically granted additional planning protection. Without ACV status, a pub can be demolished or converted into several other uses without planning permission. The local group are therefore campaigning to see the pub remains listed to ensure it remains in the local community. The ACV also gives the opportunity to bid to buy the pub should it come up for sale. There are around 50 community owned pubs already in the UK. The pub was nominated by the CAMRA Branch - other nominating bodies can include: Parish Councils, groups of 21 local people or a Neighbourhood Forum. For more info please visit: http://mycommunity.org.uk/resources/understanding-the-community-right-to-bid/

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  Created by Abby Lambert
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  SAVE THE BANK TOP PUB

  The bank top public house ( former hotel) has stood here , an iconic landmark since 1903 , and we feel strongly that this traditional hub of the community should be saved . It is a great asset to community value and is vital to the local residents who meet up , enjoy a pint and socialise. Darts and pool teams thrive. A beer garden , childrens play area , car park are all provided . A free function room is available for family parties and celebrations .The room is also used as a meeting place for various clubs ,social gatherings ,sporting activities eg : weight lifting and , high intensity keep fit This pub deserves to be saved for our community and for generations to come. Please support us

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  Created by IRENE MCGEORGE
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  Save The KPH from imminent closure

  As a cultural hub that has long served the local community and embraces all cultures around Ladbroke Grove, The KPH has been listed as Asset of Community Value by the local authority. However, we feel that more protection of this unique venue is required in order to safeguard it against closure and unsympathetic development. Situated in an area of high property value, developers have spent two years running an aggressive legal campaign to rid the venue of its current manager and redevelop it for sale to an estate agent. The case is particularly urgent due to a complication arising from a legal dispute between the current manager, Vince Power, and the freeholder, SWA Developments Ltd. If an appeal hearing on 17 March 2016 is decided in favour of the latter, The KPH faces immediate closure. https://player.vimeo.com/video/155539254?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0 The KPH has been a pub and entertainment venue for 150 years and is located on a busy junction on Ladbroke Grove. It borders on what used to be the slums of Notting Dale and North Kensington and is in walking distance of world-famous Portobello Road and the more affluent streets of Notting Hill and Holland Park. It has a colourful past of serving famous and notorious patrons, from John Christie to The Clash. Under its current management, The KPH has succeeded in attracting members of the area’s diverse social and ethnic backgrounds, warmly welcoming new arrivals as well as long-standing regulars from the Irish and West Indian communities. There are already too many examples of pubs closing in the area. Even if the facades are kept intact, conversions into supermarkets, estate agents and luxury flats have a lasting effect on the neighbourhood’s distinctive look and feel. This particular section of Ladbroke Grove has retained some significant original features and is in danger of irrevocably losing its distinctive character. The KPH is one of many pubs facing closure in the current climate of aggressive property development. According to CAMRA statistics, 29 pubs are closed every week across the UK. Music venues face a similar fate, and the Music Venue trust is at the core of a campaigne to protect grassroots music venues like The KPH. Unfortunately, the anticipated legislative changes may come too late for the KPH. https://player.vimeo.com/video/147334918?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0 Please sign and share this petition asap.

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  Created by Meike Brunkhorst
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  A New Dawn for The Rising Sun, Backwell

  Punch Taverns, the owners of the Rising Sun in Backwell are applying to turn the pub into housing. This would leave the village with only one pub at the far end of the village (over a mile away). We feel Backwell needs, and can support, more than one pub.  The Rising Sun is a great facility with lots of previously untapped potential.  We want to retain it as a pub, a place to meet, drink and eat, but also to use the many spaces within the building and gardens for community activities and groups. We are a thriving village with a strong and welcoming community - we support three schools, many sporting clubs, a music festival and a whole host of other activities.  Retaining The Rising Sun as a pub and breathing some much needed life into the space and business model would produce a profitable business that provides a real community and family hub - within a good old British pub environment.  Please sign our petition to show your support for turning The Rising Sun into an excellent community pub.  If we lose it to housing, it’ll be gone forever. Do look out for a survey about the pub coming soon - to make sure we gather the opinions of everyone in the community. We will also include some more information about how this exciting project could be delivered - lots of communities in the UK have saved their local pub! In the meantime, if you have any questions please use the Facebook page or email savetheriser@gmail.com and spread the word! Thank you!

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  Created by Linda Sweet
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  SAVE THE JUG INN, Chapel Haddlesey

  This prevents a change of use or demolition without applying for planning consent. It also facilitates a Community buyout if there is sufficient support/funding available but there is NO OBLIGATION to buy.

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  Created by Peter Seymour