Community Pubs

Pubs are still closing at an alarming rate with nearly 30 closing every week. Many of these pubs are in small rural communities where they are the focal point of village life. The Community Clubs Minister, Marcus Jones, announced last week a two year £3.6 million Community Pub Business Support Programme to help local communities to own and run their own pubs. The scheme is jointly funded by the Department for Communities and Local Government and Power to Change and delivered by the Plunkett Foundation. If your local pub is the heart of your community and is in danger of closing click here to see how you can get help to keep it open and run it as a community pub.