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Village Pub Survival

Village Pub Survival

  • Village Pub Survival Stories from around the country
    • Gloucestershire Village Pubs
      • The Beechtree Inn (Anonymous) – It’s a taxing time being the publicans of a village pub
      • The Bell in Avening: A local’s village pub: Good ale, TV sports, Asian cuisine and a comfortable environment.
      • The Butchers Arms Sheepscombe
        • The Beast from the East and the Butchers Arms
        • An ale heaven at the Sheepscombe village pub
        • The village cricket match in Sheepscombe – Competitive but friendly at the local after the game.
        • The Butchers Arms sees off a local hunt
        • Life Behind the Bar at the Butchers Arms
      • The Black Horse Cranham: Revitalising the Black Horse Cranham and one’s life.
      • The Horse and Groom (Anonymous) – ‘It’s a lifestyle choice’: environment, a satisfactory business model and quality of life.
      • The Old Fox Coaley – The village pub as a creative enterprise and living as part of the life of the place
      • The Rambling Rector (Anonymous)- Exploiting business opportunities while managing stress, a stroke, a pub fire and village politics –
      • The Vine Tree Inn – Fulfilling a life long ambition and becoming the village pub: Lajos and family at the Vine Tree Inn
      • The White Horse – (Anonymous) Investing in a village pub: development, trials and tribulations.
    • Hampshire
      • The Wonston Arms – Hampshire
    • Norfolk
      • The Eagle in Great Hockham, nr. Thetford.
    • Somerset
      • The Packhorse Inn – South Stoke, Somerset saved by locals who raised £1m
  • Campaigning links for village and pub survival
    • British Beer and Pub Association
    • Campaign for Real Ale
    • Long Live the Local
    • Pub is the Hub
    • The Prince’s Countryside Fund
    • We Love British Pubs
  • CAMRA Pub of the Year 2019 is a village pub
  • Publications
    • CAMRA and Campaigning Survival Publications
      • British village life ‘dying out’ after pub closures – 18 September 2010 – BBC News
      • Economies of ale: small pubs close as chains focus on big bars – ONS Report – 26 November 2018
    • VPS Books
      • The Village Pub Today: Continuity, Change and the life of the publican
      • The English Village Pub: Survival Stories
        • Case Study Pubs Updates
    • VPS Articles
      • From the front room to the public bar.
      • Children in pubs. Strategies for ‘pleasing some of the people some of the time’.
      • What do pubs do for young people? Quite a lot really.

CAMRA and Campaigning Survival Publications

The Beer and Pub Story: Facts-on-Tap-2018Download
CAMRA report to the Treasury SC on Business-RatesDownload
CAMRA-calls-for-new-business-rate-relief-for-pubsDownload
CAMRA report to Lords SC-Rural Economy-BJ notesDownload
CAMRA reply to Pubs-Code-Adjudicator Review responseDownload
CommunityPubs: Better-Business-2018Download
Economies of Ale – ONS ReportDownload
Village Pub Survival GuideDownload

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