Situated in Newcastle upon Tyne, Pink Lane Jazz Co-op was formed in early 2013 by a group of local residents, musicians, poets and others who were inspired by local promoter and venue owner Keith Crombie and the Jazz Cafe he set up and ran for many years until his untimely death in December 2012. The […]
A village inn steeped in local heritage has been purchased by the community with help from a creative social media campaign, a passionate community investment effort, and a loan finance package. Located in Langton Herring, Dorset, The Elm Tree Inn has served its villagers and wider community since the 18th century. Situated near Fleet Lagoon […]
Members have received a huge boost by securing a financial package that enables ambitious and enterprising plans to renovate, develop and grow their sports and social club for the benefit of the local community. Based in the heart of the picturesque Victorian spa town of Leamington Spa, Oak House Sports and Social Club has a […]
A successful community owned and managed pub is now proudly powered by renewable energy as residents attract funding for solar panel installation. Located in Belthorn in Lancashire and just over three miles away from the centre of Blackburn, The Dog Inn has been a successfully run community owned pub since 2015. After opposing plans by […]
An historic village inn frequented by two of the most famous English landscape painters and now owned by its residents receives long-term finance boost. With an inn on its site going back all the way to 1305, The Lamarsh Lion Community Pub commands a superb view over the River Stour much loved and sketched by […]
A collective of hospitality and events workers in Plymouth have taken on the premises of a previously dormant college brewery to launch Borrowed Parts Brew Co. Operating out of a former teaching and commercial brewery installed by City College Plymouth in the year 2000, the group have revived and retrofitted the facility which has been […]
Hospitality co-ops are showing resilience and doing the right thing by their communities through diversifying services and supporting staff, members, and customers. In throughout what has been an extremely difficult time for the commercial hospitality sector, it has been reported that co-operative and community-owned pubs, bars, cafés and restaurants have been bearing up well throughout […]