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| Pub campaigners win award for saving historic inn from closure | Pub campaigners win award for saving historic inn from closure |
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| Campaigners who raised more than £1m to save a 15th-century pub near Bath from being turned into flats have won an award. | Campaigners who raised more than £1m to save a 15th-century pub near Bath from being turned into flats have won an award. |
| Almost 500 residents chipped in to buy the Packhorse Inn in South Stoke, Somerset, from property developers who had bought it six years ago. | Almost 500 residents chipped in to buy the Packhorse Inn in South Stoke, Somerset, from property developers who had bought it six years ago. |
| It is thought to be the biggest community pub buyback project in British history, according to Dom Moorhouse, the project lead with the Save the Packhorse team. | It is thought to be the biggest community pub buyback project in British history, according to Dom Moorhouse, the project lead with the Save the Packhorse team. |
| “I think people got stuck in because they wanted to save a beautiful old building, but also because they did not want to lose a place of social connection,” he said. | “I think people got stuck in because they wanted to save a beautiful old building, but also because they did not want to lose a place of social connection,” he said. |
| More and more pubs close every day. Here’s how we saved ours | Steven Morris | More and more pubs close every day. Here’s how we saved ours | Steven Morris |
| The group started a petition, signed by 1,500 people, and the Packhorse Inn was added to the local council’s asset of community value list, which gave the community time to develop a proposal and raise the necessary funds to bid for the property. | The group started a petition, signed by 1,500 people, and the Packhorse Inn was added to the local council’s asset of community value list, which gave the community time to develop a proposal and raise the necessary funds to bid for the property. |
| The inn is now owned by hundreds of shareholders, who reopened it as a community pub this year after renovations. | The inn is now owned by hundreds of shareholders, who reopened it as a community pub this year after renovations. |
| The Campaign for Real Ale announced on Thursday that it had given its Pub Saving Award to the group. Moorhouse said: “It’s really a testament to our visionary, generous shareholders and the hundreds of volunteers who have helped make the project a reality. | The Campaign for Real Ale announced on Thursday that it had given its Pub Saving Award to the group. Moorhouse said: “It’s really a testament to our visionary, generous shareholders and the hundreds of volunteers who have helped make the project a reality. |
| “It’s really hard work doing what we’ve done, and it’s so rewarding for everyone involved to not only have a great community asset but also be recognised for our achievement as a team.” | “It’s really hard work doing what we’ve done, and it’s so rewarding for everyone involved to not only have a great community asset but also be recognised for our achievement as a team.” |
| Paul Ainsworth, who organised the award, said: “The Packhorse Inn was unanimously selected by our judges as the winner. I have followed their story closely and with interest – it really is inspirational stuff … The Packhorse has served the village of South Stoke for centuries – to have lost it would have been devastating.” | Paul Ainsworth, who organised the award, said: “The Packhorse Inn was unanimously selected by our judges as the winner. I have followed their story closely and with interest – it really is inspirational stuff … The Packhorse has served the village of South Stoke for centuries – to have lost it would have been devastating.” |
| The runner-up in the competition was the Volunteer Pub in Bexleyheath, which closed in 2017 after 152 years of service as a public house and was saved by local campaigners. | The runner-up in the competition was the Volunteer Pub in Bexleyheath, which closed in 2017 after 152 years of service as a public house and was saved by local campaigners. |
| The Packhorse Inn was saved by the 2011 Localism Act, which allows communities to apply to their local council to have a building listed as an “asset of community value”. | The Packhorse Inn was saved by the 2011 Localism Act, which allows communities to apply to their local council to have a building listed as an “asset of community value”. |
| In March 2012, the Packhorse Inn was put up for sale by Punch Taverns and sold to the highest bidder, who revealed plans to turn it into a residential property. But the village formed a committee with the aim of buying the pub back, and the act allowed them time to gather funds. | In March 2012, the Packhorse Inn was put up for sale by Punch Taverns and sold to the highest bidder, who revealed plans to turn it into a residential property. But the village formed a committee with the aim of buying the pub back, and the act allowed them time to gather funds. |
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