There is just under a week to go as the Friends of the Elm Tree need to raise approximately £300,000 to save their beloved pub and as well as monies raised at events, the group also has a crowdfunder running which currently stands at £51,973.
All funds raised will go[…]
Asset of Community Value
The Elm Tree Inn closed in November 2023, and The Friends of the Elm Tree aim to bring the pub into Community Ownership for the benefit of the Village of Langton Herring and its visitors.
Their aim is to raise £650,000 through a share offering and donations.
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There was an open meeting on Tuesday 22nd October at 7pm in Easton Methodist Church, Portland,under the banner of The Pulpit Project, where proposals to purchase the Pulpit Inn will beoutlined.
The pub was recognised as an Asset of Community Value in 2022.
Read more on the Dorset Echo website
This submission was made by us as a local CAMRA Branch and has been accepted by the local council.
Now that the pub is listed, any change of use application will have to be considered by the council.
There will also be an opportunity to influence the course of any[…]
As two pubs in Wyke had closed in the last two years we decided that it was important to get the last pub recognised as an important part of the community.
We had some concerns as our last attempt along this route a few years ago was turned down, leaving[…]