The Pub In The Village : Today's Western Morning News Report

Tuesday, 25 March 2014

Today's Western Morning News Report

Pub sale could bring back the Red Lion's roar

Under the above headline today’s Western Morning News carries a report on Punch Taverns decision to agree to sell the Red Lion to Sidbury Community Enterprises.

The report is accessible at -

http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/Pub-sale-bring-Red-Lion-s-roar/story-20848694-detail/story.html

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Sidbury Community Enterprises

Sidbury Community Enterprises launched its community share offer, to raise at least £200,000, on 14 April 2014. Download the share offer prospectus -
http://sites.google.com/site/thepubinthevillage/SCELShareProspectus.pdf
Sidbury Community Enterprises shares to fund the community purchase of the Red Lion can be bought securely online at –
http://www.microgenius.org.uk/project/red-lion-inn-sidbury-east-devon-21

Sidbury Comunity Enterprises
is a community benefit limited company formed by the Campaign to purchase the Red Lion as the first community owned pub in East Devon registered as an asset of Community Value under the 2012 Localism Act.

Red Lion's owner, Punch Taverns, has agreed to sell the pub to Sidbury Community Enterprises.

Sidbury Community Enterprises' vision for a future Red Lion business can be downloaded -
http://sites.google.com/site/thepubinthevillage/Feb2014VisionStatement.doc

Campaign to retain the Red Lion pub in Sidbury village East Devon

The Red Lion pub has been put up for sale by its owners Punch Taverns. This could lead to the end of the Red Lion, the only pub in Sidbury village.

The Red Lion is in the heart of the village. The Red Lion is an asset of the community.

The Red Lion needs to be retained. It also needs to be allowed to flourish. This blog site is committed to these objectives & to championing the Save The Red Lion Campaign.

Help to shape what the Red Lion should be in future - http://sites.google.com/site/thepubinthevillage/SaveTheRedLionPublicQuestionnnaireFinal2.doc
Interested in investing in a future Red Lion? Complete this form -
http://sites.google.com/site/thepubinthevillage/SaveTheRedLionShareInterestForm.doc
Don't just sit at home - join the Campaign to retain the Red Lion.

Facebook: http://facebook.com/thepubin.thevillage?ref=tn_tnmn

Twitter: http://twitter.com/SaveTheRedLion

Email: ThePubInTheVillage@gmail.com

"When you have lost your inns, drown your empty selves, for you will have lost the last of England" - Hillaire Belloc

Join The Campaign

On 19 May 2013 a packed open meeting of over 50 Sidbury village residents met & agreed to launch The Pub In The Village - Save The Red Lion Campaign.

The meeting established the Campaign by this resolution -

We agree to establish a Campaign Group with the objective of ensuring that the Red Lion, Sidbury is retained as a pub for the community.

To support this Campaign we agree to create a Steering Group which is charged with fulfilling this objective.

We encourage all who share the Campaign's objective to join us.

To become a Campaign supporter email ThePubInTheVillage@gmail.com or complete & return a Campaign Supporters form at http://sites.google.com/site/thepubinthevillage/ThePubInTheVillageCampaignGroupSupportersDetailsProforma.doc

Save The Red Lion Campaign Patrons

Tuesday, 25 March 2014

Today's Western Morning News Report

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