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Share Issue pledges launched - 24th November
The Holywell Community Pub Ltd launched its intention to offer a share issue on Sunday 24th November. The Chairman gave a presentation outlining the progress made over the last 12 months and this was followed by a presentation on what progress other community pubs had made and an outline of what a community focussed public house could include.
You can email your pledge directly to our accountants, further details in the adjacent document. Further documents will be placed on the site in the next few days. If you have any questions please post on the forum or email us at Theholywellinn@hotmail.com and we will answer your questions directly. |
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Guardian Article - 12th August
English pubs given protected status 100 venues have been made Assets of Community Value with councils, meaning they cannot be sold without locals being told
A hundred pubs in England have been given special protected status to stop them being closed down and sold off for redevelopment. The chosen venues will be revealed on Tuesday by Brandon Lewis, community pubs minister, at the Great British Beer Festival at the London Olympia.
The 100 pubs have been given Assets of Community Value (ACV) status with their local councils, which means the pub can't be sold on without the local community being told. It grants councils greater powers to refuse planning applications from developers and gives the community up to six months to put in a bid to buy the pub should it be put up for sale.
But the Save Holy Well Inn group have drawn up ambitious plans to buy the property, which they think is worth just £105,000 in its current state, and turn it into a community hub which would welcome everyone from parent and toddler groups to older residents.
"We're not just trying to revive it as a pub. We want it to be a social interaction centre with a pub at the hub," said John Walsh, chair of the action group. "Too many pubs now are just for 'the lads'. We will offer real ale and continental lagers of course, but we want people to be able to come in and order a cappuccino too."
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Council Designates Holy well inn as a community asset
Calderdale Council has announced that the communities application to have the Holy Well Inn registered as a community asset has be approved which automatically places a six month moratorium on any sale. This provides the breathing space for the local community to put together a bid to secure the future of the pub for the local community. There is more on this issue in stop press.
local businessman offers to purchase pub for community
A local resident , Mr Peter Smith has put a bid to purchase the property for the action group to run as a community enterprise. Unfortunately, the offer was refused by the owner.
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Group receives Funding
The action group has been successful in a bid for funding from Locality, a national network of community organisations, to assist with establishing ourselves as an incorporated body and putting us in a position to bid to take over the Holy Well Inn. The almost £7000 will assist with the costs of professional help for things such as independent valuation of the property, the development of a business plan and the establishment of an incorporated body run by and for the local community to secure the pubs future.
Calderdale Refuses Second Application (8th Jan 2013)
The owner of the Holy Well Inn had his second application to convert the pub to residential accommodation refused by Calderdale Planning committee today. This means that the action group have a window of opportunity to develop a business plan to demonstrate the viability of a community owned pub. See stop press
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