'We are grateful for the support and efforts of many people' - South Shropshire pub bought by the community to reopen again after time was called two years ago
A south Shropshire village pub that was bought by the local community after it was closed down more than two years ago, is to finally reopen its doors this week.
Time was called on The Crown Inn in Newcastle-on-Clun, South Shropshire, when it stopped trading in February 2023.
But, not wanting to see their beloved pub close for good, the villagers and parish council spent two years battling to save the village inn.
They formed a community group and applied for finance from the Government's Community Ownership Fund (COF).
The parish council was awarded a grant of £270,000 to refurbish and reopen the village pub earlier this year, as well as using a Public Works Loan Board loan and community fundraising to generate extra funds.
