Burton in Lonsdale Community Inn
Burton in Lonsdale nestles on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales. Burton has been called both "the first and last village in Yorkshire", tucked into the hillside above the River Greta, and at the cusp of the county boundaries of both Lancashire and Cumbria. The village has a church, a great community owned shop and until recently a pub - The Punch Bowl.
The Punch Bowl
The Punch Bowl has been welcoming locals and visitors since the 18th century and is the last pub in the village which was once home to 8 hostelries!. The current owners of the Punch Bowl, have decided to move on and as the pub is an asset of community value the community has an opportunity to purchase it.
Our Journey so far...
Two public meetings were held in February 2024 to gauge villagers interest in the possibility of the Punch Bowl becoming community owned. There was been overwhelming support for transforming the Punch Bowl into a vibrant and thriving community hub.
Visits were undertaken to learn from other rural community pubs in Cumbria and Yorkshire. A detailed community survey was distributed to every household to find out what residents would like to see from a community owned pub along with a pledge in principle to ascertain the level of community funding. A bid was developed, with the support from Plunkett UK, and submitted to government Community Ownership Fund (COF) on the 10th April 2024. The results were expected in early June but with the General Election and new government in place there was uncertainty if funding would now be available.
Not deterred we continued with our bid to purchase the Punch Bowl with the launch of our share offer. We are delighted to say that with the community support we now have enough to purchase The Punch Bowl and as of early December a price has been agreed with the vendors. Then on the 23rd December we had the best Christmas present we could have hoped for and heard that our bid to COF had been approved!! We now have a number of weeks work to complete information required by the government.
We hope it won't be too long before we are opening the doors of our community pub!
Please Support Us
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A share prospectus is available on the share offer page from the menu. If you would like to support us in making the Punch Bowl once again a vibrant and thriving community hub please support us in purchasing community shares, making a donation or gifting share to family or friends and spread the word far and wide!