As most of you will be aware The George Community Pub (Wickham Market) Ltd now own the Grade11 listed George Pub and to be able to restore the building have applied for first round funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund. Unfortunately, our first application failed which is not unusual. We have since met with our […]
In September we received news from the Heritage Lottery Fund that our grant application for funding had been unsuccessful. We will now ask the shareholders to vote on whether we re-apply or not depending on further discussions with our case officers at the regional office of HLF in Cambridge. It may mean we will need […]
You may have noticed that work to tidy up and make secure the site of the Grade 11 listed George Pub has begun. The George Community Pub (Wickham Market) Ltd and its 321 members are now the official owners and are actively seeking a conclusion to the long awaited work to restore the building. The […]
On the 30 July the George Management Committee initiated our option to buy the George Pub from the current owner. The date for completion has now been fixed as the 12th September ’18 when all shareholders (members) will become owners of the George and this exciting community project. The sale of shares is ongoing and […]
The threshold of £100k which enables us to purchase the pub has now been reached and we are well on our way to achieve the £300k target. In ten weeks £120k has been raised from 277 investors, a wonderful result. It’s a big milestone and to all those who have invested in shares many thanks […]
The Share Offer remains open but the decision to buy the pub or abandon the project must be made no later than 27th July. We are now less than £10k away from crossing the line and being able to proceed. If you wish to invest or raise the level of your application to help take […]
IMPORTANT SHARE INFORMATION We are pleased to inform you that we are now over halfway to reaching our minimum share target of £100,000. Share applications are coming in steadily on a daily basis, but the deadline of 23rd June is fast approaching. We know that many more supporters are planning to invest but haven’t yet […]
Please join us for our Pop up Pub on 2nd June with guest speaker Bernard Lee. See details below
Please see rhe EADT article about the share launch on 12th May which was a huge success. Great publicity for the project.
SHARE LAUNCH SATURDAY 12 MAY 2018 on the Hill. Please join us for 20 minutes at midday, Saturday 12 May on the Market Hill where we will be having a big share launch photograph. If we are to achieve our aim of restoring the Pub we need to show as much support as possible. This […]
It has been announced in the EADT that Nicholas Jacob Architects, who have prepared the conceptual designs for the new George based on our community’s hopes and needs, and are currently assisting us with our HLF Heritage Enterprise grant application, have also helped the Harwich Electric Palace Cinema to apply for and be awarded the […]
One of the reasons why the share offer has been unavoidably delayed has been that Committee members Bill, Colin, George, Mike and Tony have been hard at work, preparing, submitting and revising the documents for independent assessment for the Community Shares Standard Mark. They have been assisted in this by Helen Melia, a business adviser […]
Come join us in the Village Hall for the next Pop Up Pub on April 28th when we are thrilled to be joined by Apryl from Kiss Karaoke! The Pub will open at 7pm and entertainment will start at 7.30, it promises to be a great evening! Many of you might remember Apryl […]
The launch date for The George share issue has been delayed until after Easter. We’re really sorry about this but it is due to circumstances out of our control. Sorry to keep you on tenterhooks but we’ll be back soon with the revised launch date.
The vital last funding to enable us to launch our share issue and prepare our application for the major grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund has be awarded to the Society by the AHF on the basis of an application prepared by the Committee. The Project Development Grant of, up to, £7130 match funds equally-appreciated contributions […]
More than 130 local residents attended a presentation held by the George Community Pub team on the afternoon of Saturday 10th February. The purpose of the presentation was to bring everyone up-to-date with the work that had been carried out in determining the future of the George as a community Pub. Chairman Colin Owens led […]
The George Quiz Night Gather your team, and join us on Friday 23rd March in Wickham Market Village Hall. 6.30pm for 7pm Tickets £10 per person, including a Fish and Chip Supper from the Flaming Fryer Choice of meals include Cod & Chips, Chicken & Chips, Sausage & Chips and Veggie Burger & Chips. Bar […]
Do you want answers to the following questions? Can we buy the Pub, and if so what will we be paying? Can we rebuild the pub and how much will it cost? Where will the money come from? Why does heritage and conservation matter? What do we need Community Shares for? What will the Pub […]