We may have been a little quiet for a few weeks, it has been all hands on deck to get the business plan and Share Offer Document ready for launch.
We are delighted to formally open the Bladon Community Pub Share Offer. The share offer will be open between 13th December 2019 and 31st January 2020.
We all want our pub to be the hub of the community once again. This is a unique opportunity for the community to help save the White House.
We can do this!
Please come and Jingle and Mingle with us on Friday, 13 December 2019, 6.30 – 9 p.m. at Bladon Primary School Hall.
Bladon Community Pub will be holding a drop in session on Saturday, 16 November between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. in the Church Rooms in Bladon.
Members of the working group will be available to answer questions on Bladon Community Pub bid and buying pub shares.
Our campaign is making national news, see the latest coverage below. Please help us by spreading the word and sharing these through your social media networks.
Country Life – Campaigners fight to save Winston Churchill’s pub
ITV News – Charlotte Briere, ITV Reporter, came to Bladon on 26th October 2019 to find out all about the community bid to save the pub. Watch the ITV news item again on Facebook.
As our campaign gains momentum our story is being picked up by the regional media! The last few weeks has seen a number of highlights. Please help us by spreading the word and sharing these through your social media networks.
BBC News Online – ‘War cabinet’ formed to buy pub where Churchill ‘learned to drink’
Oxford Mail – Bladon villagers want to buy White House pub ‘where Churchill drank’
BBC Radio Oxford – Bladon Community Pub group’s own Mike Edwards was interviewed live by BBC Radio Oxford’s Adam Ball at 4.40pm on 24th October 2019. Listen to the full interview here:
Thank you for completing the online or paper survey and telling us what you want from the pub. Here we bring you some of the highlights and an update on pledges – so far we have had 166 pledges from individuals amounting to £110,850.
Are there any community services you would like to see on offer at the pub? For example, social clubs, somewhere to pick up packages, café, shop etc. When and how would you like these services to be part of the pub’s offering?
There were several requests for the following:
Thank you so much to all that could make it to the public meeting yesterday. For those that couldn’t make the meeting, we are pleased to share the slides and a video of the presentation with you.
There were some fantastic ideas about how we can put the pub back at the heart of the community and so far we already have 112 pledges totalling £83,800. It’s a great start, we still have a long way to go but we are sure we can do this!
The White House has enormous potential and could be a social hub for the village offering a whole host of services.
We ask those of you that haven’t already done so to give us you input on what you would like to see from our pub and a non-binding indication of investment. Shares will cost £50 with a minimum purchase of £250. We are also looking at group share offers, so even if you cannot invest £250 please put down what you could.
Our soft-pledge has now closed and has been replaced by our formal share offer. For full details of the share offering and to invest or donate, follow the links below.
