As we see out 2019 and welcome in the new decade it’s a chance to reflect on an eventful year. A community uniting to save the only pub in our village, new friends made, supporters from near and far. Hopefully we’ll be seeing in 2021 in our new community pub. Cheers to that!
We had a great turnout at the Jingle and Mingle event on Friday 13th December and took the opportunity to share the exciting news of our share offer launch! Thanks so much to all who came along to join in the fun.
Shares are now available to purchase for you and your family, or as a gift. But if you would prefer to simply donate, we have also opened a new crowdfunder campaign. Whichever way you choose to get involved, time is of the essence. We have just 6 weeks to complete our share offering and make this bid work. The time is now and we need your support!
For those that were unable to make it last Friday, never fear, you can re-watch our latest update and see the official launch of the share offer here –
Share offer open – 13th December 2019 – 31st January 2020
Stuck for gift ideas again for that ‘hard to buy for’ loved one?
What better way to spread the Christmas cheer than the gift of a share in the Bladon Community Pub! Not only will you be helping to provide a permanent social and community space to gather in, you’ll be preserving a critical piece of Bladon’s history.
To invest, hop over to our Share Offer Application Form *
Then download, print and personalise your very own future share certificate. (Don’t have a printer? We’ll even do it for you!).
Wrap. Place under the tree. See them smile. Feel good. Simple 🙂
Merry Christmas from the Bladon Community Benefit Society!
Download the gift certificate here
*Please note – the rules governing distance and minimum investment will apply to the intended recipient, as outlined in the Share Offer Document
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.
Further details of the Bladon Community Benefit Society Model Rules are now available for download here –
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:
