BRATTON FLEMING COMMUNITY BENEFIT SOCIETY

The dismissal of the owner's appeal was a really significant moment in our campaign to retain and develop The White Hart, as it established beyond all reasonable doubt that the site is a pub and not a residential development opportunity. We believe this has firmly closed the door on further planning applications from the owner, which should enable us to move forward more positively from now on and concentrate on moving towards community ownership of the pub... The BFCBS has been working closely with the Parish Council, and we recently submitted an ‘expression of interest' (EoI) to the government's new Community Ownership Fund. This EoI is the first stage of a two-stage application process, which could provide us with up to £250k to help purchase and refurbish the pub. Any funds secured would have to be ‘matched' ie for every £1 from the fund, we would have to raise £1 from other sources, but the government would effectively double our resources. We are very pleased to say our EoI was..

Also known as: Bratton Fleming CBS, The Bratton Fleming Community Benefit Society Ltd.