SAVE YOUR PUB

The Craufurd Arms came under community ownership in July 2017. We are not going to lie, it wasn't easy. Here's some useful resources and tips on how to go about doing similar with your pub.​ Check out here for our story so far.

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Our five top tips:

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1. Hold a meeting and elect a Steering Committee.

2. Assess viability of the project and your legal position.

3. Get organised, start raising a set-up fund and consult with the community.

4. Ask for help and engage with as many groups/organisations as you can.

5. Don’t give up – remember enthusiasm is infectious.

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Steering Committee

Here's what you need to get going:

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• Chairman – Oversee and organise day to day running of project.

• Vice-Chairman – Engage with local Council to assess support and possible funding streams.

• Treasurer – Administer bank account and collect in pledge money.

• Secretary – Supporting the administration of the group and facilitating meetings.

• Business Planning Manager – Produce business plan.

• Fundraising Manager – Fill in Plunkett Foundation bursary application form.

• Website Manager – Continue updating and developing website.

• Communications Manager - Continue to raise public awareness and manage social media platforms.

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Survey your customers

What do your customers want from your pub should you be successful? We created a Residents Survey and delivered them by hand to the local community. Residents either filled them in on the doorstep or we arranged to pick them up later on. Some preferred to hand in the completed surveys to the pub or an alternative drop off point. We then held a public meeting to share the results of the survey. We also set up a Survey Monkey (www.surveymonkey.co.uk) page so that the resident’s survey could be filled in on line. We kept this going right up to the point of producing our Business Plan to gain as much information as we could.​​

Here's what we asked our customers to inform our business and community impact plan: