The pub saved from closure by determined residents will have a grand re-opening next month. The Lowther Arms in the tiny village of Mawbray will be opened on Saturday, June 26, two-and-a-half years after it shut down after residents succeeded in raising the £250,000 needed to buy the pub. Chris Atkinson, chairman of the Lowther Ar,ms Community Project said; “The re-opening of the Lowther Arms is going to be a very special occasion and we’re looking forward to welcoming everyone on the day. All are invited to come and join us as we celebrate saving our village pub for future generations.”
The pub saved from closure by determined residents will have a grand re-opening next month. The Lowther Arms in the tiny village of Mawbray will be opened on Saturday, June 26, two-and-a-half years after it shut down after residents succeeded in raising the £250,000 needed to buy the pub. Chris Atkinson, chairman of the Lowther Ar,ms Community Project said: “The re-opening of the Lowther Arms is going to be a very special occasion and we’re looking forward to welcoming everyone on the day. All are invited to come and join us as we celebrate saving our village pub for future generations.”
Villagers banded together and offered shares for people to buy and 282 shareholders now own the pub.
In 13 weeks, they raised £150,000 and were given £100,000 by Co-operatives UK in match funding.
The pub will reopen on Saturday, June 26.
Chris Atkinson, chair of the project, said: “The reopening of the Lowther Arms is going to be a very special occasion and we’re looking forward to welcoming everyone on the day.
“All are invited to come and join us as we celebrate saving our village pub for future generations.
“LACP is a co-operative, and we believe this is also the country’s first coastal community pub. It will mean a great deal to the village, the community and the pub’s supporters to see it trading again.”
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