Members of the community group outside the Locks Inn, in Geldeston.
- Credit: Graham Elliott
A much-loved community pub is set to welcome back customers for the first time since September next week.
Months of refurbishment work at the pub followed, as the group s members swelled, with it now owned by 1,400 shareholders.
The popular venue on the Norfolk Suffolk border is now set to welcome back visitors to their outdoor areas from Thursday, May 13.
Organiser Graham Elliott at Beccles Beer Festival in November 2019.
- Credit: BRITTANY WOODMAN This is a long-term project and we will not have everything in place on the opening day, but we are really keen to welcome you all back.
Members of the community group outside the Locks Inn, in Geldeston.
- Credit: Graham Elliott
A much-loved community pub is set to welcome back customers for the first time since September next week.
Months of refurbishment work at the pub followed, as the group s members swelled, with it now owned by 1,400 shareholders.
The popular venue on the Norfolk Suffolk border is now set to welcome back visitors to their outdoor areas from Thursday, May 13.
Organiser Graham Elliott at Beccles Beer Festival in November 2019.
- Credit: BRITTANY WOODMAN This is a long-term project and we will not have everything in place on the opening day, but we are really keen to welcome you all back.
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Members of the community group outside the Locks Inn, in Geldeston.
- Credit: Graham Elliott
The future of an iconic riverside pub has been secured for years to come with 1,400 members of the community now proud shareholders.
The staggering target of £600,000 worth of shares in the Locks Inn, in Geldeston, was reached minutes before the end of the community share issue earlier this week.
The Locks Inn in Geldeston.
- Credit: Victoria Pertusa
Essential works include an entirely new sewage treatment system and an energy solution to provide reliable and clean energy to the pub, which aims to become a social and community hub for the entire Waveney Valley.