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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.”
SAVED: Lowther Arms Community Project group and local residents save the Mawbray facility - in the foreground Paul Gibbons and Annette Gibbons OBE A community group has achieved their dream of saving their village pub as a facility which can be used by residents and visitors. Lowther Arms Community Project Ltd (LACP) has announced that it has been successful in its aim to buy the Lowther Arms, thanks to donors, shareholders and organisations that lent support. Chairman Chris Atkinson said: “This has all been possible thanks to the sterling efforts of the project committee and all our loyal and wonderful supporters.