Case study
£100,000 Community Ownership funding helps save The Racehorse
The Racehorse pub in Westhall, East Suffolk, has now been bought by the local community with the help of £100,000 from the Community Ownership Fund.
A key part of the Westhall Community
The Racehorse has been part of the community since the 1860s but closed in 2016. Although the pub was leased back to the community in 2019, it continued to struggle. Support from the government allowed local villagers to purchase the pub in March 2022.
The whole community are involved in the running of the pub.
This includes:
- serving behind the bar
- organising quiz nights
- cleaning the beer pipes
It is hoped the community ownership of the pub will help reenergise the village.
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