We will be holding two meetings in September for potential investors, to explain the share offer we will be using to raise money from the community to buy the Three Horseshoes:
We will send further details closer to the meetings.
You may be aware that Garsington’s last remaining pub, The Three Horseshoes, is up for sale.
At a public meeting on 6th June, there was overwhelming support from residents for the village to try to acquire and safeguard the pub. We have received a fantastic level of interest from people who wish to be involved and many have made financial pledges towards the purchase.
This questionnaire is one of the first steps. The Parish Council need to know your views on what might be provided and what would receive your support. Please be as honest and realistic as possible in your answers. Your response will be treated in confidence.
The survey has been distributed to all houses in Garsington, but if you have not received one, have lost it, or prefer an online version, you can download the survey form below:
You may be aware that Garsington’s last remaining pub, The Three Horseshoes, is up for sale.
Although the pub has huge potential, recent tenants have been unable to make it a success. The pub itself is – and will remain – protected as a community asset, so a change of use is not an easy option for those who may wish to purchase the site as a development opportunity.
A number of local pubs have been successfully transformed after being purchased by the community, including The Seven Stars at Marsh Baldon and The Abingdon Arms at Beckley.
At a public meeting on 6th June, there was overwhelming support from residents for creating our own success story – this isn’t just about saving our pub, it’s about building a successful business that serves the needs of the whole community.
Since the meeting, we have been exploring how the village might acquire and safeguard the pub. We have received a fantastic level of interest from people who wish to be involved and many have made financial pledges towards the purchase.
We are now moving into stage two of the process and are intending to submit a bid for the pub within the next two months. We are inviting everyone in the village to:
We will be holding a meeting at the Village Hall at 7.30pm on 5th September 2019 to outline more detail of how the purchase will work. If you can’t make this one, please come along to a meeting at the Sports and Social Club at 7.30pm on 9th September instead.
The owners of the Three Horseshoes pub have given the Parish Council notice that they intend to sell the land, and as a consequence a small group has investigated the feasibility of a community purchase.
There will be a public meeting to discuss this on Thursday 6th June in the village hall at 7.00 pm.
To help inform this, there is a which residents of Garsington are encouraged to fill in.