Tenant Required to Run Our Community Pub
The Chequer Inn Ash Society are now searching for a suitable tenant with a passion for the community, to run our village owned pub with a vision to serve the heart of our community. We are seeking to appoint a like-minded tenant who will work, in collaboration with...
Our first steps in the Pub as the new owners
Just over a month ago we first stepped foot inside The Chequer Inn after the community bought our village amenity. This short video documents the Commitees first visit to The Chequers in April to plan what was required in the renovation period. Over the last month, we...
Our First Open Day
Thanks to all that visited our Open Day yesterday to view the pub before restoration and refurbishment begins in the pub and garden. It was lovely to chat to you all about the project, and thank you for your support and suggestions. Please contact us if you can commit...
Successful Open Day – May 2018
In the first month since gaining access to the property, volunteers have been clearing the site in preparation for extensive refurbishment over the summer period. To show off the pub to the village, we decided to hold an open day on 5th May 2018 which attracted over...
First Video Tour of Chequer Inn
Here is a short video documenting our first visit around The Chequer Inn after we bought the pub at the end of April. A lot of work is needed to be done, and already volunteers are coming forward to help. https://youtu.be/JhFJJJEFYJc If you would like to Volunteer to...
Community in Ash buy The Chequer Inn after village campaign – KM Article
Kent Messenger article By Eleanor Perkins 20th April 2018 The people of Ash are now the proud owners of The Chequer Inn following a two-year enterprise to raise £400,000. Residents, desperate to stop their village pub from being turned into housing, raised the cash...
BBC Radio Kent talks to Chequer Inn Society on BUYING the village pub
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4r15dJ4aXg Jane Greaves from The Chequer Inn Ash Society spoke live on BBC Radio Kent to John Warnett and Anna Cookson on how the village of Ash successfully bought the village pub for the community. We are now in the process of...
We Are Now The Owners of The Chequer Inn!!
After a long two and a half year campaign to Save The Chequer Inn from conversion to a private house, we are pleased to announce that on 11th April 2018 our solicitors completed the deal and we are now the owners of The Chequer Inn, Ash!THANK YOU to all Shareholders,...
BBC Radio Kent talks about getting ready to purchase The Chequer Inn
Thanks to BBC Radio Kent for featuring The Chequer Inn, Ash on the Saturday Breakfast show. Pat Marsh introduces a report from Jo Burn, and talks to Shareholders who voted to purchase the pub for the community. This programme was broadcast on 24th March 2018....
Members of the Chequer Inn Ash Society vote to purchase pub
A meeting of members of the Chequer Inn Ash, Society was held in St Nicholas’ Church on Sunday 18th February to vote on the Committee’s resolution that it should proceed to purchase the pub for the community. This video tells the outcome of the day!...
The story of a successful community pub
BBC Breakfast this morning were covering #CommunityPubs and featured The Spotted Cow, Holbrook. They were the same situation as us, and their village like ours have bought the pub which is now very successful. Fantastic inspiration to us all. Another £2000 of shares...
10 days left before our Community Share offer closes
10 days left to buy shares in The Chequer Inn before we close our Share Offer. We now have only £100k to raise and would prefer to have a few more people involved to minimise any loans taken out. Join over 200 investors in the village and have your say by...