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Skeeby Community Pub Society

Skeeby Community Pub Society was set up in 2010, to explore the purchase of the Travellers Rest Skeeby, and reopen the pub as a community project. After several years negotiating the purchase of the pub in 2021 the SCPS agreed the purchase of the pub and then recruited shareholders from the community and surrounding area, this was achieved in early 2022, and with the help of the community the Travellers Rest was refurbished and opened for business in May 2023.

The Travellers Rest is now owned by the Skeeby Community Pub Society which has over 300 shareholders, which balances the needs of the community with running a sustainable business.

The community pub profile outlining how we operate and what SCPS expect the pub to offer to the community, this will include:

  • A commitment to work with a tenant and ensure that you can run a successful pub that meets the pub group’s aims.
  • A clear written agreement setting out terms and conditions of the tenancy or lease is provided to the Tenant.
  • The SCPS will obtain a business plan setting out how the pub will run, the pub and balance that with meeting the community’s stated aims for the pub.
  • Collaborating with the community to make sure the pub meets its needs.
  • The SCPS Committee regularly meet regularly monthly, and by-monthly meetings are held with the Tenant, to ensure that the needs of the SCPS are met, and the responsibilities of the tenant and all the terms of the agreement are met also.
  • To fully inform the shareholders of progress annually. 

The SCPS are continually trying to recruit new members with skills needed to manage the business, to the Board of Directors.

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