We Bought and Saved the Local Dying Pub
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We Bought A Pub
I got a message recently from a guy asking me if I wanted to come visit the pub that a community had brought back from the dead. This sounded awesome to me as I love pubs and I really hate seeing them decay all around the UK.
I had no idea what it would be like, and I couldn't believe what I ended up stumbling across. The community down there at the White Horse Pub was amazing. It reminded me just how important places like this are for so many diffeent people.
They stopped this place from being turned into, probably, a lot of houses. And in doing so, managed to create something really special.
I found stories, jokes, characters, gambling, generousity and friendship. All things that can come from a good pub.
I really hope you enjoy this, it has been my favourite video to make.
Thanks,
W.T
#pubs #abandoned #decay #life #pub #beer
Pubs churches and community halls should still be the heart of the community nice to see this community working as one
Interesting pub is a comunity alive and full of people and interaction but it was all before the interent however some are sitll there, good stuff...
Absolutely fantastic people coming ❤ together great spirt much needed generally in every areas great video my mate great work god bless theses people love it ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Quite agree, 'They' wish to fragment social cohesion and break the family unit, making us easier to control 😮
Temporary though
and don't forget Post offices.
The UK seems entirely broken at the moment so to hear a positive story like this is just brilliant.
I'm so chuffed for them. There is hope for us all.
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When you hear the term True British values and wonder what it means, this is a fine example, hats off to you folks.
we have lost sense of British values it is such a shame. But things like this make you smile :)
For a pub in a rural area you also need a sort of minibus service to deliver your regulars home for a reasonable price at the end of the night.
Definitely a good idea. A friend of mine is always running into drunk drivers since he lives near a pub in a rural area.
Not as simple as that, depending where it is, you have got to get past the local council and local taxi drivers who lose business as a result. Landlord at my old country local had the same idea and was firmly rejected.
A village pub I used to frequent ran a minibus service for the customers, but it only lasted a short while, it turns out you can't just run a minibus you also need a special license and the cost was prohibitively expensive so they were forced to shut it down.
That pub is now a crumbling wreck that hasn't been used for over a decade, sad times.
@@rogermellie8068 That's a shame. The number of elderly bachelor farmers in Ireland who have been killed on the roads trying to cycle home from the pub is shocking. I support the drink-driving laws obviously, but they've caused a lot of rural pubs to shut. There are no taxis, or they're prohibitavely expensive. I mean, you have minibuses bringing old folk to day centres, where's the harm in having a minibus bring everyone home after hours?
@mofolee you may be more successful doing it in rural Ireland than England without all the "papers" local and central government love sticking their nose in every aspect of our lives over here. Hopefully you have more freedoms over there.
That pub has got it all: The fire, the beer garden(s!) the pool table, the darts board, the piano, a music stage, a micro brewery! Very jealous this is their local.
No washing machine though.
No customers though - can't rely on one small village that has 25% ownership to make a profit. Making it a brewer's pub with tourist tours and tasting sessions might be a good idea
and a bike stand outside.
@@ElZilchoYo Is that a Peep Show reference?
@@spinny2010 Inquiring minds want to know
Pretty diverse community that have all come together to preserve a traditional social hub, fantastic to see.
Traditional ways of the local British pub mate
Not enough Somalians, Syrians and Pakistani.
@@antennastoheaven There’s always one in the comments wishing to stir up trouble, because they’re perpetually miserable.
They've done a great job for sure, I'm not sure there was much diversity in the clientelle that WT met in this video though, there was maybe only one or two women featured. I'm sure there are plenty of other demographics using the pub at different times of the week as mentioned though.
Good luck to the place and the people.
As a foreigner living in this country for more than 12 years it s sad to witness your culture dwindling. What they are doing is such a great idea. People should stick together in their communities.
Happening everywhere. Every country tbh
@@carolinestephens4082Not to the same extent that it is in the UK.
"as a foreigner" do you ever feel you were part of the mechanism too destroy our culture?
@@unusedsub3003 Nope. France's solution to the declining birth rate: reduce childcare costs and give tax incentives to have kids. Our solution: replace the population with no incentive to integrate.
It’s bad when a non native is noticing it. Still taboo to talk about though.
There seems to be a widespread sense of dissatisfaction and gloom which characterizes the zeitgeist at the moment in the UK. Some commentators have noted that there appear to be so many problems the country needs to tackle, that it's difficult to prioritize what needs putting right first.
This excellent vlog and it's passionate and caring host, emphasizes a starting point that we all should know already, but we often lose sight of:
Mutual help and support within a local community.
When you talk to people who lived through World War 2, they will often say that the collective sense of all of us pulling together was one of the positive aspects of life back then that we are now missing.
Thank you David for doing your bit to remind us all that we are stronger when we act in unison, and that we can achieve amazing things if we put our minds to it. There is plenty of pressure from all quarters to divide and rule us, and keep us neutered, but by focusing on the traditional heart of our communities. we can claw back some control of our lives together.
Ah thanks for such a lovely comment. I totally agree about the zeitgeist of the UK at moment. And it can all feel so out of control that you feel helpless…then you see a little community like this just looking after each other, and it totally reminded me that that’s what is important
New World Order
i think the gloomy part is just kind of the state of being British though, right? :D
haha nah seriously though, love to see this, people getting togeher and saving the local place.
I think we’re dispirited because our government doesn’t seem to be governing in our collective joint interest, but to some secret agenda that just suits a few.
This is such a great story. And I must give you credit for the real professional work you’ve done interviewing, filming and editing this. I’ve watched documentaries on Netflix and bbc that hasn’t been as good as this. Love from down the road in Rochdale.
Here, here.
As someone who lives in a village over the last five years, I’ve really appreciated how integral the pub is to the community. It’s such a valuable asset
Excellent video! We bought some shares in a community pub in Dorset. It’s now reopened and doing well. When the community come together they do amazing things. Our pubs are the true heart of our neighbourhoods. Thanks for sharing this. Looks like you had an amazing time there!
Well done to you!
So happy for you guys!
So nice to see a community pub still around where everyone knows each other
I also recall the 'yuppie' movement in the late 1980's when some 'knobs' thought it would be a good idea to 'modernise' all the old pubs, by ripping out the centuries old timbers for new and bright fixings. Then 10 years or so later, some other bright spark, came up with the idea of making these same pubs look 'old' again, so spent thousands looking for similar oak beams etc that probably got burn't years ago!
Don't mess with what works!
The most positive thing I've seen on the Internet in years!
Most people have no idea how much hard work has obviously gone into this project. They had to beat property speculators, who would only build houses for sale to outsiders and not put anything into the local community. The best of luck to them. I hope it is financially viable for them.
What price freedom?
You're bang on the money there John - I've been working on this for well over a decade - since long before the community pubs movement emerged following the introduction of the Localism Act in 2012 - which IFarm have used brilliantly to their advantage, the people there are amazingly focused, well motivated and incredibly hard working -
What they have done needs to be organised into a national movement which, essentially has been my proposal for creating a People's Pub Partnership - and a movement for saving Britain's pubs, at SCALE ! a people's pub company. YOutUbe will probably pick this up as self promotion 😁 and ban me!
@@shadowofmyfutureself roll out of CBDCs after the next General Election?
@@carolinestephens4082 Central bank digital currency?
Awesome,UK has so many amazing pubs, the buildings are out of a storybook charming!Good luck to the new owners!
This is your best film yet Dave! I’m crying with happiness mate. There is hope. We do have a future. Thank you so much. This is how we save our country and our way of life!🇬🇧😊❤
Not with the Roll out of CBDCs
The example provided by the good people in the film is exactly how we beat digital IDs and Digital currency. We turn our backs on it and say the most powerful word ever. NO. Stay positive. Believe in better. For our children…we got this. Hold the line. We win.
I agree John, such an uplifting video
@@carolinestephens4082Calm your pants, it's not gonna replace physical currency.
@@johncarroll9085You're using a site that requires a digital id to work and sells your data already, I'm sure it's far from the only one either. Digital currency is 30 years old and going nowhere, by all means pretend you're not part of the problem but you know you couldn't live without it
Very good on local people to come together and save the pub. I've seen so many closed and with such a demographic change, every saved pub is a little win for local communities around the country.
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Great video David. We live in the next village to it! Remember it before closure. So good to have it back in the Community. We are blessed in this part of East Anglia as only a few miles away is another rescued Community pub, "The Fox" at Garboldisham, pronounced 'Garblesham' on the Norfolk/Suffolk border. Also doing very well. Check it out when you are next down!
Great information, Richard! 👍
People need to be using these places
Love this story! Bravo locals!!! The world would be so much better with more locals and fewer (no) corporations! I'm wishing it all success.
Corporatism is the problem
Co-ops are the way of the future, seriously based way of saving places like these, also housing too, setting up housing co-ops are proving very successful notably for student accommodation.
You are not wrong.
Your a great guy m8 and for you to open up is brilliant I'm 61 and feel that life is so bad thanks m8 carry on with your inspirational talent 🙏😊
Lucky people to have such a nice pub and a friendly community. I wish them every success!
I’ve been discussing this very subject with my partner, I live in Somerset and there are country pubs closed and are now derelict some have been demolished I find it very sad, I miss the country pubs, one in cheddar that was owned by longleat a real icon for cheddar and part of the mill was demolished and turned into a car park, it’s such a shame, thank you for covering this x
*Wow!* Talk about a heartwarming episode.. 💚 What a caring community.. I can't stop smiling! Long may the doors of the White Horse pub be open and may iFarm go from strength to strength.. 👏👍 Now I feel the need to watch it all over again.. Thanks for a brilliant show, David!
This really was a superb episode. I actually teared up when that guy played the piece of music on the piano 🥺❤
Oh I agree, Kate! I watched this episode 3 times.. 🤗 Such an amazing group of positive people! The piano guy was lovely and I admired the editing, how that beautiful gentle music continued into the next scenes.. 🎶 Top quality stuff! I adore this channel.. one of my absolute favourites for sure!
@@pimpozza My favourite to date Fee 😘
@@Magic-Florence 🤗💚
There are now 174 community owned pubs in the U.K and have very nearly a 100% success rate as businesses.
How will the CBDCs affect these businesses? To be rolled out after the #GE2024. Difficult to watch these videos knowing what's ahead
@@carolinestephens4082Try positive thinking. Smile - it's contagious!
@@carolinestephens4082 I've heard about CBDCs and their drawbacks, just wondering how you're so certain they're gonna be rolled out soon? I haven't heard any specific timeframe and I'm keeping a keen eye on the WEF etc
Watching from Adelaide in South Australia. What a fantastic 'experience' of a video. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Warmed our hearts. ❤
We're currently planning a trip to the 'old' country of our forebears and will now try to include the 'White Horse'. Love from a couple of senior Aussies with UK heritage. ❤
Even going 100 homes down our way, you'd be lucky to scrape a tenner together, so huge congrats to these folks.✌✌😒
I hope this inspires other towns and cities to group fund buying pubs and reinventing and keeping them as pubs instead of letting them go to greedy developers. Seen too many pubs turn into housing when it's not needed as have too many high streets sitting empty that could be used as both housing and retail. Thank you David and the community who allowed Wandering Turnip and us to be part of it by sharing this initiative.
Makes me want to be right there in the heart of that wonderful community.. sitting by that fire having a chat with those awe-inspiring folk!
So glad Thomas contacted you and that you shared this with us, David.. I think this upload will be a huge success and an inspiration for many!
Everyone needs a few smiles right now.. 🤗
Wonderful on every level !!! Supporting community and musicians is vital for all our spirits
Just brilliant what has been achieved 👍🏻🍺🍷🥃
The Craven Arms in the town of Craven Arms in Shropshire has closed down ... the town was literally built around it.
Pubs need to do everything 'in house' these days to keep their pubs affordable to customers including making the beer, a simple take it or leave it hotpot/stew type menu that can be prepared by a non chef. Too many are putting managers and chefs in place and paying out salaries that mean they are never in profit, forget fleeting modern fads and trends they are a path to failure, take a look at how pubs were run way back in the days when landlord and lady did it all themselves. No one needs a fancy 'dining experience' from a pub, they just want some good affordable grub and ale in good company. Keep it simple !!
You're onto a good idea there, beans on toast could be a good offering on the menu. 2 slices of bread for about 10p, half a can of beans for about 40p, the electric used to toast the bread and heat the beans 10p. Sell it for £1.50 and you're making 90p profit, could upsell some cheese for an extra 50p. Far cheaper to make and sell than a fancy burger.
@@joeynebulous816 yup, the media influencing folks with fancy gourmet ideas is not helping pubs at all, its all just too expensive to maintain on all fronts.pubs used to be ran on a much simpler basis.
@@philyaboots1 my theory is part of it is to do with the smoking ban, a substantial bit of revenue must have been lost in rainy weather cause who wants to stand outside with a fag drinking while it's pissing it down. Pubs had to transition to serving food to make up the shortfall and encourage families to stay.
yes. we need community! I run a bakery in west lodon on a council owned site we do wood fired pizza and sunday roasts along with coffe and cakes, there's a brewery and there are so many people who want a community vibe. people know whos making their food and beer, you can have a chat with them. there's 90 odd volunteers who make the place tick. we need more community based ideas. we're based on horsenden hill farm. 10 mins from perivale tube station.
Thanks
Thank you so much 😃
Well done the White Horse.
For me, your best documentary till now, this is about happyness, great to see, a pub saved!
That band was pretty good, an what a lovely community story.
This is one of the best and happiest videos you ever made . Thank you.
Wow, probably your best video that I have seen. It is always interesting how you bring light to the different areas of the UK, and now to throw a curve ball and show us the love of a community was amazing. They invited a good man down to their pub, because they know you are honest and not disparaging about the UK, a proud citizen that helps others shine as well.
loved your video telling this community’s story, showing their true resolve and brilliance. inspiring people.
Love this so much. Glad you went back for the second night. What they've done feels a bit similar to the excellent work Community Land Trusts do to make affordable housing in unaffordable cities. I hope they have long-term success!
Grandma from Canada here. This video makes me want to move to that village and be in community with them all😊
I know the George and Dragon pub in Hudswell village near Richmond Yorks is now a community owned pub and has been for a while and they mainly supply local micro brewery ales, hope this venture turns out successful 🍺👍
Amazing. What a beautiful thing to see. My aunty used to run a pub when I was younger and every weekend my whole family would go there and me and all my cousins would play football in the back or play on the climbing frames outside while our parents all sat together and had a drink. You'll get a lot of people these days saying kids shouldn't be in pubs, but that's probably because pubs now aren't like they were back then. It wasn't about people getting blind drunk, it was about family and friends connecting and relaxing after a hard week of work. I don't even drink but I look back at that time fondly. I wish there was a local I could go to with my mates, even for just a coke and some food where we had this sense of community. Great stuff.
Brilliant! Such a lovely community spirit where old and young alike mix together.well done David! Just goes to show not everywhere is like oil and water! love the fact that there are lots of different accents that gel together to work as a caring community.congrats to the white horse! 👍
You make such good videos mate, more interesting and real than what mainstream media make, well done. 👍👍
I couldn't agree more.. 👍👌
This was so heart warming to watch. What a beautiful community.
Myself and my partner already wanting to go visit.
This video highlights the importance of caring, even when life gets hard, to keep caring about your community and to not let apathy set in.
It's only through caring and not giving up that huge achievements and differences like this are possible. Complaining about the state of the country/towns will only get us so far, but caring, banding together and jumping into action will propel us.
Brilliant work Turnip. Always love watching your videos. Your energy, enthusiasm, it has and will take you far.
Can't wait to see more of your adventures.
Much love, from the Red Rose to the White Rose
Although not my local I have been part of the community work that the folks who run it have been spearheading. This is about rebuilding resilient communities and resilience in the land and while this looks like and is an idyllic setting there is no reason why this can't be replicated in more urban areas. Happily, this is one of 3 community pubs I know of in our area.
Previously I lived in a remote farming area of Western Australia. The local Lawn Bowls club had an associated Bar. It was only open limited hours compared to a city pub but served locals every evening and some daytimes. Also on those occasions the adjacent bowling green was holding events. .
It had a special "community" liquor licence, there was a strip of Lino flooring around the serving bar, which was "adults only", so children were allowed in to the carpetted main seating area, which also did meals 2 evenings a week, and had some chairs set out and could be used for community meetings. The system worked well for locals.
One day, 2 well cared for dogs, wandering lost, turned up at my place after a long walk in the hot Aussie Sun and had a BIG drink from the bowl under my back garden tap (I kept it there to encourage native lizards). The dogs seemed very friendly. I called "the club" and said some lost dogs had turned up at my place, (some kilometres outside of town), and had anyone lost them ? The bar-keep said yeah someone was on holiday and someone else had been minding their dogs, when they ran off. He said he'd phone up the person involved and shortly thereafter they turned up at my place and were happy to get the dogs back.
The quality of this video is up there with, even exceeding anything on the mainstream media.
Ah cheers for this. I got myself some new mics and trying to up my game with each new vid. So glad it’s being noticed 👍
what a brilliant video,ive seen a few videos where the locals buy the local,it really brings the community together and it really is the heart of the village,well done to all
wishing them all the success in the world , bring on summer get a bar b que going out rear with a beer garden ,small play area for any visiting kids ,the worlds their oyster just hope it keeps up what its started and generations to come carry it on , thank you David for showing this great video of a lovely place full of characters that id thought had died out [ a bit like Dibly lol] all the best .
Hats off to these guys and it’s great you’ve documented this into a vid. This makes me realise how lucky I am to have a local which is a free house.
Brilliant video executed by you again. What a lot of love and emotion shown by everyone involved. I wish everyone well in their endeavour to keep a community together 🥰
Absolutely loved this video - such a wonderful, inspirational community saving the delightful the White Horse ❤️
Briliant and uplifting video full of great people and funny characters. Such an encouragement. Thanks for the video.
That piano playing was beautiful. It's not just the elderly that are lonely my dude, I'm 48 and spend every moment alone, frankly I'm on the edge of losing my mind. I'm an ex alcoholic so pub is a no go for me, used to play in a band when I was younger and still partied, God I miss that with all my broken heart. Keep up the great work lad.
Thank you
What a fantastic story! Such a great win for the community.
Fantastic! We need more people in villages to do this. 😊
Absolutely love this it’s cheered me up no end! Pubs are the backbone of England so it’s wonderful to see a community come together like this.
Your video making skills keep getting better and better! Your best video yet. I truly felt like I’d been to the pub. What a lovely community. Different people of different ages, all clearly have a lot of love for each other. Wonderful to see 🥰 keep em coming Turnip xxx
The hope and joy this video brings to my heart is pure MAGIC! Good luck to that special community and thankyou to WT
Wow super well done everyone involved❤
What a lovely story and great community ❤️👍
Thank you and to this community for showing some uplifting moments in British live.
❤ One of the best and most positive reflections of our beautiful England so far; as a youth worker in the local community this is so positive to see! Thank you 🙏 😊
I'm very proud to be from Suffolk, and this enterprise warms my heart so much because it represents everything I believe to be dear to treating people in our community with love and respect. Money should always be secondary to home! Thank you for this great video, as I didn't know about the pub, but now I will visit.
This is great. Same thing is going on in the US with the loss of former community institutions. It’s nice to see a positive story👍
This video was amazing.like community spirit used to be.it was a pleasure to watch.thanks for showing this inspiration.hope many more community follow there lead.xx
Those old pub pictures at the start are amazing👍
Love this! Wonderful episode Mr Turnip.
This video was wicked to see. Well done David 👍👍 Great seeing u with you're big smile with the joy of the activity of this pub 🍻🙂🍻🙂😊
Really Heart warming video.
The final comments regarding 'community', struck me hard, as this is what has been happening for decades, but which has increased dramatically in the past few years, is the absolute 'breakdown' of community spirt, AND values. Societies distrust of each other, conflict within the community regarding stupid 'allowances' and the what people should keep behind closed door being shouted in the streets, failures by local and national Governments in law and order, has produced a 'disconnect', except in cases whereby those with the willpower, resist such negative changes, and impose social cohesiveness instead.
The local pub, or village/town hall was always such a location for this to occur, and such is the case as to why they are being torn down, as readily as the social fabric of strong community is also being diminished. TOGETHER we STAND...DIVIDED we FALL!
I would comment on how awesome this is from the community to pull together to get the pub going again, but everyone else has said that in much better words than I could.
Instead, I want to say I really hope you realise what a great job you're doing with this channel. You have a true skill for documentary filmmaking - both knowing how to present places, and knowing how to engage with the people you meet and ask the right questions! The clear genuine interest you have for the art you're creating really comes across in the videos 😄.
Ah thank you so much for that. What a nice comment to come across 😃😃
I'm glad people like you exist.
That's the way to do it, so beautiful to see. Great work Mr Wondering Turnip . Love all your work. Top man ❤
Love your videos you did one on Bolton which was showing how run down the town has become. Oh dear that's what happens but I love your vitality and enthusiasm it's wonderful. Also your comments at the end reciting poetry is always very touching. Thank you for all the videos I love to watch you wandering around. 😊😊
Wonderful heart warming story. Reminds me of my childhood village growing up in the 70s. communities are dying rapidly.
My neighbour did this. (Not up North, I currently live in Berkshire) But yeh I think him & 6 of his friends all got together to buy the local lol. It's still going strong. Always open....
Have to say, this place looks absolutely incredible. Well done them! I might have to move there lol
The bearded Scottish guy reminds me of Paul Whitehouse😂 looks like a good place for a few pints 🍺
What a great outcome for their community. Really heartwarming to watch. A silver lining in amongst the desolation and corporatism in our towns and cities.
Fabulous video. I live in Australia, found this via a friend on Twitter. I wish all involved the very best. Good luck with the brewery. I now follow you, Wandering Turnip. ❤
Everyone deserves a decent pint , considering the cost these days . Keep your lines clean ,keep good beer. Dont put knives and forks on everytable . Forgot the word Gastro.
Lots of beer towles on the bar keep it a wet pub for the community 😊😊😊
Wow, I'm mind blown how the sense of community still exist. Thanks for vlogging about this, I'd be curious to see any other initiatives on your channel!
This is so heartwarming, I love it! We need more third spaces like this - and as a drummer this is exactly the kind of place I'd want to play in !O!
Good to see the return of the pint jar.
What an inspirational story! This is the way forward for all of our communities if we are to survive. Thanks for bringing us this great video, David.
Inspirational 👍
Three old pubs near me being sold for development. Younger people don’t think of getting in the pub as a rite of passage any more and at £6 a pint, older people can’t afford to drink in pubs like they used to, so they’re closing.
What a truly lovely and wholesome video my friend. The pub has always been the heart of a community and even more so in a small village. Would be awesome to see a follow up video in a year or two's time showing their progress. With the extra land, a brewery and home grown food would be perfect for this place.
If they had decent real ale with some good stouts and porters, this would be my ideal pub. great story and video. we need these shining examples of how to save communities.
Remember that’s what happened to the Puzzle Hall Inn in Sowerby Bridge. Maybe you could have a word with them too.
A very thoughtful and inspiring video.
Great to see that the pub is at the centre of a network of people who support and provide comfort for one another.
Certain sections of the population seem to think that the future of the UK lies in seeking division and finding difference and spewing out hatred.
Your video shows that a diverse group of people can improve their collective lot by talking to one another and just getting along to make things better.
Best wishes to everyone who is involved in the White Horse, as well as other community pubs like the Fox and Goose...
I think this is your best video, mate. Like a lot of people here are saying, there’s a lot to be bummed out about in the UK - like everywhere - and plenty of content out there focusing on that (which naturally gets more views and is almost self-fulfilling).
This kind of content’s a real antidote to that and is a pleasure to watch. Also I bloody love Norfolk & Suffolk, the people are just the best there.
Hey cheers for this. I appreciate the message. It does seem to be the case that the bleaker content racks up the views, and whilst I do enjoy making my high street vids which often falls into that category, I never want to be someone only pushing that narrative.
So hearing that you, and it seems others, have really liked this video is buzzing 😃
This is bloody brilliant. Its such a shame that the great British pub is on the decline. There seems to be a pub shutting it doors for the last time every other day in Donny. It’s fantastic to see a community coming together to keep their local open. This is my favourite video of your channel now. Id love it if you got a chance to make more like this.
This was so interesting, we need to go back to this traditional way of living for our mental health.