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Apr 2023
Ripon MP backs villagers' £250,000 campaign to buy Skelton-On-Ure pub
The MP for Ripon has backed a campaign to raise £250,000 for villagers to buy a Skelton-on-Ure pub.
The Black Lion, on Skelton Lane close to Newby Hall, between Boroughbridge and Ripon, was bought in December 2019 by Admiral Taverns.
However since then it has stood derelict, leaving locals questioning its future.
After the pub was put up for sale, residents called on people to pledge to buy a share in the pub in order to raise funds to buy it and revitalise it.
Now, Julian Smith, Ripon and Skipon MP, has backed the campaign after meeting with villagers aiming to buy the pub.
Sandy Delf, one of the residents involved in the Black Lion Community Hub and Pub group, said:
https://twitter.com/JulianSmithUK/status/1642866187657682946?s=20
The group has currently raised £160,000 towards its £250,000 target.
The group, which has received support from rural community charity the Plunkett Foundation, aims to reach the goal in order to access government match funding as part of the community ownership fund.
Shares in the pub cost £250 each and are open to people and businesses to submit an expression of interest.
Read more:
- Much-loved Skelton on Ure pub up for sale
- Skelton on Ure residents plead with owners to save ‘eyesore’ pub
The pub was recently listed as an asset of community value by Harrogate Borough Council, which gives the group a six-month window to raise cash.
For more information on how to pledge a share in the pub, visit the Black Lion Community Hub and Pub website here.
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