Locals join together in bid to save village's final pub from closing

Residents of Wroxall on the Isle of Wight are mounting a campaign to save their village's sole remaining pub from closing down.The premises on Clarence Road, which most recently operated as Smokin' Jacks — an American-style bar and restaurant — was placed on the market in July for £295,000. Aviv Goode, a Wroxall resident and former operator of the View Cafe at Stenbury Hall, is spearheading the effort to bring the pub into community hands.The initiative would see the pub acquired and run through a Community Benefit Society (CBS), a structure that ensures all profits are channelled back into the establishment for the village's benefit.Ms Goode told the Local Democracy Reporting Service: "The community pub is a great opportunity for our...

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