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Grimston, Saxelbye & Shoby community buy their historic village pub

The Black Horse Community Group (BHCG) are pleased to announce that due to the generosity of the community, the UK Government and the pub owners (Haydn, Sally and David Wakefield) we have been able to purchase the Black Horse pub in Grimston. The contracts were exchanged and completed today (9 May).We now start the hardContinue reading “Grimston, Saxelbye & Shoby community buy their historic village pub”

1753

What a year….Godolphin Arabian the founding stallion of all modern thoroughbreds passed on. Oh yes and The Black horse started serving ale. 268 years later and planning permission is sought to convert this asset of community value into flats. We say “Neigh” #pubnotflats

Current pub owners indicated they were investigating leases but no sign of adverts for a suitable tenant, who could be in situ by end of lockdown.

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So good the first time BBC repeated the interview at 13.30 yesterday. Happy listening https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08v54vl