The Seven Tuns Action Group is committed to restoring our beloved village pub, The Seven Tuns, to its rightful place as the heart of Chedworth. Despite no progress to reopen being made by the current owners, The Wellington Pub Company, we are determined to make our community’s voice heard. To this end, we are preparing to launch a major publicity…
After a long wait Chedworth Parish Council heard the good news today (14th November 2024) that The Seven Tuns has been registered as an Asset of Community Value (an ACV). What does an Asset of Community Value mean? An Asset of Community Value (ACV) is a building or piece of land that is important to a local community. It is protected…
Negotiations to buy a lease of the Seven Tuns have stalled. The prospective purchasers have said that they are still willing to negotiate a new lease. Unfortunately matters have not progressed expeditiously. STAG will meet soon to discuss what help we can offer to get things going again.
You may have noticed that very sadly the Seven Tuns still remains closed since November last year. In the intervening period the landlord, Simon Willson-White, has been actively trying to sell the pub’s lease. However despite Simon’s best efforts and the interest shown by, amongst a number of others parties, including the landlord of the Bell at Sapperton and a…
Chedworth Parish Councillors agreed at May’s Parish Council Meeting (13th May) to apply again for The Seven Tuns to be registered as an Asset of Community Value (ACV). Villagers in the audience, through a show of hands, registered their unanimous support for this decision. The Nomination Form contained information and photographs provided by villagers and others of the pub’s use…
Chedworth Parish Councillors will be voting at May’s Chedworth Parish Council Meeting on whether to resubmit a registration of The Seven Tuns as an Asset of Community Value (ACV. The meeting will take place on Monday 13th May. Villagers have been encouraged to attend to show their support for this motion.
Villagers may be aware that Peter Austen from The Bell at Sapperton held a meeting in The Seven Tuns in March to say that he was interested in taking on the lease for the pub. Unfortunately Peter has decided to no longer pursue such interest. STAG thank Peter for all the work and time he put into this.
The Parish Council are in the process of trying to register The Seven Tuns as an Asset of Community Value (ACV). An Asset of Community Value (ACV) is a designation applied to land or property in the UK that is considered to be of significant community interest or value. This designation allows communities to have a say in the future…