Help Save our Pub!

The Bell

is an historic 200 year old Grade 2 listed pub in the village of Edlesborough

It has been bought by developers who had changed it from a pub to a 'restaurant'.Now they have closed the "restaurant" saying it is not viable and applied for planning permission to change it to a house.

The Villagers intend to buy back the Bell and operate it as a Village community project

A large group of Villagers calling themselves the "Friends of the Bell" are running the campaign on behalf of the Village.

The Friends are supported by the Village, the Parish Council and CAMRA

e-mail us at:

admin@savethebell.co.uk

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Click here to Download our previous planning application objection document

Click here to download the Planning officer's approval of the previous application report

UPDATE 23 January 2012

The owners of the Bell have applied for planning permission to change its use to a residence.

As AVDC did not make a decision in due time the application has gone to appeal for non-determination.

We ask you to show your support by adding a comment to the Planning Portal website as the Inspector may not be aware of the depth of feeling in the Community. This has to be done before 1st February 2012

Click here for a direct link to the Planning Portal Website

At the bottom of the page you will see a link letting you add a comment

Thanks for your support !

I am pleased to offer 100% support to the campaign by save The Bell to restore the pub for the benefit of the village. Many local residents have told me how disappointed they were by the closure, how much they miss the pub and how dearly they want it back. With rural communities under pressure the government has said that it wishes to give more power to local communities to shape their own destiny. In this spirit I believe that if the people of Edlesborough want their pub back, they should have it back. I am on your side and I hope you will triumph.

Rt. Hon John Bercow MP

�A good village pub is a vital part of the community. It�s a place to meet, it provides a home for many community groups and is the social centre for community life.� AVDC councillor Pam Pearce