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Newsletter March 2022

Dear Member,

Now that many of the COVID restrictions have eased, it is good that the Foresters Arms continues to be a place to escape the winter storms and to catch up with friends and neighbours.

ln our last newsletter in January, one of the things we talked about was the process for confirming the tenancy for the next lease period.

We acknowledge that we could have provided more detail to you all at that time on the steps already completed and the stages to come. We promised to update everyone as the process continues, so hopefully you find this latest newsletter helpful.

At the same time, we also hope you appreciate, while the process is ongoing, there are limitations on how much information we can disclose.The CCP Board is trying hard to strike the right balance between keeping our shareholders updated whilst also respecting the privacy and confidentiality of all those involved in the pr ocess. Unfortunately, this inevitably gives rise to some speculation and rumour.

So, what can we share?

We spoke with Keith and Lesley initially in November, explaining that we wanted to be fair to all shareholders and thus we decided the way to do this was to advertise the tenancy. We explained our reasoning, hoped they understood and would, if they were interested, make their own application.

Newsletter January 2022

Dear Member

We hope that your festive celebrations all went according to plan and you managed to meet up with and enjoy time with your friends and family.

You will see from the photographs that we have put up two banners to celebrate our community owned pub having been open for 10 years. As mentioned in the December newsletter we look forward to holding celebratory events later in the year.

As the Foresters Arms was one of the earlier community owned pubs, the CCP continue to be contacted by communities who are hoping to save their local pub. We are happy to discuss their plans with them and give whatever advice we can. When the Foresters Arms reopened in 2011 there were only a few pubs in community ownership, whereas there are now over one hundred and thirty. ln the early stages we were assisted by the Plunkett Foundation, of which we continue to be a member.

Newsletter December 2021

Merry Christmas!

On Christmas Eve it will be exactly ten years since the Foresters Arms reopened after being rescued for the community, thanks to the generous support given by you, our members.

To mark this momentous achievement, we are planning to hold celebratory events at the Foresters Arms next year, when hopefully we will have glorious sunshine and there will be less uncertainty that Coronavirus will affect our plans. Looking back, what was achieved in the early part of 2011 can only be described as truly remarkable.

ln less than a year, funds were raised to buy and refurbish what had become an asset-stripped building site and the Foresters Arms was once again open for business. The dedication and determination of the management committee formed in March that year inspired local people, as well as those not living in the area, to pledge to buy shares. By April over £157,000 had been pledged and by June it was possible to make an offer of £225,000 to purchase what was left of the Foresters Arms.

The offer was accepted and the CCP Ltd became the owners of the Foresters Arms in July 2011.