The Dog Inn at Belthorn Community Freehouse
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The Dog Inn is Lancashire`s first community owned pub. The villagers of Belthorn formed an action group and managed to save their last village pub The Dog inn is believed to of stood for over 300 years, although no exact date has been found. The Dog Inn became lancashires` first community pub following a campaign by villagers to save their last village pub from developers. The pub had been bought by Ribble Valley Luxury Homes Ltd for development into apartments. The villagers approached the new owner and he agreed to sell. With a two month time frame to raise the money, a community benefit society was formed and shares sold. Enough money was raised to buy the pub and with the help of volunteers the share money paid for renovations. The pub now includes a café, a small shop, restaurant and meeting rooms.
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facebook.comJoin us tomorrow evening for our regular pub quiz and test your knowledge, from history to current affairs, general knowledge to music - we also have a picture round. This week's specialist subject is 'Northern Ireland'. We have a round of ‘Play Your Cards Right’ and a chocolate giveaway. Starts 8pm, £1 entry, max 6 people per team. Everyone welcome.
There will be an Events Team meeting on Wednesday 4th April, 7pm, if anyone would like to come and help us organise the events for the next few months at The Dog Inn. The more people who get involved, the more the events will reflect what you want to see going on. Contributions from our younger community (18 - 35) would be greatly welcomed.
Following recent closures of the coffee shop on Tuesday afternoons, the bar opening hours have been altered slightly to reduce the likelihood of closures in the future . The bar is now open Monday 2pm - 7pm, Tuesday- Wednesday 2pm -11pm, Thursday - Sunday 12md - 11pm
Join in with our Easter Celebrations at The Dog Inn. We have lots of activities for the children on Bank Holiday Monday 2nd April, including an egg hunt and biscuit decoration (biscuits and decorations provided). We are also holding a competition for the best Easter bonnet and best pace egg & decorated egg (to have been prepared at home and brought with you). £2 to enter as many competitions as you like. Instructions on how to make pace eggs can be found here: https://laidwithlove.co.uk/pace-eggs/
Due to the weather, the Church Service in the Community Room at the Dog Inn this afternoon has been cancelled. We apologise for the inconvenience.
Come along and play at our Bridge Club which meets every Wednesday evening at 8pm. This is a group for people interested in learning or playing the card game of bridge, we would love to see more players and anyone is welcome to join, from absolute beginners to more experienced players.
Join us this Thursday evening for our regular pub quiz and test your knowledge, from history to current affairs, general knowledge to music - we also have a picture round. This week's specialist subject is 'Current affairs from the first couple of weeks in March'. We have a round of ‘Play Your Cards Right’ and a chocolate giveaway. Starts 8pm, £1 entry, max 6 people per team. Everyone welcome.
Unfortunately the coffee shop will be closed tomorrow.Please accept our sincere apologies . The bar will open at 5pm
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