Trawden Pub Group logo Trawden Pub GroupCommunity Benefit Society

Trawden, Lancashire · Est. 2021

Owned by the village, for the village.

Trawden Forest Community Pub Group Limited was set up so the community could buy The Trawden Arms. Now the pub is ours, our role is to make sure the building is safe and to support the tenants in delivering the shareholders' vision of a community pub.

An illustration of the Trawden Arms in a storm, with the car park flooded, a tree bent by the wind and a drenched man drinking a pint
November weather at the Trawden Arms. AI-generated illustration.

244

shareholders keeping the village pub alive

£450k

community target, reached with days to spare in October 2021

99.3%

of surveyed residents said the village benefits from a local pub

9

local volunteers on the management committee

The white trig point on the summit of Boulsworth Hill, with rocks and moorland grass in the foreground and green farmland stretching away to the hills beyond
Boulsworth Hill. [CONFIRM PHOTO CREDIT]
Our story From a for-sale pub to a village-owned one in six months The full 2021 campaign, month by month. Shareholders Shares, meetings, AGMs and documents Next AGM: Monday 30 November 2026. Committee and roles The neighbours who run the society Who they are and what each role does. Contact Ask the committee a question Shares, meetings, rules, AGMs or certificates.

Two different things, one village.

This website

Trawden Pub Group

The community benefit society owned by its shareholders. We own the building, keep it safe and support the tenants who run the pub. Come here for shares, meetings, society rules and how we are run.

Inside the Trawden Arms: wooden tables, tartan blinds and a fireplace beneath a Trawden Arms Community Pub sign

Looking for the pub?

The Trawden Arms

Food, drink, events, opening hours and bookings are all handled by the pub's own tenants, not by us.

Interested in shares?

Become part-owner of the Trawden Arms.

Join the 244 investors who are keeping the pub at the heart of Trawden going. Shares are £50 each. Minimum initial investment £500.

How to become a shareholder Or have a chat with the committee