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1/ This is The Step. It was a busy and lively local bar, café and restaurant from 2011 to 2020. Lots of us made friends and had lovely nights out there, enjoying fab cocktails and food. It was described as one of the hearts of the community. 
2/ In 2020, the owners moved away and it was closed. Everyone was gutted. It was bought by developers who tried to turn it into tiny flats, but locals objected strongly to the planning applications and they gave up on their plans. Sadly by this point the building was gutted too.
3/ But all is not lost! We now have a chance to open it again. We plan to buy the building, renovate it and bring in a tenant who will create a space with community spirit at its heart. We already have several interested tenants lined up.
Delighted to have @ThePubChampion chairing our roundtable about future support for #communitypubs across the UK. @vidhyaalakeson & @James_Plunkett are on hand to talk #MoreThanAPub learning & @PlunkettFoundat strategy to grow the community pub network. @peoplesbiz @mhclg
As @ThePubChampion points out the Community Ownership Fund will be a boost for #combiz initiatives such as #communitypubs... However this funding must be matched by support for organisations like @PlunkettFoundat & partners at this meeting to support the groups on the ground.
Great to hear @vidhyaalakeson talking about the critical importance of pubs in social infrastructure. The #MoreThanAPub programme, funded by @peoplesbiz over past 6 years aimed support #communitypubs to offer more for their local area. They are a "hub" of key services.
