WHILST the Help Save the Raven Inn group continues to wait for a decision on the latest planning application to demolish the Raven, the campaign group continues to plan for the future.
Campaign group spokesperson Peter Sturman said “There are so many positive possibilities for the Raven Inn.
“In a survey of our local community, 98.1% backed the Raven Inn becoming a community pub/hub and additional ideas were proposed, such as pop-up restaurants, a dog-friendly place, a hub for classes/lessons/groups etc.”
“One of the consequences of the pandemic has been to bring people closer together. That certainly applies to our community, and we believe that the Raven really can play a huge part in maintaining and building upon that community spirit.
“The threat of demolition has already galvanised hundreds of people to submit objections. There are so many reasons to keep the Raven. We have shown there is a will and determination to make it an inspiring facility.
“If it were to be demolished it would be lost and gone forever”.
The Help Save the Raven group has engaged a specialist, with 21 years experience, who has submitted a 39-page document that lists a number of substantive objections, any one of which, it is argued, should provide grounds for refusal of the current planning application for a small housing development.
Campaigners have previously been successful in having the pub listed as a community asset and offered to buy it off the owners to run it as a community interest company.
