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Fantastic music night
Don't forget to book your tickets for The Classic Blues Show at Dorrington Village Hall on Saturday 11 May. Check out their website or...
Helen May
Apr 30, 20241 min read
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Never a Cross Word
Thank you to everyone who came to our latest fundraiser - the Quiz night was a great success and great fun. Congratulations to the...
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Apr 28, 20241 min read
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Is your team ready?
Don't forget to book your table for the Quiz next Friday - always a popular event, we're looking forward to seeing you. Cash bar, bring...
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Apr 19, 20241 min read
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Blues Night at Dorrington VH
The Friends of The Fox are pleased to support local band The Classic Blues Show at Dorrington Village Hall on Saturday 11 May. Check out...
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Apr 16, 20241 min read
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Thank you!
Just a few of our supporters who joined us for breakfast on Saturday - a 'thank you' from the Friends of the Fox Steering Team to everyone...
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Apr 14, 20241 min read
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Free breakfast!
Do come along this Saturday 13th April,we we can say thank you for your support.
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Apr 11, 20241 min read
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You did it!
One month ago we set the ambitious target of securing £200,000 of pledges to strengthen our bid for the Government Grant - our last...
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Mar 30, 20241 min read
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Pub Quiz 27th April - book your team in!
Everyone loves a pub quiz! Book with Chrissie to secure a place at the QUiz Night 27th April at Ryton Village Hall. Always a popular...
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Mar 25, 20241 min read
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Only £10K to go!
Only £10,000 to go to reach our target! Thank you for the pledges which still come in, we have reached a fantastic £190,000 of pledges....
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Mar 25, 20241 min read
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Fantastic support
Another week of fantastic support with more pledges coming in for shares and offers of skills - carpentry, planning, marketing. Thank you...
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Mar 17, 20241 min read
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Pledges jump up
Another amazing week of community support - with the help of local businesses and trades who have pledge their skilled time, materials...
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Mar 10, 20241 min read
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Mar 7, 20240 min read
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Coffee Morning & meet the team
Join us for coffee and cake on Saturday 16th March. The Friends of The Fox team will be there to answer any questions you have.
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Mar 7, 20241 min read
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Fundraising update
It takes a community to save a pub! What an amazing week, we have received a further £15,000 in share pledges - thank you! We still have...
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Mar 2, 20241 min read
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This could be us!
This original community pub is still going strong after 40 years - this could be The Fox in the future with your support
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Mar 1, 20241 min read
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Latest News: Saving the Fox at Ryton. The community rallies round.
The Friends of the Fox held a pub night and meeting on Wednesday 21st February and gained much support and encouragement. A highlight of...
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Feb 26, 20242 min read
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Make a donation
It's so easy! Make a donation on our new Crowd Funding Page All donations, however small are really appreciated - it all adds up!
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Feb 22, 20241 min read
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£80K by 1st April (we're not joking!)
It Takes a Community to Save a Pub You have already pledged an amazing £117,000 - thank you! We need to raise a further £80,000 by 1...
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Feb 22, 20243 min read
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See you on Wed 21 Feb!
We hope you are going to join us on Wednesday 21 Feb from 6:30pm at Ryton Village Hall for an update and to answer your questions you...
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Feb 19, 20241 min read
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Countryfile features Community Pubs
We were thrilled to see our advisors The Plunkett Foundation be part of a fantastic 13-minute piece about community-owned businesses in...
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Feb 19, 20241 min read
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