FUTURE PLANS & UPDATE
After further meetings with our architect and engineer, discussions with conservation officers and a more up-to-date look at costings and timescales, we are now able to add some “flesh to the bones” of the plans outlined in the prospectus.
The fundamental objectives (and financial projections) remain the same :
To enable proper access to the garden for serving food and drink.
To thus make better use of the garden, extending and improving the seating areas generally and facilitating event hosting.
To create adequate working spaces adjacent to the kitchen to allow the staff to work more efficiently in providing service throughout the Pub.
To progress towards the further phases of bringing the Red Barn into use as a community facility and to rescue the listed little building at the rear of the Pub.
As part of the current project it is now intended to:
To secure and renovate the structure of the Red Barn, establishing access to the new toilet block to widen the scope of the facility it will then offer.
To undertake some preliminary work to the listed little building aimed at preventing any further dilapidation, improving its appearance and dealing with any safety issues pending our ability to undertake a full restoration.
Our intention is to commence this work shortly after the Christmas period with a view to having a much improved Boot ready for the Spring. For this to be possible it will be necessary for us to have the funding in place by the end of September.
We have made good progress with the share issue but still have some way to go. For those who have already subscribed – many thanks. For those who have indicated an intention to subscribe – now is the time. For those who are still undecided please look again at our plans and help if you are able.
Please be aware that this is the website of the Community Boot Inn Limited, the organisation that owns but does not run the pub. For bookings, enquiries and menus, please visit the pub website here.
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As a community organisation we are delighted that the future of the Boot Inn has been secured. We are fully open and trading despite the challenges of the last 18months and are pleased to report that the pub is going from strength to strength and is as popular as ever.
As the owners of the site we are now embarking on the next phases to further support the pub and the community by improving the facilities.
We have worked on an updated business plan that outlines these plans which you can download here.
You can still be actively involved in the continuing story of the pub by either signing up to our newsletter or by investing in the Community Boot Inn Orleton Limited.
For more information please contact the Society Secretary.
The Community Boot Inn
(Orleton) Limited (CBIL)
The Community Boot Inn (Orleton) Limited (CBIL) is a community benefit society that has been formed to purchase the Boot Inn and secure its future for the benefit of the community. It has been successfully registered with the Financial Conduct Authority.
Purchase of the minimum number of shares will confer membership of the Society, giving members control over the business through the annual election of a Management Committee and voting rights on significant issues at regular meetings. Community benefit societies are by law intended to be democratic organisations, and all members will have an equal vote, regardless of the size of their shareholding, and will have the protection of limited liability.
The Society’s rules contain a statutory asset lock. This is a constitutional device that prevents the distribution of residual assets to members. The purpose of the asset lock is to ensure that the community benefit of any retained surplus or residual value cannot be appropriated for the private benefit of members after all members’ share capital has been refunded according to the rules of the Society.
More than a Pub
We are part of the ‘More than a Pub’ scheme which is funded by government and administered through the Plunkett Foundation. This programme gives us a lot of support and access to funding but more importantly its ethos is at the heart of what we are trying to do.
The Boot has always been at the heart of the community and we really want it to be a hub around which wider community activities are organised. As a vital asset at the heart of the community we have plans to wider what is offered from The Boot.
Most importantly we want members of the community to feel free to suggest ideas to both the CBS committee and the tenant, when appointed, for activities that will benefit the wider community.
