Yarcombe Inn Community Project

Primary Objectives

3 elements

  1. Campaign to Procure the building
  • Mechanisms
  • Yarcombe PC
  • Crowdfunding _ (Registered Charity Founded by YPC)
  • Plunkett Foundation
  • EDDC
  • PWLB

Objective:-Procure the building for the community within the deadline set by the ACV process.

  1. Operate the pub via a Community Enterprise ( Co –Operative)
  2. Mechanisms
  • Community Enterprise( Founded by YPC)
  • Community Shares
  • Plunkett Foundation
  • CAMRA
  • Pub is the Hub
  • EDDC
  • Potential uses (Managed or leased)
  • Core use Pub/café/bistro ( northern half of building downstairs)
  • Additional uses
  • Shop/ Post Office
  • Local Produce Market
  • Arts & Crafts shop
  • Care Home
  • B& B
  • Rural Business Units
  • Tourist Information centre/ Tourism Business hub

Objective:-Establish an innovative, sustainable community enterprise which provides benefit and amenity to

a)residents of Yarcombe Marsh & surrounding area,

b)residents of East Devon/South Somerset/West Dorset

c)visitors to the Blackdown Hills.

  1. Renovate the building to National Heritage Standards
  • Mechanisms
  • English Heritage
  • Locality
  • HLF
  • EDDC
  • YPC

Objective:-Restore the fabric of the building to rediscover its heritage , create an outstanding ambiance as a venue and a focal point for the community at the centre of Yarcombe and bring the building up to 21st century standards of utility , safety and sustainability.

Project Management Organisation

Objective :-To deploy all available talent within Yarcombe to achieve the objectives of the Yarcombe Inn Community Project.

Yarcombe Inn Community Project Committee

Nick Randle (Chairman ) -Councillor

Steve Horner ( Secretary) Councillor

Clive Stone-Councillor( Renovation lead)

Maggie Tomkinson Councillor

Mervyn Edgecombe Community Rep Campaign Lead

Dennis Able Community RepTreasurer and Business Planning (Enterprise lead)

Jon Stockwell Community Rep Project Management Focus

Mervyn Woolcott- Community Rep

All councillors are ex officio on all committees. One councillor to be the permanent representative on each sub committee. Each sub committee to have a permanent representation and expand to include additional community representation as required.

Procurement Campaign / Enterprise / Renovation
Mervyn Edgecombe / Dennis Abel / Clive Stone
Peter Tarrant / Jon Stockwell / Jon Stockwell
Nick Randle / Mervyn Woolcott / Mervyn Woolcott
Dennis Abel / Maggie Tomkinson / Dennis Abel
Miranda Gudenian