Swale Ale
Vol 4 Issue 1
The FREE Magazine of the Swale branch of CAMRA The Campaign for Real Ale
PUB CLOSURES IN SWALE Will new legislation help prevent more?
T
he British pub is a unique institution, but the bad news is that there are increasingly fewer pubs for us to enjoy. 2011 started badly for the Swale area with the closure by Shepherd Neame of The Windmill, London Road, Faversham. Although sold and available for letting as a pub, it is still boarded up. The Wheatsheaf in Newington closed 13th April and is no longer a pub; planning consent allowed change of use from pub to a letting agent. Pubs are, of course, businesses; the reason they close is that the owners are either not making enough money or feel they can make more money if the building was used for another purpose. In many cases after a pub closes the building stands empty and boarded up for ages like The Prince
The Sondes Arms Selling
of Wales and The Golden Ball, Sittingbourne. They are now joined by The Globe and Engine Sittingbourne and The Three Squirrels. Many more examples exist in Swale and often they are indicative of the failings of the pub company financial model, and when
In this issue….
UK and Overseas Pub Visits including: Brussels and London Branch and Brewery News A Look at the first Good Beer Guide
Winter Issue 2011
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