Yearly Archives: 2023

As part of the funding strategy for The Golden Lion project the Committee of the Community Benefit Society (CBS) submitted an application for grant funding to the UK Government’s Community Ownership Fund (CoF) and we are delighted to announce that the CBS has secured grants totalling £360,000 as a very significant contribution towards the purchase, restoration and fit out of the building and the initial overheads of the new business. This is a huge boost to the project’s finances and now makes the acquisition of the Golden Lion a truly viable proposition for the community. While this tremendous news moves […]

The Golden Lion project continues to move forwards and negotiations continue with the owner who, as previously reported, has agreed to sell to the community, but this is subject to being able to agree on all terms of a contract. The CBS Committee have appointed solicitors to act on our behalf and they are currently negotiating the sale details, carrying out any appropriate land searches etc. We hope to have further positive news in the New Year. The committee would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your continued support and to wish you all a very Happy […]

The Golden Lion project continues to move forwards and we are now in negotiations with the owner who has agreed to sell to the community, but this is subject to being able to agree on all terms of a contract. Accordingly, the CBS Committee have appointed solicitors to act on our behalf and they are currently negotiating the sale details, carrying out any appropriate land searches etc. We hope to have further positive news in the coming weeks. Thank you for your continued support.

As you will be aware over the last few months we have been working ever more closely with Cheshire West and Chester Council (CWaC) who have indicated their support for the acquisition of the Golden Lion via a CPO if no private sale can be agreed. The Community Hub and Council jointly procured a professional valuation which has now been supplied to the owner with a further communication from CWaC encouraging them to engage with the community. The Community Hub are in the process of procuring a detailed and up to date estimate of the reinstatement costs of the building […]