Ashton Hayes Community Hub Ltd (AHCHL) has been shortlisted as a finalist in the One to Watch Category for the 2024 Rural Community Business Awards, sponsored by Bestway Wholesale, hosted by Plunkett UK. Winners will be announced at an awards ceremony held at Coin Street Conference Centre in London on Wednesday 23rd October. Click here to view our finalist video. The efforts of AHCHL in acquiring and restoring The Golden Lion have already begun to have profound and positive impact on both the community business and the local community. By fostering social cohesion, creating economic opportunities, supporting environmental sustainability, and […]
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The initial share offer closing date has passed and so far, we’ve raised an impressive £243,000! However, in order to be able to refurbish The Golden Lion to the high standard we all want, we’ve decided to extend the Share Offer to 20th December 2024. If you haven’t bought your shares yet, or would like to buy some more, now’s the perfect time to get involved! All the information you need is available here, you can also pick up hard copies of the Prospectus, Application Form and Business Plan at Ashton Hayes and Mouldsworth Community Shop.
The first phase of the clean-up took place on Saturday 22nd June. Take a look at the before photographs here then scroll down to see the amazing job our volunteers did. What a transformation!
The Ashton Hayes Community Hub committee are pleased to announce that, at 4pm on Friday 14th June, we completed the purchase of The Golden Lion. A huge thank you to everyone involved and to all our shareholders. If you haven’t already purchased shares, please consider supporting the project now that we have overcome the initial hurdle of acquiring the pub and placing it in community ownership in perpetuity. Please support the project and share the good news wherever you can. The Community Shares Standard Mark is awarded by the Community Shares Unit to offers that meet national standards […]
It has been a month since The Golden Lion Share Offer was launched and so far we have raised an amazing £160,250. A huge thank you to everyone who has helped the share offer get off to a great start, but we still have a long way to go. We have to reach our £250,000 initial target to be able to buy the building, make it watertight and begin the refurbishment work. In order to refurbish The Golden Lion to a good standard we need to reach our optimum target of £420,000. If you haven’t bought your shares yet please […]