A UNIQUE pop-up event is due to take place this Saturday outside a pub in a village in the area as part of an ongoing campaign. 

It is hoped the Rose and Crown Inn in Nympsfield - which has been closed since early February 2023 - is eventually bought and run as a community pub.

The 19th century boozer is currently being sold by estate agents Colliers with offers of £350,000.

Other ideas for the pub include adding a village shop, having live music nights, selling real ales and having a cafe as well as selling locally sourced food.

The pop-up pub event will take place from 3pm to 8pm outside the pub on Saturday, May 18 for members of the public to find out more about the campaign. 

An organiser said: “We are a voluntary group of villagers who are attempting to save the only pub in our village, the Rose & Crown Inn, and transform it into a thriving community business that will benefit the residents of Nympsfield and the surrounding villages. 

“We also aim to convert part of the building into a community cafe and village shop ensuring that our pub provides much-needed services and amenities for all sections of the community.

“The pub is currently for sale and the aim is to raise enough money through grants, funding, donations, a share roll out and fundraiser events to not only purchase the premises but bring the pub back to its former glory."

Two pubs in the area are already run as community pubs including The Fleece Inn at Hillesley and The Red Lion at Arlingham.

Similar campaigns have been launched by groups in hopes of saving the Kings Head in King's Stanley and The Old Neighbourhood Inn in Chalford.