THE group behind the community campaign to save a riverside village pub have launched a second share offer to refurbish and open it.

The 16th century Brockweir Inn was bought in December last year by the Brockweir Inn Community Benefit Society with 395 investors putting in a combined total of £385,000.

The new share offer opened on Sunday (June 1) and runs until July 15 with the aim of raising £100,000.

The minimum investment is £250 – made up of 250 £1 shares with new shareholders becoming members of the Brockweir Inn Community Benefit Society which owns the pub.

Each shareholder receives one vote, regardless of the amount invested, giving them a say in the running of the pub.

“We have been overwhelmed by the response to our campaign to reopen the wonderful and much-loved Brockweir Inn,” said Henry Morland, Chair of the community benefit society.

“We are delighted that so many people are moved to join our community, preserving its unique history and helping us to build a sustainable future.

“Now we just need a few more enterprising individuals to join us and we will be ready to welcome locals and visitors to the Brockweir Inn once more.”

A copy of the share offer prospectus is available online at www.thebrockweirinn.com along with information about the planned renovation and the community benefit society.

The pub was bought in 2019 and was closed for extensive renovation works.

A significant proportion were completed and during that time the building was Grade II listed.

The pub stands in a prime central position in the village which is on the England side of the border bridge, five miles from Chepstow and nine miles from Monmouth.

It stands on both the Offa’s Dyke Path and Wye Valley Walk, and has previously attracted a large number of walkers.

It is also just a few miles from The Rising Sun at Woodcroft, which was also successfully re-opened as part of a community buy out.