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BBC News
14-07-2025
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Elm Tree Inn in Langton Herring reopens after fundraising campaign
A cherished village pub is reopening after nearly two years of tireless community Elm Tree Inn in Langton Herring, Dorset, closed in November 2023, leaving locals uncertain about its in March 2025 campaigners were given the opportunity to purchase the premises, provided they could raise £650, that time, the group had already secured £500,000 through donations and a creative fundraising campaign that included Gen Z-style videos on TikTok. Their social media efforts reached hundreds of thousands of people, with some videos reaching more than one million views. Announcing the reopening of the "community hub" on social media, the Friends of the Elm Tree group said: "Support has poured in from across the globe, from places we least expected, as well as those close to us in Dorset."They said the pub had been redecorated to "create a lovely welcoming environment" and that new benches and seating had been installed in its gardens. To complete the purchase, the group supplemented their fundraising with loans, which they aim to repay quickly. They are now inviting more community members to become shareholders, with shares priced at £ and James Parsons are the pub's new tenants. In her previous role at Dorset Food and Drink, Mrs Parsons worked with producers in the county and hopes to introduce a new menu with locally sourced food and drink. You can follow BBC Dorset on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
BBC News
03-07-2025
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- BBC News
Elm Tree Inn campaign success prompts US launch, firm says
An online fundraising firm has said it has been inspired to expand to the United States following the success of a campaign to save a village said 1,697 Americans gave money to help villagers in Langton Herring, Dorset, buy the Elm Tree Inn in pub, which closed in November 2023, is due to reopen on 10 said it would seek similar community projects in the US. Villagers raised more than £550,000 for the pub, through an online appeal for donations, a prize draw and other schemes. They achieved global fame through a TikTok video featuring Gen Z slang, which has been viewed more than 1.5 million Elm Tree campaign was a "lightbulb moment", according to Crowdfunder's joint chief executive Simon said: "Watching Americans rally around a pub they'd never visited, in a village they'd never heard of, simply because they understood its importance to community life – that told us everything we need to know about American values." The Elm Tree Inn will have a special "Thank You America" wall with messages from US supporters, Crowdfunder firm, founded in 2010, has so far helped to raise money for 80,000 projects in the UK. You can follow BBC Dorset on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
