ABOUT THIS BLOG

This popular and historic pub was acquired by its owners in 2009 with a view, initially, to building flats for social housing and then subsequently developing a small housing estate. Local residents opposed these plans from the start.

Planning permission was granted in 2010 after which the site was put up for sale. After many years of inactivity, building work finally started in July 2015. Locally, this was seen as good news. However, the houses have yet to be completed.

The aim of this Blog has been to keep residents informed of current developments and to record the long history of this small community's fight to keep its pub.

Sunday 5 February 2017

Not quite The Last Post

Well, it looks like our new neighbours are finally starting to move in.  Curtains in the windows and cars in the drive are a bit of a give away, aren't they?  Obviously we extend a curteous welcome to the Rough Close community but also our sympathy as they will be living in the middle of a building site for the immediate future.

Building work started again with a vengeance this week with the arrival of fresh loads of bricks, mortar and all manner of tradesmen.  Quite when all the properties will be finished, however, remains open to speculation.  The Blog isn't going away just yet although, hopefully, there will be less need to post.


at 09:16

1 comment:

  1. Anonymous5 February 2017 at 19:44

    A curt welcome may be appropriate,not sure about a c(o)urteous one.Out with the dog,I tried conversation with one of the new "tradesmen" the other day,curt was a good word for his response. Sympathy for the new residents upheaval ? Not from me.

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