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.

Saturday, 12 March 2011

Voice of Rough Close Updated

Guestbook now available on the new web site!
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Tuesday, 1 March 2011

Announcing a New Arrival

We are proud to announce the arrival of The Voice of Rough Close!  A new web site dedicated to preserving what's left of our precious community.

Given the events of the past 18 months, it has  become clear that our village needs to be cherished.  If we residents don't, it is very clear that no one else will.

So here it is.  You can click on the post title or simply go to www.roughclose.org.  Kindly note that the site is still under construction.  Not all the facilities are functional yet and you may encounter the odd glitch here and there but we didn't want to wait.

This does not mark the end of the road for The Blog.  It will remain online for as long we are around.  And there will be the occasional update.  As we said earlier, The Blog is a testament to the hard work of a few dedicated souls and the support of the local and wider community in opposing the property speculators.
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