Golden Lion Community Pub and Hub

12/07/2026

A huge thank you to everyone who came along to the meeting and took the time to share your thoughts. It was great to see so many people who care about the future of the Golden Lion. 🦁

We would really appreciate it if you could take a few minutes to complete our survey and share your views on how we move forward. Your feedback will help guide the next steps and ensure everyone’s voice is heard.

📝 Complete the survey here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdB1eMOQmAH_kTIb8wiMLlyWkawXJP1p9uTSUKeWH_RYaDCgQ/viewform?pli=1

Thank you once again for your support and we look forward to hearing your thoughts

07/07/2026

Could this pub be serving pints again before too long?

19/06/2026

📢 COMMUNITY UPDATE – THE GOLDEN LION

We know things have been a little quiet recently, and we appreciate everyone’s patience.

Behind the scenes, the Community Pub & Hub team has been working hard to explore a range of opportunities to secure the future of the Golden Lion as both a pub and a valued community space.

One important piece of good news is that the building has now been granted Asset of Community Value (ACV) status, thanks to the hard work and support of the Parish Council. This protects the building from being converted into residential use for the next five years and helps safeguard its future for our community.

We will be sharing a full update, including the options available and the work that has been taking place, at a community meeting on:

📅 Saturday 11th July
🕚 11:00am
📍 Helperby Village Hall

This is an important meeting for everyone who cares about the future of the Golden Lion and our village.

Please save the date and join us.

20/03/2026

✨ Big news for The Golden Lion! ✨

We’re delighted to share that the Asset of Community Value (ACV) status for The Golden Lion has officially been renewed by North Yorkshire County Council.

This is a huge milestone and important step in helping to protect the pub as a valued community space, and it keeps the ‘door open’ for us to bring it back into local hands.

A huge THANK YOU to the Parish Council for all their hard work in putting the application together and supporting us to get this over the line. We are incredibly grateful for your backing 🙌

That said, we want to remind everyone that we are still a community working group, and our mission continues. The pub has not yet been sold, and we are actively fundraising to make community ownership a reality.

Every bit of support and spreading the word makes a difference!

Let’s keep the momentum going and get this pub open again for our community 🦁💛

10/02/2026

Another great example of a community effort to save their local!

25/01/2026

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The pub has been closed since September 2024

21/01/2026

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🍺 There's no time for half measures.

Our local pubs need urgent help.

The government is doubling business rates for at least 5,000 pubs.

Rising costs - including the National Insurance hike - saw 47% of pubs scale back their opening hours in 2025.

At least one pub permanently closed for every day of last year, and we can't afford to lose any more.

123 pubs and eight breweries support 2,390 jobs across Wetherby & Easingwold.

We must support and cut taxes for them before it's too late.

20/01/2026

✨ We’re still welcoming new shareholders and now’s the time to get involved! ✨

No offers have been made on the Golden Lion yet, so we must keep going to put ourselves in the best position to buy.

Please keep sharing, spreading the word, and supporting the scheme. Together we can make the pub a true community asset. ⏳ Time is short, so let’s not miss this chance!