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In my experience, this is when they come through and help out the most – in the times when you really need their support.Bevy Company's NCCI Class Code is: NCCI Class Code(s)īrowse The Local Small Businesses Near Me Directory “When times get tough, have faith in your community. “We want to make sure everyone feels as involved as possible.” Top tip for other social entrepreneurs As well as a suggestions box, Charlie and the team now invite nominated customers to attend committee meetings and make all meeting agendas and minutes available to access in the pub and online. The course reinforced the importance of accountability too. So we’ve increased trade by attracting more people from the community.”

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“The course taught me how to identify and tap into opportunities that we perhaps weren’t aware of before. Since finishing the programme Charlie and the team have reached out to a wider demographic. It taught me how community businesses work and helped me learn to love my job.” The impact “I don’t know if I’d still be working at The Bevy had I not done the programme. Charlie admits that when he started the course he had no how big an impact it would have. Having previously worked in the for-profit sector, Charlie joined the programme to learn more about how community businesses worked, accessing a £10,000 grant in the process. In January 2018 Charlie Pyment joined the Community Business Trade Up Programme, funded by Power to Change. “It took a lot of door knocking, canvassing and fund raising, but the pub was eventually reopened thanks to the efforts of the local community.” The programme “The pub has more than 800 shareholders, of which 50% live locally,” says Charlie. What followed was a huge public effort to gut, renovate and reopen the pub as a place for locals to enjoy quality food and drink and take part in activities. The venue remained closed until a group of volunteers came together to reopen the pub as a community-owned venue via a community shares structure. “So the place means a lot to the local community.”īefore reopening as The Bevy, the pub existed as the Bevendean Hotel but was shut down in 2010 due to antisocial behaviour. “As well as being a pub, we host activities, events and community lunches in what’s quite a low-income area,” explains Charlie Pyment, who joined the organisation in March 2017 as bar manager. Open since 2014, The Bevy is a community-owned pub serving the vast housing estates of Moulsecoomb, Bevendean and Bates that lie on the outskirts of Brighton.

SSE programme: Community Business Trade Up Programme 2018.

Business model: As a Community Benefit Society (IPS), The Bevy receives donations from community shareholders and creates revenue through food and beverage sales.

Organisation: From karaoke to community lunches, The Bevy is a community-owned pub on the outskirts of Brighton, hosting a wide variety of events for the benefit of the whole community.

We caught up with Bar Manager, Charlie Pyment about his experience on the programme… In a nutshell:

Our Community Business Trade Up students come from all walks of life.

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