The Railway Inn – Norton Bridge

Help revive The Railway Inn as a community pub!

Author: Holly Douglas

  • Pop up Pub

    A taste of what is to come!

    We are happy to announce our Pop up Pub will soon be taking place!

    When? Saturday the 13th of June 2026

    Where? The event field and car park of the Railway Inn, Norton Bridge

    We will make the most of the event field, with two marquees, one for the bar and one for our seating, music and tombola – so there is plenty of cover if the weather turns out typically British!

    Thai to Go will be serving their delicious meals from 16:00 to 20:00 (or sold out)

    We are looking forward to seeing our local community – and hopefully a few people from further away enjoying the atmosphere of a village pub, even if we haven’t quite got the building yet.

    There will be a disabled friendly toilet on site, and carparking for a limited number of cars (Some spaces will be reserved for Blue Badge holders)

    Our event is family friendly! Friendly dogs are welcome (of course!) but must be on leads at all times.

    Ale:

    Bass 4.4% Sponsored by AHS Engineering
    Dark Star Hophead 3.4% Sponsored by Eccleshall Fish & Chip Shop
    Robinsons Dizzy Blonde 3.8%

    Lager:

    Dortmunder Vier 4.0%
    Pardal Pils 3.8% Sponsored by Licenced Wholesale Company

    Cider:

    Sandford Devon Red Cider 4.5%
    Lilley’s Mango Cider 4.0% Sponsored by Nine Lives IT

    Also:

    Red, White & Rose Wine

    Gin & Vodka

    Soft Drinks

    We are asking if you can bring your own chairs with you if you are able, as seating is slightly limited.

    Music Licence kindly provided free of charge by PRS PPL

    Thank you to our Sponsors and Supporters

    Also Martin Peet of the Ecclian for supply of Bar Equipment

  • Pledge Forms Now Available

    Below are our pledge form and FAQs. If you have any queries please contact us through Facebook or by email contact@railwayinn.org
    We will be holding an open meeting on WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14TH AT 7.00PM at ST. LUKE’S HALL, NORTON BRIDGE, ST15 0PD to update everyone on our progress so far and the next steps.

    You can pledge online here.

    Pledges and Shares FAQsDownload
    Railway Pledge Form v3Download

  • Help us fund the next step!

    We need you, our local community, to help us move onto our next step!

    Raising £2,500 will allow us to cover our start-up costs to get the project off the ground. Your donations will help us to:

    • Complete a red book valuation on the pub, making sure the price of the property is a true reflection of its value
    • Sign up for membership of the Plunkett Foundation, who will be able to provide us with expert advice throughout the process of setting up and then running a successful community pub (for more information on what Plunkett will offer us click here
    • Register as a Community Benefit Society, the preferred legal structure for community initiatives recommended by the Plunkett Foundation

    Once we have achieved the above fundraising target and booked a valuation, we will be ready to present pledge / share offer details.

    Please click here to be directed to our go fund me account. Every donation is appreciated.

    Please note, if for any reason this project fails, then any money that has not been spent on the above costs, will be refunded back to the donors. This will be shared proportionately amongst the donors (based on their original donation amount, minus a percentage of what has already been spent.) Donations received at this stage of the project will be towards the initial costs only, and will not be classed as investments /shares. If we raise more than £2,500 initially, any remaining funds (after the above expenditure) will be transferred to the main fundraiser as a donation.

  • Newsletter 1 – November 2025

    November NewsletterDownload

  • Survey Results

    We had a brilliant response to our community survey and the best way we can think of thanking everyone is to do our best to see our pub reopened.

    Who responded?

    We had 76 responses to our survey.
    As you can see, it is not just people who live in the village who want to see the pub reopened and help us in the journey!

    How would the pub be used?

    We asked who would use the pub for drinking and bar snacks, and 63% said at least once a week!

    Dining in the pub also seemed popular, 60% of people said they’d come at lease once a month to a have a meal with us.

    Helping us

    The number of offers of help speak for themselves, we are so grateful to the community for this strong show of support.

    What else the pub can offer

    This graph shows some of the additional services the local community would like to see the pub offer, as you can see a social area was high on the list, again proving what a great asset to the community the pub could be.

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