Mawbray's Lowther Arms reopens after villagers raise £250,000

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    BBC News, Cumbria (26 June 2021). "A village's only pub has reopened after residents raised £250,000 to buy it. The Lowther Arms, at Mawbray in Cumbria, had been closed since December 2018. That prompted villagers to launch a community group selling shares to raise the funds to purchase it. Christopher Atkinson, chairman of the Lowther Arms Community Project (LACP), described it as the "beating heart of the village" and said he was delighted it was throwing its doors open again....."
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    Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-57612402
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