(Image: SWNS - Bristol +44 (0)1179066550)(Image: SWNS - Bristol +44 (0)1179066550)(Image: SWNS - Bristol +44 (0)1179066550)(Image: SWNS - Bristol +44 (0)1179066550)They raised £1,025,000 through 470 investors - paying as little as £50 each - and bought it themselves. (Image: SWNS - Bristol +44 (0)1179066550)(Image: SWNS - Bristol +44 (0)1179066550)(Image: SWNS - Bristol +44 (0)1179066550)(Image: SWNS - Bristol +44 (0)1179066550)“I would go to the pub every Sunday up until then. (Image: SWNS - Bristol +44 (0)1179066550)(Image: SWNS - Bristol +44 (0)1179066550)(Image: SWNS - Bristol +44 (0)1179066550)In March 2012, it was put up for sale by then-owners Punch Taverns and it was sold to the highest bidder. (Image: SWNS - Bristol +44 (0)1179066550)(Image: SWNS - Bristol +44 (0)1179066550)(Image: SWNS - Bristol +44 (0)1179066550)He said: "It's fantastic, the whole thing has been a fantastic story from beginning to end. (Image: SWNS - Bristol +44 (0)1179066550)(Image: SWNS - Bristol +44 (0)1179066550)(Image: SWNS - Bristol +44 (0)1179066550)The Packhorse Community Pub Ltd was behind the fundraising effort.

Source: Daily Mirror March 18, 2018 19:18 UTC