Shipton Needs A Pub

28/03/2026

🦆What an absolutely brilliant day Shipton 🦆
A huge thank you to everyone in the village for coming out and making today’s event so special. The turnout, the laughter, the sea of yellow ducks, and the sunshine made it feel like a proper community celebration. A big thank you to the Shipton Bellinger WI for organising such a fantastic event your hard work and enthusiasm always bring the village together, also thank you to Alpha Taxis of Tidworth for sponsoring the prizes. At the Shipton Community Pub, we love supporting days like this. Supporting local events and seeing our community come together is exactly what we’re all about. 💛 Here’s to many more moments just like today full of fun, neighbours, and that special Shipton spirit!

06/03/2026

✨ SNAP Jumble Sale – Thank You! ✨
What an amazing day! Our Jumble Sale raised nearly £2.2k for Shipton Community Pub Ltd (SNAP). The café was buzzing, the cakes were incredible, and over 20 superstar volunteers helped make it all happen, we’re all off for a well-deserved thank you drink this weekend! The village gave such lovely feedback about how great it felt to come together as a community and as a community benefit society that means the world to us. Thanks to your donations, we also supported:
• Salisbury Hospital Children’s Ward with toys to refill their toy box
• Shipton Village Fete including some much needed booze!
• Friends of Ludgershall with clothing
• Shipton pre school with clothing
• RSPCA, via the jumble collection company
• RAFA Kidz with leftover toys
• ACE with leftover jewellery for prom outfits
And we made sure leftover cakes and goodies went to villagers who couldn’t attend. Supporting the Community is at the heart of what a Community Benefit Society is about. Thank you, Shipton — you made this incredible.
Onwards to the next event! 🙌💙

05/03/2026

Was it something we said?
Sadly, our SNAP banner has been vandalised again, the second time now which is really disappointing to see and feels quite targeted. This definitely isn’t the spring refresh we had in mind, but thankfully, we have other signs ready to go.
The damage has been reported to the police. If anyone has CCTV or doorbell footage, or noticed anything in the area, it would be very helpful. Shipton still needs a pub, and we’ll keep working toward it with honesty and integrity. Thank you to everyone who continues to support us together as a community we’ll keep moving forward. 💚

28/02/2026

✨ A Massive Thank You! ✨
Thank you to everyone who came along today it was so busy we had queues. At one point it felt like we were running the world's most popular pop up shop, minus the security team and with a lot more cake. It was wonderful catching up with so many familiar faces, and just as lovely meeting new friends along the way. The community really came out in force today, and it was amazing to see everyone coming together for a good cause. We hope you managed to grab a bargain before someone else swooped in and that the cake kept your energy levels high enough to handle the crowd! Most importantly, thank you for helping support the efforts to save The Boot Inn. Every chat, every purchase, every slice of cake eaten “for the cause” truly helps.
Your support means the world and big thank you to the volunteers who were out in force! And now we’re going to take a moment to recover from the glorious chaos 😂
Until next time!

27/02/2026

✨ Tomorrow’s the day ✨
The SNAP Jumble Sale is nearly here and trust me you won’t be able to walk past a SNAP cupcake! 🧁
Come for the bargains, stay for the bakes, and soak up all the brilliant bustling buzz of the day!
📍 Shipton Village Centre
⏰ Saturday 28th Feb 1–4pm
Grab a bargain, grab a buddy, grab a buttery sweet cupcake just grab something and come join the fun! 💛

27/02/2026

It’s so wonderful to see Community Benefit Societies really buzzing locally! 🌟
There’s something special about organisations that aren’t privately owned, but instead owned by the very people who care about them most, the community. They’re proving that you can run a strong, sustainable business and put people first. Win win!
As a Community Benefit Society we are grateful for the incredible support SNAP has received from the community to help save The Boot Inn. It has shown us just how much can happen when local people believe in something and stand behind it. Your encouragement means everything, and together we’re building the foundations for something truly special. 🍻💚
Here’s to more community powered ventures growing steadily and making our local areas even better places to be. 🙌✨

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24/02/2026

Here are a few of our favourite things… what will your new find be?
Come join us for our Jumble & Cake Sale on 28th Feb, 1–4pm at Shipton Village Centre! Bring a bag, bring a friend, bring an appetite, see you there!

20/02/2026

🎶 CALLING ALL VINYL LOVERS! 🎶
The SNAP Jumble Sale has been donated HUNDREDS of records — and our volunteers have spent far too much time “sorting” them and far too little time actually behaving… mostly because every five minutes another classic comes on and the dancing starts again. 💃
Expect everything from disco bangers to nostalgic gems, proper country toe tappers , and the kind of tracks that make you shout, “OH I REMEMBER THIS ONE!” You might even stumble across a collectible hiding in the stacks. 👀💿
Come along and indulge your inner DJ (or unleash your full Dancing Queen!) while rummaging for musical treasure. And the best part?
Every penny raised goes toward saving the Boot Inn for the community.
Plus, with all this dancing, you’ll easily burn off the cake you buy at the jumble sale — so that’s basically guilt free cake. 🍰
🗓️28th Feb 1-4pm
📍Shipton Bellinger Village centre
💷Cash only
Warning: record induced dance outbreaks are highly likely.

17/02/2026

What a fantastic example of what community ownership can achieve. The Plough is clearly so much more than a pub it’s a place where people feel welcome, connected, and supported. It makes you think… imagine what we could achieve with The Boot Inn

17/02/2026

✨ Looking for something sparkly? ✨
Our Shipton Bellinger Jumble & Cake Sale has had lots of gorgeous jewellery and accessories donated — perfect if you’re hunting for that final touch to complete an outfit! 💍👜✨
From pretty pieces to statement sparkle, there’s something for everyone… and all at jumble‑sale prices!
📅 28th February
⏰ 1pm – 4pm
📍 Shipton Bellinger Village Centre
💷 Cash only
Come along, treat yourself, and help us raise money to save The Boot Inn.
Weekend of the 21st is the last weekend to drop off donations, please contact us to arrange drop offs.

14/02/2026

💘 Valentine’s Day at SCPL 💘
Alright… who’s hiding a spare millionaire?
We’re just a small community project standing here, batting our eyelashes, hoping a rich admirer falls head‑over‑heels for us this Valentine’s. 😏💸❤️
If you know one, send them our way — we’re very lovable.
Until then, we’ll keep spreading the love the old‑fashioned way — with community, kindness, and a whole lot of fundraising fun 💘

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12/02/2026

Planning Update from TVBC – Straight from the Source!
Here at Shipton Community Pub, we love a good yarn as much as the next villager — a dramatic tale, a rumour whispered over the fence… we’ve heard them all. 😄
But when it comes to the future of The Boot Inn, we prefer to deal in facts, not fairy tales.
So, to keep everyone on the same page, here it is: the official outcome from TVBC on the recent planning application. No spin. No speculation. Just the facts — and, as always… the facts speak for themselves. 📜✔️ The application failed to meet the requirements of COM14, which relates to the protection and retention of community facilities.
Thank you all for staying engaged, informed with the real facts, and brilliantly passionate about our village’s future.
https://view-applications.testvalley.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=documents&keyVal=T1C0W0QCMD900

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