Half Moon Pub Group, Sharow

08/06/2026

Another wonderful evening with friends, family, and neighbours around Sharow. Thank you to everyone who came to celebrate with us all the hard work we put towards saving our local pub. We won’t stop until we have a place where the community can gather for drinks and food. Yet it may take longer than originally hoped.
Until then, a huge thank you to the members of the Half Moon Pub Group who helped organise this great everning, Hambleton Brewery for donating a cask of their delicious b**r, Liz and Chris for offering everyone their scrumptious Eton mess, Tony for making the best sausages and successfully manning 2 bbqs at the same time, Alison and Helena for setting up, running around endlessly and choosing the music, and Gemma and Matt for running the bar, clearing up and returning the village hall as s***k and span as never before.
Happy summer everyone ☀️

03/06/2026

🍺 PUB NIGHT – Friday 6th June | Sharow Village Hall 🍺

Whilst we may have lost our beloved Half Moon Inn, Sharow's community spirit is very much alive and kicking. So come and celebrate our amazing efforts with a fantastic evening together!

Rain or shine, we'll be having a brilliant time. On the menu:
🍔 Homemade Greek burgers
🌭 Homemade South African sausages
🧀 Halloumi burgers
🍺 Draft b**r from Hambleton Brewery
🍷 A selection of great w**es
🍓 Eton mess, tea, and coffee.

Bring the family, bring the neighbours, and let's have a blast. We look forward to seeing you all there!❤️

09/03/2026

Not many will be able to read this article without a subscription, so the Half Moon Pub Group would like to clarify one thing: the Half Moon Sharow should be a small, thriving village pub today.

If it had been properly restored and a genuine lease marketed, as many residents were led to believe when it was purchased at a significant discount, Sharow might still have its only pub and a 200-year tradition alive.

Instead, four years of unlawful residential use were allowed to pass until they became lawful under weak planning legislation and painfully slow processes. By then, alterations to the building meant reopening as a pub had become increasingly unrealistic.

More than 250 villagers supported our efforts to save the Half Moon, and we gave hundreds of hours voluntarily to make it happen. That effort was ultimately defeated by delay and a planning system that allowed time to run out.

When the property is eventually sold as a house rather than a pub, its value will reflect that change, while our community receives nothing for what it has lost.

This is bigger than one building. Rural communities across the country are vulnerable to losing their pubs, schools and churches in exactly this way. Our message to other villages is simple: act early and organise quickly, before it’s too late.

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01/03/2026

We’ve received confirmation that Fitton’s recent appeal has been allowed and the enforcement notice has been cancelled. The Inspector concluded that the previously unlawful residential use of the building had continued for four years and has therefore become lawful under planning legislation. Unfortunately, this decision is effectively final.

While this is hugely disappointing, the efforts of the last few years have brought our community together. Please bear with us while we explore what options may still be available to allow us to come together as a community; we’ll share further information soon.

13/12/2025

🎄 Christmas Pub Night in Sharow🎄

Come and join us for a little pre-Christmas get-together as we host another of our much-loved community pub nights! It’s all about bringing people together to celebrate the season, have a natter, enjoy a bit of banter and share a laugh over a glass of w**e or a pint.

📍 Sharow Village Hall
📅 This Friday 19 December
⏰ 7.00pm – 11.00pm

We’ll have festive tunes playing, a lovely selection of w**es, draft b**r from Hambleton Brewery our local brewery, and some tasty bar nibbles to keep the cheer flowing and the merriment going.

No need to book – just pop along, bring your friends and neighbours, and soak up the Christmas spirit. Everyone welcome!

Let’s raise a glass and celebrate together – see you there! 🍷🍺✨