'This pub was the focal point of the village': Staffordshire community group launches fundraiser to restore beloved pub
Residents of a Staffordshire village have launched a fundraiser to raise money to purchase and reopen a much-missed pub.
A community group from Norton Bridge has launched a fundraiser to help kick-start their bid to purchase the beloved Railway Inn.
The Railway Inn, on Station Road, Norton Bridge, Staffordshire, had been in operation as a public house since 1849, giving families, friends and loved ones a place to meet up and enjoy each other's company for more than a century.
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However, in January 2025, the beloved inn closed its doors, bringing an end to a venue that residents called 'the focal point' of the village.
