Locals want to sink £300 , 000 into buying a village pub from £148million lottery winner Adrian Bayford. The Grade II-listed Rose and Crown is the last remaining boozer in the Essex hamlet of Ashdon, population 893.
It has been shut since July, there is little sign of activity and villagers fear it may not reopen at all after lockdown. Meanwhile, Adrian – who scooped his monster EuroMillions prize in 2012 – has moved 430 miles away to a Perthshire mansion.
Ashdon parish council vice chairman Philip Player said he would welcome a community bid for the pub. He added: “We’d like to take it over as a village hub as we are looking to try to replace the shop, which we lost a number of years ago.
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