Roger Pinder, Kingsbridge’s town crier and former landlord of The Loddiswell Inn, held a meeting in May 2023 which was attended by over a hundred locals all keen to save the pub. It quickly became clear that the community needs and wants a friendly local where they can meet friends and enjoy locally sourced food and drink. The pub will become a central village hub, offering food throughout the day, providing a safe and warm space for anyone who is feeling isolated or cold, and will have space available for local community groups to meet, facilities for health and well being services such as chiropodist, district nurse, and prescription pick up. With the threatened loss of our mobile library, we have the opportunity to create a village library. We hope to be able to offer fair rent accommodation as there are two flats within the pub. During the tourist season we anticipate providing holiday makers with the quintessential village pub experience, offering food and drink produced within a very small radius, championing local suppliers.
