PROGRESS UPDATE - Consultation now in full swing - we need your help
- havenproject2025
- Feb 9
- 2 min read
February 2026:
Following our news before Christmas to update you on our successful bid for stage 1 funding from the Scottish Land Fund, we have now engaged with Community Enterprise to build on the consultation done to date and further investigate the feasibility of moving the Haven in to community ownership. A vital part of this is consulting with the local community to ensure that local people support the buy out and that the project will be viable and beneficial to the village of Cellardyke.
Should the results of this study present a viable and sustainable project, the community will set up a structure that will apply to the Scottish Land Fund for stage 2 funding to purchase the building and the business.
SLF can fund 95% of the valuation so there may be an opportunity for the community to donate or invest.
Community Enterprise will be leading this stage of community consultation by running a survey and holding two open discussion events at the Haven. These are being publicised on our Facebook page and Website and locally by poster.
Please help by sharing your views in this survey link:
The two open discussion events in the Haven will be on:
Wednesday 11th February 3-5pm (Presentation at 3.15pm)
Wednesday 25th February 7-8.30pm (Presentation at 7.15pm)
Please come along if you would like to hear more about the project and share your thoughts.
Many thanks and we look forward to your views.
PS In the meantime, make sure you've signed up to be a Friend of The Haven Community Inn so you receive updates and briefings and details of upcoming events.
Find out more and become a Friend at this link https://www.havencommunityinn.co.uk/friends-of-the-haven
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