The Tavern, Morden

In response to BeerGutt's comments below, the St Helier Pub Group is working hard to retain this as a pub and for 2 years has fought off the developer.

However, we are not fighting to retain the pub that was there, but to open a new, refurbished pub on the site. People in Morden want a pub there, but not the pub it was in the years before it closed. People want a family pub, somewhere that they can take children or sit outside in summer without having to trek all the way to Wimbledon.

It is in desperate need of refurbishment, which it will get, and its huge garden, function rooms, outbuildings and car park give it plenty of potential to fill a gap that is missing.

The business plan will offer a return to those who choose to invest. It is modest, but should out perform bank interest, and moreover give investors a stake in a community asset.

27 May 2012 18:23