A COMMUNITY share offer to raise funds for Newnham’s ‘Save The George’ cafe campaign has been promised £110,000 during the first weekend of its launch.

The share offer has achieved 75 per cent of its fundraising target to date.

The campaign was started by the Newnham on Severn Community Benefit Society (NoSCBS) in response to the closure of The George Café in the centre of the village.

The facility was previously run and owned by the Camphill Village Trust, but its closure has meant a loss of a vital facility for many local people.

The society, formerly known as ReNewnham, successfully campaigned for the George Café to be placed on the Forest of Dean District Council’s register of Assets of Community Value, before exploring the opportunity for the property to be purchased by the community.

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