Our Story

More Than A Pub

The Bevy is a proper local in the heart of Moulsecoomb. It’s the sort of pub where you can meet friends for a pint, watch the football, enjoy live music, join the quiz, throw a few darts, rack up a game of pool or simply pull up a chair for a chat. There are birthday parties, karaoke nights and plenty going on throughout the year, but even on a quiet afternoon you’ll find good company and a friendly face.

Whether it’s your first visit or you’ve been coming for years, everyone gets the same warm welcome. That’s what makes The Bevy a great pub. But it’s only half the story.

Built by Local People

As we like to shout from the rooftops, The Bevy is the only community-owned pub on a housing estate anywhere in the UK. Built by local people and run by local people, it’s a proper local where the community happens naturally.

On any given week you’ll find Family Fun Thursday, Friday Lunch Club, Music & Memory Dementia Cafe, our Disability Disco, quizzes, live music, pool and plenty more besides. You’ll see volunteers lending a hand, neighbours catching up over a cuppa and children enjoying the garden while their parents have a chat. That’s what we mean when we say More Than A Pub.

Blood, Sweat and Beers

When the old Bevendean pub closed in 2010, many people thought that was the end of the story. Another estate without a local. A handful of residents thought differently and asked a simple question: what if the community owned it instead?

With support from East Brighton Trust, local people got stuck in. There were public meetings, fundraising events, community share offers, decorating sessions, more cups of tea than anyone could count and thousands of volunteer hours. More than 800 people bought shares, neighbours gave up evenings and weekends, and organisations across Brighton backed the idea.

After four years of blood, sweat and beers, The Bevy opened its doors on 12 December 2014. It wasn’t built by a brewery or a developer. It was built by local people who refused to let their pub disappear.

Why We’re Different

Most pubs are owned by breweries or pub companies. The Bevy belongs to its community, and that’s what makes it different. Local people shape what happens here, volunteers muck in and every penny we make is put back into the pub and the people who use it.

People don’t come because someone calls us a community pub. They come for a pint, something to eat, live music, a quiz, a family event or a catch-up with friends. The community grows from there, because that’s what good pubs have always done.

The Difference We Make

Every week, The Bevy brings people together in all sorts of ways. Families share free meals, older neighbours enjoy lunch together, people living with dementia come to Music & Memory, and friends meet over a coffee or a pint.

Some people are here every week. Others pop in now and then. Some walk through the door for the first time and soon become regulars. That’s what we’re proudest of, because that’s what makes The Bevy more than a pub.

Looking Ahead

The Bevy has always grown because local people get stuck in. There’s always another event to organise, another idea to try and another way to make this place even better for everyone who walks through the door.

Now we’ve got the chance to finish what local people started by bringing the building into community ownership too. That means The Bevy can stay a proper local, built by local people, run by local people and here for generations to come.

SUPPORT THE BEVY

The Bevy is a Community Benefit Society and we exist to make a social impact. Any profits we make from the pub are ploughed back into the projects we run and support, it’s only thanks to the generosity of so many people that we are able to do what we do.

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The Bevy

Monday 4-11pm
Tuesday 4-11pm
Wednesday 4-11pm
Thursday 4-11pm
Friday 12-11pm
Saturday closed
Sunday 12-7pm

CONTACT

Tel: 01273 281009
Email: contact@thebevy.co.uk

Find us:
The Bevy
50 Hillside,
Brighton BN2 4TF