Why We’re Making Changes
It’s always been a struggle to make the financial side of the Bevy work, especially going into January and February. The pub building itself will also be put up for sale later in the Summer.
So as well as working with our current landlords to try and find a new, community-minded owner, we are going back to basics, concentrating on what makes us more than just a pub.
What the Bevy Delivers Every Month
Our core community events
- Family Thursdays
- Seniors lunch club
- Music and Memories café
- Book club
- Disability disco
- Brains at the Bevy
Altogether these support over 250 people a month – more when we put on one off events, like the recent children’s Halloween party when over 80 children came along.
The Financial Reality
Unfortunately the pub side just isn’t working financially – apart from when our pool, darts and toads teams are at home. With ever rising energy costs, limited grant opportunities, debts to pay off, and repairs really biting, like so many pubs across the country, we just can’t make ends meet.
Winter is even more brutal: fewer customers, higher bills. This means drastically cutting opening hours from January onwards.
The Future of the Building
The building needs thousands of pounds worth of repairs, which we simply don’t have. Our landlords, East Brighton Trust (EBT), intend to sell the building in 2026, and we do not have the funds to buy it ourselves.
However, EBT have confirmed nothing will change for at least six months, giving us and them time to find new owners who can keep the building delivering for the community.
A Huge Thank You
From staff, volunteers, regulars, the committee and our landlords — so many people have put so much into the Bevy. Over the years there has been so much joy, for which we are incredibly grateful and proud. We want to hold on to that.
What’s Happening Now
We still have a programme of events up to Christmas – from Christmas dinners, to the advent trail, to New Year’s Eve parties – please do pop in and support us. Visit our website for full details.
How You Can Help
Would you like to buy a community pub? There is so much potential for us to partner with organisations.
Does your company or charity need space?
We can still be hired for private functions and community events — whether we’re open or not — for very reasonable fees.
We want to make our community events even busier and host even more, so we can hopefully begin opening up again as spring arrives.
We’ll be holding a series of events to hear your ideas, but we need you to be part of these plans, not just telling us what we should do. With a skeleton staff team, we will be relying even more on volunteers. Maybe you have something you’d like to put on or help with?
Supporting hundreds of people every month is worth fighting for.
Against all the odds we re-opened the Bevy 11 years ago – it was a Christmas miracle. Can we save it again?
Have Your Say
- Sunday 14th December 1-3pm
Open public meeting (all welcome) - TBC late January 2026
Annual General Meeting (shareholders only)
New Opening Hours for January – March
Monday – Wednesday
Open only for home darts, pool or toad games (7pm – 11pm)
Hosting Dementia Café as private event
Thursday
Open for Family Thursday 3pm – 7pm (7pm – 11pm only for home darts, pool or toads games every other week)
Friday
12pm – 11pm as usual
Weekends
Closed