Cat Head Inn
To help us raise monies to purchase The Cat Head Inn for the WHOLE Community
🎄🍺 Join Us for a Fantastic Village Pop-Up Pub Night! 🍺🎄
You are warmly invited to an evening of great company, good cheer, and community spirit! Come along to raise funds for The Cat Head Inn:
📅 Date: 20th December
🕖 Time: 18.00
📍 Location: Chiselborough Village Hall, Church Street, Chiselborough, Somerset TA14 6TR
Whether you’re after a mince pie, mulled wine or a pint of something stronger, we’ve got you covered…so dust off your Christmas jumper (and your wallet!) and bring your festive spirit!
🍻 All welcome — bring your neighbours, bring your friends, and let’s make it a night to remember! 🍻
Cheers to a merry night out — we can’t wait to see you there! 🎅💛
Cat Head Inn: Please fill in our latest Survey here and have your say in the future direction of The Cat Head Inn should the Chiselborough Community Benefit Society Limited be successful in acquiring the Pub! Please complete the Survey by the 15th December 2025.
The Cat Head Pub – Update, 1 September 2025
On 22 August 2025, over 60 Chiselborough residents gathered at the Village Hall to discuss the future of The Cat Head Public House. Chaired by parish councillors Kevin Mountain and Adrian Pipe, the meeting explored acquiring the pub as a community hub under a Community Benefits Society (CBS) model. This presentation was given.
Key points:
Strong Community Support: A survey showed 77% of 103 respondents rated the pub’s importance 5/5, with demand for weekly visits, catering (Sunday lunches, evening meals), quiz nights, and live music.
Asset of Community Value (ACV): The pub is now registered as an ACV, which requires the local authority to advise the community when the owner contacts them as required to tell them they intend to place the pub for sale on the market, for a period of 5 years. The community can then enact the community right to bid within 6 weeks, giving the community a period of six months to raise the funds required to purchase the pub.
Next Steps: A Red Book valuation is complete, with results due by early September. A steering committee (8–12 members) will be formed to lead the CBS, independent of the parish council. Pledging is underway to gauge financial support.
Community Vision: The pub would seek to serve all ages and be a community hub. Grants and Plunkett Foundation support will aid the project.
The community voted strongly in favour of forming a steering committee (58 for, 1 against, 3 abstentions) and pledging support (48 in favour). Monthly meetings will keep the momentum going.
The minutes of the meeting are on this website - here.
For more information, including pledge forms, please send your request via email to