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Builder Hopkins Homes has donated 80 tonnes of hardcore to smooth the road to the recently-reopened Geldeston Locks pub.

Norfolk and Waveney are now home to an array of community-run pubs. - Credit: Various When pubs are forced to shut their doors, the closures rarely go without outcry. Petitions, campaign and fights for extra protection begin and, sometimes, a group of volunteers willing to take it on steps forward. While some efforts fail to become a reality, many do - and the region is now home to several community-run pubs. HRH The Prince of Wales visiting the White Horse pub, a community pub, in Upton near Acle, Norfolk. Picture: James Bass. - Credit: Eastern Daily Press © 2016 The White Horse, Upton. Pi...

The Locks Inn, in Geldeston, prepares to reopen as a community pub after being bought at auction.

Members of the community group outside the Locks Inn, in Geldeston. - Credit: Graham Elliott A much-loved community pub is set to welcome back customers for the first time since September next week. Months of refurbishment work at the pub followed, as the group's members swelled, with it now owned by 1,400 shareholders. The popular venue on the Norfolk Suffolk border is now set to welcome back visitors to their outdoor areas from Thursday, May 13. Organiser Graham Elliott at Beccles Beer Festival in November 2019. - Credit: BRITTANY WOODMAN "This is a long-term project and we will not have e...

Members of the community group outside the Locks Inn, in Geldeston. - Credit: Graham Elliott A much-loved community pub is set to welcome back customers for the first time since September next week. Months of refurbishment work at the pub followed, as the group's members swelled, with it now owned by 1,400 shareholders. The popular venue on the Norfolk Suffolk border is now set to welcome back visitors to their outdoor areas from Thursday, May 13. Organiser Graham Elliott at Beccles Beer Festival in November 2019. - Credit: BRITTANY WOODMAN "This is a long-term project and we will not have e...