PLEDGE

The Village Blue Sky Limited Community Benefit Society needs YOU!

Are you willing and able to pledge financial support to secure The Crown?

We are moving forward with our efforts to re-establish The Crown, Cuddington, as a viable and sustainable community pub and now need your help to take the next step.

We hope to be able to buy The Crown on behalf of the community, for it to be run as a genuine community asset, generating a range of benefits for the local community and visitors alike.

We plan to publish our Business Plan and a Community Share Offer in the near future, but before we do so, we need to assess the level of financial support we are likely to be able to secure through a Community Share Offer, and so we are now asking for pledges of support.

Our Community Share Offer will enable individuals (aged 18 or over) to buy shares in the Society, making them a member of the society and giving them a vote at the Annual General Meeting.

Our Community Share Offer will also endeavour to co-fund the project to purchase and refurbish The Crown which may also be supported by a combination of grant funding, donations, other fundraising activities and a loan facility. We are working with Plunkett UK to benefit from their specialist advice, bursary support and financial assistance for the purchase.

We believe we are likely to need to raise a minimum of £618,000 through our Community Share Offer.

Whilst those pledging support will be under no obligation to purchase shares once the Community Share Offer is issued, we do ask that you think carefully about the amount you wish to pledge, as we will use this information to assess the viability of our plans; we do not want to risk misleading stakeholders about the level of support from within the community.

If you would like to pledge support, please complete the online form on our website villagebluesky.com or download the form and return in a sealed envelope to:

Mike Cottman, Lower Farm Barn, Frog Lane, Cuddington, Bucks, HP18 0AU

Please return the forms at your earliest convenience.

Please note: As shares are not yet available for purchase, please do not send any money with your completed pledge form.