Wednesday, 20 May 2026
Crowdfund the Hare and Hounds Inn Valuation fees
The Hare and Hounds Inn used to be the village pub of Old Town, above Hebden Bridge..
Last September it closed after having been put on the market by brewery Timothy Taylor. It was subsequently sold to the current owners, who applied for Change of Use to a residential property.
Since then, Wadsworth Area Community Assets Limited have worked
towards purchasing the property on behalf of the community, and reopening the business as a free-house, community pub.
Hare and Hounds - Photo:HebWeb
Now your help is needed!
Wadsworth Area Community Assets have many up-front costs and are looking to raise the £2,000 Red Book Valuation fee from donations.
Can you help us please? Any donation is appreciated in the campaign to save Old Town's village pub.
If more than the £2,000 needed for the valuation is raised, the extra money will be put towards other upfront costs of purchasing the property.
You can find out more at WACACoop.org.uk
More info
- Petition to save the Hare and Hounds from Closure
- WACA website
- WACA on Facebook
- Calderdale Planning section - to comment on the request for Change Of Use from a public house to a private residence, go to this page and enter 25/01249 in the search box. Until 3 Feb.
- Community consultation
Previously, on the HebWeb
- Community purchase of the Hare & Hounds
is now possible (24 April) - Hare and Hounds up for sale (8 April 2026)
- Hare and Hounds update (7 March 2026)
- Old Town fights to save its pub: the Hare and Hounds (21 January)
- Save the Hare and Hounds (14 Dec 2025)
- HebWeb Forum (Oct 2020)
Thanks to WACA for this update