The Ravensbourne Arms needs urgent crowdfunding to secure future as music venue
Campaigners who are seeking £500,000 to turn a shuttered pub into a community-owned live music venue have issued a fresh appeal for help, after learning that a private buyer has put in an offer of £700,000. The Sister Midnight collective, which has spearheaded a campaign to save The Ravensbourne Arms in Lewisham since last autumn, says it needs to raise a “significant” amount of money in the next fortnight if it’s to compete with the reported leaseholder bid. Members of the community have the opportunity to hold a stake in what would be a not-for-profit grassroots live music pub in south east London, which has seen support from Porridge Radio, Fontaines D.C., Goat Girl and DJ and London Night Czar Amy Lame. Advertisement Jools Holland, who was born in neighbouring Blackheath and spent his formative years in his band Squeeze around the local area, became a shareholder last October. “The music scene of South East London means a great deal to me,” he said. “It’s where I came from – it’s where I come out of. And that’s why I want to support the Ravensbourne Arms. I invested and you can too. What harm can it do?” Sister Midnight initially… Read More →
