Fund raising evening

Because of a number of local events which are taking place on the same date we have decided to re-plan the evening. The event will be now on 15th November starting at the slightly earlier time of 7pm. There will be food available and instead of virtual horse racing there will be live music from the duo Bow River.

We will soon be celebrating 3 years of the Prince of Wales being owned by the Community Benefit Society. On 11th November 2022 David, Emma & Michelle reopened the doors and welcomed many local faces back inside the pub.

To celebrate the anniversary and to bring many of those faces back together again, there will be a fundraising evening on Saturday 15th November. We will have communal seating with Chicken Curry, Beef Chilli and a Vegan option available from 6-8pm for £8.50. Proceeds will go towards the Prince of Wales Repair Fund. We are currently raising funds for the sash windows to be replaced and the roof repaired. As a listed building this comes at a great cost.

The Auction will begin at 7pm with some fabulous items available to purchase that have been gifted by generous companies and local people. Raffle tickets will be available at the Pub from Friday 24th October, with the raffle being drawn after the auction. Donations for the raffle will be greatly appreciated and these can be dropped off at the pub or posted to The Prince of Wales, Newtown St Martin, Helston TR12 6DP.

Following on from the Raffle, we have the fabulous Duo BOW RIVER, they are a crowd favourite and always entertain with their variety of musical instruments and amazing vocal talents.

We must pass on a huge thanks to everyone that has contributed to the pot so far and those that have purchased Prince of Wales Stylus Pens and Virtual Drinks from the pub and from the website.

Merchandising

Prince of Wales Window Appeal…..

As a listed building, it is important that the Prince of Wales maintains its character and charm. Our wooden sash windows are in need of replacement, these come at a great cost to the Community Benefit Society who own the building. If you would like to contribute to our Repair Pot, you can do so by purchasing a Prince of Wales Pen, this will be posted to you. You can also buy a Virtual Pint at our online shop!

We did it!

We’re delighted to announce that after two years and a lot of hard work, today we successfully purchased The Prince of Wales Inn in Newtown St Martin.

The group, which began its efforts in June 2020 after the pub closed due to lockdown has recently completed purchase of the pub. The group raised around £500,000 to secure the business thanks to support from shareholders and funders including The Plunkett Foundation and the Government’s levelling up scheme the Community Ownership Fund.

“We are so grateful to all the shareholders and our funders as well as members of our local community who have offered support, both financial and otherwise.,” says Chair of the group Katie Nightingale. “We have all had a challenging journey but we are a strong community and I would also like to thank the committee, being Viki and Adam Carpenter and Mark Gittins who have worked so incredibly hard through this process. We’re also grateful to Sarah Doolin who put in so much work and to the Briants the former owners.

The opening party took place on November 11th 2022 and we are all excited to really bring this pub alive to restore it to the heart of our local community.

The Prince of Wales in 1907

Did you know that the Prince of Wales is a grade II listed building and that parts of the pub are thought to date back to the 17th century and there are records of innkeepers and their families dating back to the 18th century. See more about the history of the building here.

Here’s the oldest photograph we have been able to find of the pub, courtesy of Mark Gittins, our committee member who was given this photo by a gentleman who remembered that that lady standing here lived in the house just to her right.