Rising Sun Community win further Award

The Rising Sun, in Woodcroft in the Forest of Dean, was sold to a developer in 2011 with a view to turn it into housing, but planning permission was denied.
The pub closed in 2011 and ex-patrons led a campaign to reopen it, achieving their aim in October 2022.

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Timothy hampson, what’s brewing
https://wb.camra.org.uk/2025/07/07/pubs-honoured-at-plunkett-awards