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The Brig Inn Pub & Hub Ltd
Annan, Dumfries and Galloway, United Kingdom
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Aim
We must raise £30k by mid-Jan 2026 to save Brydekirk’s pub. This is our only chance before funding expires. Please share & support.
Summary
We urgently need to raise £30,000 by mid-January 2026 to prove we have the funds required to legally begin purchasing our village pub as a community.
Once an offer is accepted, the average conveyancing process takes around three months. The majority of the purchase price is already secured through the Scottish Land Fund, but this funding must be spent before March 2026. If we miss this deadline, the funding expires and cannot be reapplied for.
This means time is not on our side. Raising the remaining funds by mid-January is our only chance to get the keys in time and save the pub.
Brydekirk has already lost its church. It has lost its pub. If we don’t act now, we risk losing the last remaining heart of our village forever.
Please share this message, donate if you’re able, and help us give Brydekirk its pub and its future back!
Why We’re Here
The Brig Inn has been part of life in Brydekirk for generations. It was the place people met after walks along the Annandale Way, celebrated birthdays, shared Sunday roasts and gathered as a village. When it closed in 2020, it felt like we were losing a piece of our community’s heart.
After years of campaigning, our village finally has a chance to save it. The Scottish Land Fund has offered to cover 95% of the building’s valuation, giving us a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to bring the Brig Inn back into community ownership.
But there’s a catch - and a deadline!
The owners have agreed to sell, but the gap between the valuation and the asking price means we must raise £30,000 by March 2026. If we miss this target, the grant disappears, the deal collapses, and the Brig Inn could be lost once again.
This is our only chance. And we can’t do it without your help.
What’s at Stake
The Brig Inn has sat empty for years, and the building urgently needs care. Storm damage, utilities, structural issues, the longer it remains unused, the harder it becomes to save.
But the demand for a local hub is stronger than ever. People walking the Annandale Way regularly stop and ask if the pub is still open. Residents tell us they miss having somewhere to meet neighbours, celebrate events, and gather as a village.
A community-owned Brig Inn would:
• restore the pub as a warm, friendly social space
• bring vibrancy back to the village
• hopefully create a small village shop
• turn the upstairs into affordable community-run accommodation
• ensure the pub can never again be lost to private developers
This is about more than a building. It’s about protecting the character and future of our village.
What We’ll Do Once We Secure the Funds
If we reach our £30,000 target and complete the purchase, we can unlock major funding to begin the next phase, repairing, restoring and transforming the Brig Inn.
Planned work includes:
• repairing storm-damaged ceilings
• reconnecting essential utilities
• strengthening the compromised retaining wall
• carrying out urgent safety and structural work
• preparing the building for the first stages of reopening
Long-term, we will reopen the Brig Inn through a volunteer-led, community-run model that’s already proven successful in other rural areas such as the Old Forge in Knoydart.
Who We Are
We are the Brig Inn Pub and Hub Committee, a group of local residents who refused to watch our only pub disappear. For years, we’ve attended meetings, fought planning applications, secured funding, gathered evidence, and pushed for a future where the Brig Inn serves the community again.
What started as a small idea has grown into a strong, determined village movement and thanks to the Scottish Land Fund, we now have a real chance to make it happen.
As our Chair Isabel says:
“The Scottish Land Fund has given us the chance to buy the Brig Inn and bring it back to life as the heart of this small village. What began as an enthusiastic idea has become the foundation for the Brig Inn’s future as a warm, lively pub and community space.”
Why We Need Your Help
We are so close - but without bridging that final funding gap, everything falls apart.
No grant. No purchase. No pub.
Your support today:
• protects a historic village landmark
• invests directly in Brydekirk’s future
• helps us build a sustainable, community-owned hub
• ensures the Brig Inn is never demolished or lost again
Whether you can give £5, £50 or more, every donation brings us one step closer to getting the keys and one step closer to reopening the Brig Inn for generations to come.
Be Part of Saving the Brig Inn
Together, we can turn an empty building into a thriving local hub once again.
Help us secure the Brig Inn’s future.
Help us bring life back into the heart of Brydekirk.
Please donate and share our campaign today.
Rewards for Supporting the Brig Inn
We want to thank everyone helping us save our village pub with a set of limited-edition Brig Inn rewards, designed locally and only available through this campaign.
£100 – Brig Inn Fridge Magnet
A limited-edition magnet celebrating your role in saving our pub.
£250 – Brig Inn Beer Mat + Magnet
An exclusive Brig Inn beer mat plus the magnet.
£500 – Brig Inn Pint Glass + Beer Mat + Magnet
A Brig Inn pint glass along with the limited-edition beer mat and magnet.
£1000 - Name plaque in the pub
Be celebrated with a named plaque in the pub as along standing supporter for future generations to see.
Reward Disclaimer:
All rewards must be collected in person from Brydekirk. Rewards depend on us raising enough funds to complete the community buyout. As a volunteer project, we can’t promise exact timings for producing rewards, but we’ll do our best to deliver them as soon as we can. Images are illustrative only and yet to be designed.
Funding method
Keep what you raise – this project will receive all pledges made