AN Oxfordshire pub operator is launching a new initiative to support ‘worthy causes’ as well as protecting Britain’s bee population.

Brakspear, which owns 120 pubs including three in Henley and others in Turville, Wantage and Watlington, is launching ‘Brakspear’s Giving Back’ initiative.

It will be funded by a £25,000 annual contribution from the operator and requests for match funding will be welcomed from any pubs within Brakspear’s leased and tenanted estate.

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The ‘worthy causes’ to donate the money will be chosen by the different Brakspear pubs and applications will be reviewed by a team of eight Brakspear’s Giving Back committee members.

Separately, sums from the initiative will go towards bee conservation which Brakspear has supported for some years.

They have recently installed 12 beehives across five sites working with professional beekeeper John Farrell of Chiltern Bee.

They will also look to sell the honey produced by the bees to raise money to go back into maintaining and potentially expanding the beehives.

Brakspear chief executive Tom Davies said: “Our pubs are all about people - the people who work in them, drink in them, and live in the communities around them.

“The aim of Brakspear’s Giving Back is to support the health and well-being of these people, and we are looking forward to receiving applications from across the estate.

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“At the same time, we are expanding our support for Britain’s bee population, a cause that’s been close to our hearts for some years.”

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This story was written by Gee Harland. She joined the team in 2022 as a senior multimedia reporter.

Gee covers Wallingford, Wantage and Didcot.

Get in touch with her by emailing: Gee.harland@newsquest.co.uk

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