After the New Radnor community successfully purchased the Radnor Arms Hotel in October 2022, they have been raising funds for the pub, hosting public consultation open days and an art exhibition.

An online auction the group ran raised £5,305, with the highest bidding days being the third day and the final day. The auction site received over 9,250 page views. The website received over 730 page views from 240 viewers.  

Over 350 people visited the Radnor Arms Hotel over the four days of public consultation at the end of November and beginning of December, coming from near and far - visitors from the Radnor Forest and Radnor Valley, nearby Kington and Presteigne, Builth and Llandrindod Wells. were joined by those from Symonds Yat, Birmingham, the West Midlands, London.

A spokesperson for the community group said: "The Community working to return the Radnor Arms Hotel in New Radnor to life would like to thank everyone who came to The Radnor Arms Hotels pre-Christmas public consultation open days, its fund raising art exhibition and its community tea and cake sharing.  

"It would also like to thank everyone who took part in its online auction, by bidding or donating items & experiences, and or who contributed to its crowd funding website on JustGiving.com, which remains open." 

Just under £120,000 has been pledged for Community Shares in The Radnor Arms Community Benefit Society Limited, with a further £30,000 of capacity still available for those who are interested before the £150,000 cap on the value that can be Enterprise Investment Scheme-able. Community Shares are priced at £25 each. Details can be found here : https://www.theradnorarmshotel.com/community-shares-fund-raise.html