Now live in Rossendale · Founding shops open
The LanternIndependent since 1897Waterfoot · Lancashire
A place worth keeping

The Lantern

A proper local with good beer, live music and room for everyone.

PubOpen today until 11pmExample campaign · illustrative details
241
Illustrative backers
£612
Illustrative monthly backing
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Their story

More than somewhere to buy a coffee.

A hundred and twenty-something years of last orders. Live folk on Wednesdays, quiz on Thursdays, and a fire that still gets lit whenever the weather turns.

Backing means one later evening a week: lights on, good coffee and somewhere local to gather.

"Pubs don't close because nobody loved them. They close because that love wasn't monthly."
Danny · Landlord
Backed by the neighbourhood

An illustrative show of support

Backing is not a discount scheme or a rescue appeal. It is a simple way to say: this place matters to me, and I want it to stay.

"This is where my dad drank. Where I drink. Not letting it disappear on my watch."
Ellis · Waterfoot backer