Following 3 years living off-grid in Cambridgeshire, we walked 275 miles ‘back home’ to West Yorkshire to start raising funds towards opening a non-profit micro-pub and community hub.
The idea occurred to us last year, to combine our background in hospitality and arts with a desire to help those around us. A blending of craft beer, creative arts and live music, with profits from the commercial activities used to support a range of community services… and we want to do it back in our beloved Yorkshire!
Over recent years we’ve experienced first-hand the need for services such as this within rural villages, where residents are often isolated and unable to access the resources of nearby towns/cities. We’ve seen how simple everyday conversations can make a real difference to someone else’s life and how great things can happen when people come together with a shared vision for change.
We know there’s a need for this all across the UK right now… but we’re returning to Huddersfield in West Yorkshire because it’s our home and where we believe we can make the most impact.
We’ve raised almost £3,000 so far but we’ve still a long way to go…
Here’s some ways you can help!
Bimbling Home Merchandise For Sale!
Show your support for our project by purchasing a ‘Bimbling Home’ hoodie or tshirt. We are already registered as a CIC and all monies raised from merchandise go directly towards making our plans a reality.
Bottle openers and embroidered patches also now available.
Support our project when you shop online
When you shop via ‘easyfundraising’ retailers donate to our cause for every £1 you spend. It doesn’t cost you a penny but we benefit from the extra donations – and every little helps!
You can even add a ‘donation reminder’ to your web-browser that automatically finds available donations while you shop.
Bigger donations are also available to us if you use a comparison site for things such as car or house insurance.
Subscribe to our ‘Bimbler’s Log’ to read the full story of our 275 mile walk!
Throughout our walk back to Yorkshire Jac kept a notebook and we shared some of the highlights on social media… but that really only scratched the surface of everything we experienced.
We have so many stories to share so we’ve set up a Substack publication to preserve some of the memories and hopefully add a little more funds into the kitty!
It’s just £5 a month to subscribe but you can read the first edition for free below.
We’d also love to hear from anyone who can offer practical support, whether that’s around fundraising and finances, a local collab project or a space we can use for pop-up events. We’re still working towards creating our own permament venue but happy to consider alternative options in the meantime.
If you would like to follow our journey we share regular updates in the following places:
Prefer to receive updates to your inbox? Subscribe to our mailing list and you’ll receive one monthly summary of our progress.
Finally, the best way you can support us is by sharing our updates and telling all your friends!
Thanks for reading,
Dave, Jac, Natali and Vix.
Positive Earth UK 