A Banbury area pub raises more than £1,000 for Katharine House Hospice

The pub raised the money by asking shoppers to donate whilst they used the pub's open air market, which is open daily 12 till 4pm.

The pop-up shop - open air market - offers meat, dairy, bread, fresh fruit and vegetables and wine and beer.

As of Easter Monday the donations continued to come in leading pub to pass its £1,000 target.

Katharine House Hospice, also based in Adderbury, supports people and their families who are facing life-limiting illnesses.

Trevor Brown, the pub's owner, said: "Both the market and the fundraising have been a huge success with support from the village of Adderbury and beyond.

"We recognised at the outset of the lockdown that the hospice would desperately need funds.

"All their charity shops are closed and many of their events which require group participation have had to be cancelled.

"The hospice is one of our nearest neighbours, and we have been matching donations pound for pound out of our own income.

"We will shortly launch a mega raffle and The Pickled Ploughman will put up prizes in the form of gift vouchers to dine at the pub worth over £250.

"We may be at the edge of the village, but the pub will always remain at the heart of the community.

"Our chief fundraiser is Stan the Bear – named after our longest standing customer."

The pub is also providing a takeaway service seven days a week during the lockdown. They list their daily specials on the pub's Facebook page.

Trevor added: "We have also been delivering free meals to the housebound and elderly villagers who have no support.

"We will continue to support the community for as long as it takes. We will survive this crisis by providing what the community needs, when they need it.

"I am driven by a will to recognise that something good must come out of this crisis, and that the pub is the hub."

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