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Author: Eyal Lavi

Financial report November 2017

23rd November 201723rd November 2017 Eyal Lavi Uncategorised

Below you’ll find info on the campaign’s finances from May-October 2017. We’ll normally report every three months, so apologies for the lateness of this update. All future financial reports on our website rvt.community. Right now, we’re busy working with Dave Boyle of The Community Shares Company, getting our ducks in a row so that we can […]

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Watch the recent campaign event

18th September 2017 Eyal Lavi Uncategorised

Missed last week’s RVT Future event? Just for you, we videoed it! Catch up on the committee updates and Q&A now, and find out what’s next in our plans to bring the Tavern into community ownership:

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Update: here’s what we’ve been doing

20th March 2017 Eyal Lavi Uncategorised

It’s been a few weeks since we hit our fighting fund target (the donations transferred to our account last week), so here’s a quick update on what we’ve been up to behind the scenes: We’re working with lawyers to finalise our legal structure. We’re instructing consultants who are working on our share offer documentation. We’ve […]

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Fighting target reached

21st February 201721st February 2017 Eyal Lavi Uncategorised

THANK YOU. We have reached our Fighting Fund target of £30K – 12 days sooner than expected! We can now use that fighting fund to set up a Community Benefit Society, the vehicle we believe gives the best chance of securing community ownership of the RVT. The money you have donated so far will be […]

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RVT mystery buyer revealed – the firm behind destruction of the Black Cap

17th February 201717th February 2017 Eyal Lavi Uncategorised

The Evening Standard has uncovered today that Steve Cox of Faucet Inn is in talks to buy the Royal Vauxhall Tavern. Time and again Faucet Inn, owned by Steve Cox, has tried to convert or close beloved community pubs in pursuit of maximum property profit. Their favoured strategy is to convert upper floors of pubs – […]

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Community ownership survey launched

10th February 201710th February 2017 Eyal Lavi Uncategorised

  We want to make sure we’re listening to the whole LGBTQ+ community – which means anyone who might use a community-owned RVT. Answering just 20 questions will be invaluable in shaping our plans, identifying how many people would be interested in buying a share of the pub, and in volunteering to help us make […]

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Free event: 50 More Years of Queers?

9th January 201715th January 2017 Eyal Lavi Uncategorised

There’s exciting news on the horizon about our sui generis application, and our bid to buy the Tavern… but for now, we’re hosting an evening of discussion, cabaret, drinking and dancing. Come down, pose your questions and enjoy the show! This year the LGBTQ+ community celebrates half a century since the decriminalisation of male homosexuality […]

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Dear Economist: please check your facts

2nd January 20172nd January 2017 Eyal Lavi Uncategorised

In its Christmas issue, The Economist ran a story about LGBTQ venues that mentioned the RVT. As it contains many  inaccuracies and dubious statements, RVT Future sent the following response to the magazine.   In your article ‘Gay bars are under threat but not from the obvious attackers’ in the Economist Christmas special issue, you write […]

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Amy Lamé takes the fight to City Hall

4th November 20163rd November 2016 Eyal Lavi News

RVT Future chair and Duckie co-founder Amy Lamé has today been announced as London’s first dedicated Night Czar. Working with Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, Amy will shape the future of our city’s nightlife. At RVT Future, we are beyond proud to see a key member of the campaign win such an important role. Though, […]

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Tales of the Tavern: 1861 – The RVT is born

17th September 201620th September 2016 Eyal Lavi Uncategorised

RVT Future’s brilliant comic series by Baz rewinds to the 19th century and the construction of our beloved pub. You can read the comic here, but if you’re curious about the real-life history behind it, then read on… The RVT’s heritage grows directly out of the social and cultural transgression and innovation associated with the […]

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