SAVE THE TRAF

THE TRAFALGAR FREEHOUSE NEEDS YOU!

A true testament to this pub’s vitality is the strength of its community. Hundreds of you told us, the council, and the planning inspectorate how much this pub means and the vital role it plays in our neighbourhood — a proud South London local, for South Wimbledon and beyond.

WHAT WE DO

We are a Community Benefit Society (CBS) (FCA Registration Number 9719) established to purchase the freehold of the Trafalgar Freehouse pub (The Traf) so that it can remain serving our community.

Our Share Offer has now officially launched!

Find more details on the Share Offer Details page. Or go direct to the Crowdfunder Page here.

As well as the community share offer, we happily accept donations to help towards the fight to buy the pub and cover the various costs being incurred to achieve this. Please find more details here.

If you would like to be kept up to date with Save the Traf. Please join our mailing list by following this link.

The Traf

The pub many of us know and love is under threat. It’s an important historical and societal touch point. It must be saved!

Read more about the pub →

Community Benefit Society and the Committee

A Community Benefit Society (CBS) is the vehicle we have decided is the best way to preserve the pub. This CBS has been set up to purchase the freehold of the Traf to ensure it can continue to operate, unimpeded by future external influences.

Read more about the CBS →

Community and Contribution

While buying the freehold of the pub is the mechanism, the purpose of Save the Traf is about ensuring that the Traf is able to remain a place for the community (and visitors) to meet and connect.

Your support is crucial to success of this project!

Read more about how you can help →

WATCH PART FOUR OF The Lost Pint’s DOCUMENTARY ABOUT SAVING THE TRAF

The amazing people at the Lost Pint Project are making a documentary about saving the Traf. Please watch it below. Also find it on Instagram. If you missed them, find Part One here, Part Two here, and Part Three here.

Community Matters

Latest Updates

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  • FAQs about the CBS and the Fundraise

    Below are some questions we have been asked that others might have. If the answers still don’t make sense, please do send us an email and we will explain and update this page. Why a Community Benefit Society? A Community Benefit Society has been chosen primarily for it’s democratic focus. The defining feature a…

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  • We’ve hit our first target!!

    We are unbelievably excited to say that we have officially hit our first target of £250,000, after just two weeks. This was the minimum amount of money that we needed to raise through our community share offer. This is a huge testament to how powerful our community is, and how much The Traf is…

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  • 50% Of Fundraise covered in less than One week

    50% Of Fundraise covered in less than One week

    Thank you so so much to everyone that has already invested in saving the Traf. After less than 1 week of the campaign being launched, are already over 50% complete for our target. This amazing outpouring of generosity is a real testament to the love people have for the Traf and its functioning as…

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