A CAMPAIGN to save a historic pub in Ponsanooth has made its last call before time is called on the fundraising initiative.

Ponsanooth Community Benefit Society (PCBS) has six days left to pull in the punters and raise the £95,000 needed to purchase The Stag following a community share offer closing on November 19.

The volunteer group behind the campaign to buy back the village’s last pub looked on course to reach their £300,000 goal but has been hit with an unexpected loss of £100,000 in funding.

Sam Fitch, chair of the Ponsanooth Community Benefit Society, said: “To get so close to saving The Stag, and then to be hit with the unexpected loss of £100,000 in funding is absolutely devastating. But we’re not giving up.

“We now have just six days to raise the remaining £95,000, and the stakes couldn’t be higher. If we don’t achieve this, we risk losing the opportunity to bring a 200-year-old pub back into community ownership and secure its future for generations to come.

“The Stag is so much more than a pub. It’s the heart of Ponsanooth, a place where people of all ages and backgrounds come together, where friendships are made, where local groups meet and where a real sense of community exists. Losing it would leave a huge hole in village life, and we simply cannot let that happen without doing everything in our power to stop it.

“Since the news broke, the response has been incredible. People have really rallied behind us and we’ve already reached £220,000. That gives us real hope that we can get this over the line. It shows just how much The Stag means to people, not just in Ponsanooth but across the wider community.

“We’re now asking everyone to help us take that final step. Whether it’s making a donation, investing in the community or simply sharing our appeal, every bit of support counts.

“Six days is a very short window, but we know what this community is capable of when it pulls together. We have come too far to give up now. Please help us save The Stag.”

Ponsanooth Community Benefit Society took over The Stag throughout April, opening from Wednesday to Sunday, to demonstrate how a community-run venue could operate.

Volunteers and young people were trained in licence compliance, cellar management and bar work, giving them a first step into Cornwall’s vital hospitality industry.

The Stag Inn was reestablished as a community hub, hosting the village book club, a police drop‑in, games afternoons, bingo, poker nights, live music, and free pool for young people on Wednesdays.

There was also a reintroduction of food, including a family‑friendly pancake brunch, homemade soup and bread, cakes and hot drinks.

The month-long project culminated in a Stag Hunt Inn Beer Festival, which drew strong crowds and raised vital funds towards purchasing the freehold.

To purchase a share of the pub visit www.savethestag.co.uk