In 2013, 167 villagers came together to buy the Seven Stars. We are the community society that owns it — and keeps it at the heart of the Baldons.
When the Seven Stars faced closure, the villagers of the Baldons and Nuneham Courtenay refused to lose their pub. Together they formed the Baldons & Nuneham Community Society, raised the funds, and bought it. The pub reopened on 30 March 2013 and has been thriving ever since.
The Society owns the building and looks after it for the long term; the pub itself is run day-to-day by our tenants. Our job is stewardship — keeping the Seven Stars open, welcoming and at the centre of village life for generations to come.