Cast your vote on the future of Romsey.
The Romsey Community Hotel…
After nearly 6 years of gathering cobwebs and dust, it’s time to decide the fate of the Romsey Hotel.
Should it be a hotel where the community can come together and share stories over a beer or two?
A Convenience Restaurant where after a day on the tractor you can re-fuel with a burger and fries?
A High-Density Housing Development that will accommodate those looking for a tree-change?
You decide.
It’s time to vote and have your say.
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The preferred option for the current hotel site is to establish a new hotel.
There is overwhelming feedback from the Romsey community that they want a pub in their town. Historically there were 6 hotels in and around the town but now there is none and the possibility that Romsey will never again see a hotel. Therefore it is essential that as many people as possible vote to re-establish the Romsey Community Hotel, and lobby Council and local MPs to assist this dream to be realised. The Council predicts that shortly Romsey will be classed as a major town of over 10,000.
The new hotel is proposed to be operated by the Romsey Football Netball Club, where all profits are shared by the local community. The distribution of all profits to local clubs and charities to be decided by a board of trustees, made up of eminent local people, annually.
The fully renovated hotel will be spectacular. It will be a great social and economic asset for the area. It will attract travellers and tourists as well; a destination venue of which Romsey can be proud. More importantly, for Romsey and district residents, it provides a traditional social hub that has been missing for 6 years.
It is envisaged that the local RSL Branch will be housed in the new Hotel.
Expected employment will be 70 people, providing full and part-time work, and importantly apprenticeships for local young people. It is multi-faceted so that everyone can find their own niche. From al fresco dining out the front to a café/bakery, wine bar, gaming, sports bar, function room and family bistro this hotel ticks all the boxes for young, old and, importantly, families. The level of interior and finish is high-end.
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Another option for the site is a convenience fast food restaurant providing takeaway and dine in facilities. This would of a modern premises.
On a the most important gateway site in the town, it would provide a clean and tidy entrance. It would provide a good and quick service, and provide local employment.
*Indicative representation only
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This option would meet the need for housing in a high-population growth commuter town.
This option would enhance the amount of affordable housing in Romsey and importantly have a substantial amount of units dedicated to social housing which is missing in Romsey.
*Indicative representation only
Have your say, Vote Now.
“It’s time for Romsey to reinstate its place to stop and relax. A social centre for the people of Romsey to come together.”
— The Community
What will the Romsey Community Hotel look like?
Here’s a 360-degree render of three spaces in the Romsey Community Hotel. It will be a stylish, classic but contemporary hotel that will bring now found energy into the Romsey community.
