Community voices
Campaign concluded · stories shared with permission

Share what the Bottom Pub means to you.

The purchase campaign has concluded. Our offer was unsuccessful and the pub is under contract. We are still glad to receive stories — not to persuade anyone of anything now, but because what this building meant to Cygnet is worth keeping a record of. Read the announcement →

The Bottom Pub working group collects short community videos from people who want to share a memory or a moment, and curates them for this record under the site's privacy notice. Videos go to the working group's own inbox (hello@bottom.pub), which the working group reads and is responsible for — not to the site maintainer, and not to any co-operative, because none exists yet. These are stories, not financial endorsements, and nothing here is a campaign for anything.

Nothing will be posted without permission. If your video is selected for social media or the website, you can review it before it goes public.

Filming basics

  • Use your phone horizontally in landscape mode.
  • Aim for 30–60 seconds.
  • Face a window or film outside in shade.
  • Keep the phone steady.
  • Speak like you are talking to a friend. Authentic is better than perfect.

Choose one prompt

  1. 01Tell us about a moment at the Bottom Pub that stuck with you.
  2. 02What do you miss most about the Bottom Pub?
  3. 03Why does the Bottom Pub matter to Cygnet?
  4. 04What would you have loved to see the Bottom Pub become?
  5. 05Why did community ownership of the Bottom Pub matter to you?
  6. 06In one sentence: what does the Bottom Pub mean to you?
  7. 07What would you say to other community members about what this project tried to do?
  8. 08Has the Bottom Pub been part of your family's story?
  9. 09What role has the Bottom Pub played in bringing people together?
  10. 10For artists and musicians: what has the Bottom Pub meant for local arts and music?

Send your video

Email your video to hello@bottom.pub — the working group's inbox — with your name and a note that you're happy for it to be shared. The working group will confirm the details with you before anything goes public.

How videos may be used. With permission, the working group may edit short clips for individual posts, compile several voices together, or build a website gallery later. The purpose is to keep a record of what the Bottom Pub meant to Cygnet, alongside the rest of the campaign archive.

Prefer to ask a question about this record instead? The contact form goes to the site maintainer, not to the working group.

Write to the site maintainer →