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| Daniel Craig gave £50k to threatened community hub | Daniel Craig gave £50k to threatened community hub |
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| The five-time James Bond star helped save the hub from being evicted | The five-time James Bond star helped save the hub from being evicted |
| James Bond star Daniel Craig gave a community hub previously at risk of eviction £50,000 to help keep it in its current home. | James Bond star Daniel Craig gave a community hub previously at risk of eviction £50,000 to help keep it in its current home. |
| The actor made the payment to Brimscombe Mill in Stroud, Gloucestershire, after it was the revealed the building had been sold, putting jobs at risk. | The actor made the payment to Brimscombe Mill in Stroud, Gloucestershire, after it was the revealed the building had been sold, putting jobs at risk. |
| It is home to projects such as The Long Table, The Bike Drop, Kids Stuff and The Home Remedy. | It is home to projects such as The Long Table, The Bike Drop, Kids Stuff and The Home Remedy. |
| Tom Herbert, director at Brimscombe Mill and co-founder of The Long Table, said the donation from the star showed "incredible support" which could "deepen our impact". | Tom Herbert, director at Brimscombe Mill and co-founder of The Long Table, said the donation from the star showed "incredible support" which could "deepen our impact". |
| The organisations at the mill were given six months to find a new home in March, which saw many of them open sites at a new location in Cirencester. | The organisations at the mill were given six months to find a new home in March, which saw many of them open sites at a new location in Cirencester. |
| The Long Table, one of them, has served more than 38,000 meals to people through its pay-as-you-can model since 2021. | The Long Table, one of them, has served more than 38,000 meals to people through its pay-as-you-can model since 2021. |
| Tom Herbert said the support for Brimscombe Mill had been "incredible" | |
| Mr Herbert said the ground "disappeared from underneath us" when the eviction notice was issued "out of the blue". | |
| “The community rose up and gave a loud ‘no this can’t happen’ on our behalf. | |
| "We had no plan and we didn’t have any cash reserves. | |
| "The thing that happened to us threatened our whole existence," he added. | |
| He credited the "extraordinary" response from locals, who gathered to share ideas and created a campaign to save the hub. | |
| The Long Table is based out of Brimscombe Mill in Stroud | The Long Table is based out of Brimscombe Mill in Stroud |
| Although Mr Herbert is unsure how Craig found the project, he believes the news "rippled" out from local press into national papers. | |
| "It obviously landed with him and made an impression. We’re super grateful that he heard the cry and answered," Mr Herbert said. | |
| "This incredible support from both the community and Daniel Craig speaks to the vitality of what we’re building here at Brimscombe Mill. | |
| "This space has become a lifeline for many, offering not only meals and activities but also a sense of belonging and shared purpose," he added. | |
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