The UK's first community-owned hardware shop

Havards has been at the heart of Newport (Trefdraeth) for more than 140 years. It's the kind of shop where you can buy a single screw, get a key cut, find a new frying pan and pick up some friendly advice on the way out.

When the shop came up for sale in 2022, local people were determined not to lose it. A community share offer launched that June raised £445,000, and on 25 November 2022 the community completed the purchase — making Havards the first community-owned hardware shop in the UK. Today it's run for the town, by the town, with the help of our shareholders and volunteers.