''The Gothenburg'', or simply ''The Goth'', is a
community-run pub in the former
mining village of
Fallin, near
Stirling
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Founded in 1910, it is one of the few remaining pubs in Scotland still run under the
Gothenburg system, with at least 95% of the profits donated to community causes. During miners' strikes, ''The Goth'' hosted soup kitchens and supported miners'
strike funds.
It remains as a marker of the village's mining history.
''The Goth'' has close ties with the neighbouring
bowls club.
References
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Pubs in Scotland
1910 establishments in Scotland
Temperance movement