Moyle-Harris said: “We’ve got this dream target of Christmas this year but that is completely dependent on how quickly we can get the funding, how quickly we can get the planning and then how quickly we can get the 70 odd volunteer workers organised.”
Moyle-Harris said it had been “been a long, hard road” to buy the pub.
He said the next steps will involve applying for grant funding.
Speaking about the pub’s long history, the chairman previously said: “The first timber frames for The Ivy were being put up at about the same time the keel was being laid for the Mayflower around 1600 – that’s 20 years before the ship took the first pilgrims to what became the USA.”
Formerly a destination pub, The Ivy is close to The Ridgeway National Trail ancient path, the White Horse Trail and the Wiltshire Cycleway.