Disclaimer for Pub is the Hub - It is very premature to be cynical about something I have only just heard about! Having been running pub websites for over 7 years and only just discovering ‘The Pub is the Hub’ I am shocked that the number of pubs closing down each day hasn’t been reduced by such an initative!
I am saddened at the man and woman hours wasted on not providing common sense and legitimate backup for pubs in rural communities.
Royal support for a campaign to keep what is British heritage should be highlighted more publicly. The UK needs to be told about failing communities and why. Education in our own back yard for a change. Whilst a fantastic opportunity exists for ‘Pub is the Hub’ why is it failing so miserably? This begs many questions, but lets simply ask one for now. Who is being saved from the ’Pub is the Hub ’non for profit’ campaign? All pubs being saved due to this campaign tell ‘The Smarter Pub’ now!
Can anyone see a link between farmers struggling and rural pubs closing down? One word for a clue, supermarkets.
Last year I wrote a few letters to national icons. Jamie Oliver was one. I have an idea I stated and proceeded to explain how we could set up a national campaign to maximise the uptake by the general public to use their local farms as a source for fresh produce. Did I get any responses? Not a dickie bird! What is apparent is the British people are fed up and have no will to contibute to their local communities. They would rather pop down to Tesco buy a shopping trolley of junk food and cheap booze and return to their 42″ plasma!
So my good friends there is only one way to get them from their sofa’s!