Originally Posted by chuck65
Please tell me it's not true. I just finished an article in the latest Newsweek that the pubs in the UK are in trouble and closing. It refered to the high price of beer in the pubs as opposed to buying it at the store and consuming it at home.
My fondest memories of my visit to the UK is when I was in the small village pubs talking to the locals. The article stated that more and more of these pubs are dissapearing after several hundred years of being the social center of the community.
Say it aint so.
Sadly its true,
Many pubs in the villages have closed, and even larger pubs have gone. AS you say, they can not compete with the supermarkets on price and also the the very active police presence on our roads looking out for people leaviing pubs in cars, to stop and test for alcohol. The only pubs that are making money are those which are realy just restaurants with bars, that belong to the national chains. Sad, but true! But, if you look hard enough, there is still the odd nice village watering hole to be found - join one of our UK Crossfire meets and you will surely find one!
Steve