Community
There is little doubt that pubs are at the centre of communities up and down the country, a survey carried out by this website found that 68% of people questioned felt that a pub was a very important part of the community.
There is perhaps no better example of this than the recent Save the Three Cups protest march in Lyme Regis. Led by ten year old Leon Howe, dozens of activists marched to raise awareness of the pubs plight.
Although the pub has now been closed for nearly 20 years over 1,400 people signed a petition in support of the campaign.
We spoke exclusively to John Grantham of Community Alert on pubs about why the Three Cups would be such an asset to the area
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