Activity pubs promise hope for ailing industry

Games from table tennis to axe-throwing are filling up venues struggling to counter declining tradeIt’s Thursday night and London office workers are letting off steam down the pub knowing the weekend is in sight. But instead of chatting over a drink they are smashing ping pong balls over a net.The venue is Bounce, a ping pong bar on the fringes of the financial district, and the number of stray balls in the air gives the impression that somewhere in the room a lottery draw machine is misfi