Community groups call time on the demise of the British pub

A revolution in pub ownership is gathering pace as more and more groups club together to buy and run their local, slowing the alarming pace of closuresWhen the only pub in the Cumbrian village of Crosby Ravensworth closed its doors in 2009, residents decided they were not prepared to simply sit back and accept the loss of a vital community hub. They took matters into their own hands, setting up a financial co-operative to bring their local back to life – which meant putting in their own mo