Vicki Woods, who writes in "The Daily Telegraph", has, over the last year, told of how their village pub was doomed but has been saved by the "village" becoming the tenant and running the pub. So far it seems, from her articles, that the community are actively supporting their pub/business and it is thriving albeit requiring some dedication to the task of manning it. It certainly is not the way every bar/pub/inn should go but if this individual one works, good news.