A shock to hear about 'Wanted Inn' closing. Sad loss not just to cavers, but locals as well.
After my midweek evening cave/mine trips, I like to finish evening off with a drink at a local pub. Pubs, especially out in the countryside, need our support more than ever!
However, pubs in my town of Chesterfield are presently under threat from "Tesco", wanting to convert them into convenience stores! One pub has already been converted and another two(Both going concerns) are possibly next. Protest action groups have been formed at both pubs, to try to save them. Let's not forget that a pub can be turned into a store, without planning consent, that is the law at present.
Unlikely, that would happen at 'Wanted Inn', but in a larger village location, possibly.