Tommy, 55, said: “The breweries should stop looking after their shareholders and start looking after the people who are actually buying their beer otherwise we are going to lose more and more.” Tracey, 54, who is the manageress of The Wild Rose, said: “I used to run the Merton which is now closed.
“We want to put a food hub in the back so it is not a food bank but a food hub so people will pay a small amount and some things will be given out for free.
'We've fought to save our pub and help keep our community alive' Bootle in Merseyside is just one of the areas impacted by an alarming number of pubs closures.
And we want proper recognition for pubs that are the heart of our communities, giving everything from a warm place for people and groups to meet, to tackling loneliness and raising money.
“This pub is a local pub for locals and pubs just need to be kept open because there are so many around here that have closed.
