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Nevertheless, it is important to note that community-owned pubs are themselves a response to the failure of local pubs as business, and only make up a small fraction of total pubs in the UK – a long-term view of the UK’s social infrastructure assets must therefore support the industry as a whole, particularly in efforts to diversify of the kind supported by Pub is The Hub, as well as reinforcing r. [...] The Eagle supports mental health charities because of an acknowledgement of the universal nature of the cause, whereas The Beeswing raises money for palliative care due to the experiences of the landlady’s own family, which highlighted to her the lack of facilities in the local hospital. [...] This can be done in a very literal way – at The Eagle, when the pub was taken over by current management after some years of decline, a return to the ethos of a community pub was shown by replacing the pictures of eagles displayed on the wall by the previous operators with a gallery of the regulars’ pets. [...] As the only pub in the village, The Butcher’s Arms is a crucial social and cultural hub, and the restoration of the carnival was a matter of great local pride. [...] The fact that the role of ‘the local’ is often reported to increase in importance in rural areas also brings the institution of the village pub into the purview of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.