Wycombe Liberal Democrats

In recent years the number of pubs in the Wycombe Marsh area has halved. Starting off with the Papermakers Arms in Kingsmead Road, after a fire the building was demolished and then the land redeveloped for new housing. The second pub to disappear was the Half Way House on the London Road, although the building is still there it has fallen into disrepair and is unlikely to ever re-open as a pub.

Earlier this year the Red Lion and now the Rifle Butts both closed after the sitting landlord/lady could not agree new terms with the pub owners on a new lease, both pubs appear to be unable to re-opened by the owners, due the requirements to evict the tenants.

Considering pubs are addressed as a part of the communal and social environment of local areas, I feel that if these pubs are to remain closed and end up as yet more developments for housing, then surely there is a need for a communal facility to replace these pubs and still give the people of this area a focally point for social and recreational needs.