The usual...

The lights came on in the Black Swan yesterday, and stayed on, as the locals trooped in. It’s been six months since the pub closed, and a lot of people in the village hadn’t seen each other during that time. Without a place to meet, a community hub, a small village can become quite insular.

Not the Black Swan... but the Wellington Inn, in the village of Lund, where I was taking pictures today: a pub so posh that it's like being back in Hampshire. When I ordered a pint, I was asked "Will you be dining with us today, sir?"...