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Last orders may have been called at a community pub but a campaign to get it reopened is gaining momentum. A petition to get the beer flowing again at The Flying Saucer in Hempstead has gained 560 signatures from punters and residents alike who describe it as the “social hub of the village”. They are urging the brewery Greene King to reconsider following its shock decision to close the venue last month. Meanwhile, an option for the community to take over the pub is being looked at as another option with a petition to reopen the boozer gaining more than 500 signatures. Daniel Smallbone, who sta…