A friendly face behind the bar to offer a listening ear or advice when needed are among the qualities which make a good landlord or barmaid.
But pubs do so much more than just serve drinks and meals, their fundraising helps to bring cheer to deserving causes.
Here are some of our favourite photos from pubs in and around Chesterfield down the years.
1. Charity spirit
Tom and Jenni Symons, landlord and landlady of Chesterfield's Spread Eagle pub in 2007, raised £389.39 for British Heart Foundation and are pictured with female representatives of the charity and several of the pub's regulars. Photo: Terry Walden
2. Cheers everyone
Peter and Maureen Stephenson of The White Hart in Calow toast multiple successes in a pub of the year competition in 1977. Photo: National World
3. Your round
Keith Toone and Jan Travis raise a glass to celebrate the reopening of the Market pub in Chesterfield in 1999. Photo: Submitted
4. MP's toast
Chesterfield MP Toby Perkins raises a glass to Derby Tup landlord Brendan McConville during Proud Pub Week in 2010. Photo: Bernard Jones