Appeal launches in bid to save village pub from turning into homes AN appeal to save a village’s only pub from calling last orders for the final time has been launched. Mistley Parish Council is calling for residents to help keep The Anchor, in Mistley, running as a pub for the community. The plea comes after plans were lodged to Tendring Council earlier this year to convert the establishment into homes. Once the parish council was made aware of the change of use application, it submitted an Asset of Community Value application in a bid to prevent the village’s last pub from turning into homes.