For anyone who might be remotely interested in this you might like to hear it from the horse's mouth - and this horse had just been singing with her band at the the Big Lock before Mally was told it was time to leave - I went to the bar at 10.35 to talk to the landlord and landlady who having said it was ok stay late turned to each other and mumbled about this is not the sort of thing we want here. Didn't realise we were that offensive! I am afraid I didn't like the attitude to us and asked all my friends to leave immediately and that's a pretty sad way to end our relationship with the pub. I asked her to repeat what she'd said - she looked embarrassed and told me that they 'do not want this sort of thing' at the Big Lock thanks.
I cancelled the birthday party I'd booked there for the following week. I suggested that the pub would be empty without the 15 people in last night who wouldn't have been there. 'No' said their teenage son - 'there's 2 people downstairs!' Bravo brainbox!!!
I am sorry they haven't seen a room with 40 musicians of all types playing until the early hours and drinking their beer! And now - who'd like our business - one pub has already offered!
Liz