I have just contacted the brewery and we need to write to

Humphrey Smith
Samuel Smiths Brewery
Tadcaster
North Yorkshire
LS24 9SB

It may be if enough people do contact him hopefully he will at least consider amending his decision. I for one do not wish to see big screen TVs or satellite broadcast jukeboxes etc, however I do wish to see live music. Perhaps if we presented a unaminous front asking only for the performance of live music to be permitted he may, at certain venues that rely to some extent on this as a source of revenue, relax his dictat.
We have nothing to lose by doing this and potentially everything to gain, from past experience petitions are not as effective as individual letters so those of you who visit Nellies etc could perhaps draw up a letter, print a few copies off and ask people to sign them and return them to the brewery.
May the voice of reason prevail
My letter will be in the post tonight, as I would be forlorn if I go to Whitby and find the sessions in the Plough are a thing of the past.
Incidentally I know a good many people who go to the Plough and Nellies and farlington who do not access the Mudcat so contacting these people and encouraging them to add their weight would only serve to better our argument.

Sam, Sam pick up thy musket, right lads let battle commence