From the Lewes Arms Folk Club's constitution:

LEWES ARMS FOLK CLUB RESIDENTS' COMMITTEE: Booking policy

Programming objectives

1.        To provide a programme which reflects the club's long-established interest in traditional music and song and contemporary folk music/song derived from the tradition;

2.        To provide a programme reflecting the major interests of the residents and those attending regularly in unaccompanied song, accompanied song and tunes;

3.        To provide a programme with a mix of local performers who perform bookings regularly, regional and national performers;

4.        To provide periodic opportunities for competent local performers who are not regularly booked at other clubs to perform;

5.        To provide opportunities for in-depth musical development via workshops;

6.        To apportion bookings equitably between performers as far as is possible in a situation where there are far more performers than opportunities to offer bookings;

7.        To vary formats from time to time, e.g. theme evenings, longer guest spots, while retaining a policy of offering floor singers at least one item;

8.        Where necessary to ensure that new members/visitors are able to perform floor spots by asking the residents to stand down.