Guest-it is not clear from your previous posts as to whether you made any attempt to enter the room or whether you took exception to the notice and retreated. I have been in this room many times at Moor & Coast Whitby Folk Week and New Year, don't consider myself part of a clique, don't play any instrument in public and have never been turned away or seen any evidence of others being turned away. There is never any pressure to sing, even though it is a very popular session. Yes, the people in there hae been coming for years and know each other well, but there are others, including other 'Catters who have not and were still able to join in. I hope this debate can continue until such time as they return from Whitby and are able to make comment.