"The International Concertina Association has been stopped by the two-in-a-bar rule from holding a lunchtime pub session before its AGM in Ruishton, near Taunton on Saturday 2 November 2002. What an abomination!!"

Re the above, I asked Chris Timpson the following.

It would be helpful if you could supply a few details. I see that this is not the first such event you have organised and advertised, so how and why are you having trouble now? Did they visit

He replied

Briefly, the AGM of The International Concertina Association was planned
to include a session at a local pub (in Ruishton near Taunton) with the
agreement of the landlord. Subsequently he backed out because another
local pub had been fined a lot of dosh for a PEL violation. I know no
more details than that. The AGM of course is still going ahead, and will
include a motion for the ICA to associate themselves with campaigning to
reverse this idiotic situation.

Best regards,

Chris Timson