Folk clubs have been smoke free for years in Yorkshire...but sessions not. Great to be in a smoke free atmosphere BUT where I go since the ban we have found we are the only customers in the pub and on one occasion the only ones ALL day...and there are five pubs in this particular village all finding they are empty all week....
Sainsburys advertisers buy your beer with us and enjoy the footie at home with mates..Is this the way it is going? I fear some pubs may go under and where then are folk musicians and singers going to meet up? Can't see it will be much fun to smoke outside in the winter???? I hear from next year smokers shelters will have to be 25yards away from the pub buildings..not possible for some pubs. What with the cost of music licenses I fear we shall be struggling to find places to gather.