I do feel sorry for organisers of clubs - mostly unpaid - who put a lot of work in for not much recognition, in a difficult market.

I had a telephone message yesterday saying a monthly session - one with invited people rather than open - so they all knew more than 3 chords - with 10/15 players each time + some audience - could no longer occur as the landlady thought she was not making enough on the Sunday evening do. I think in reality the landlady did not like the music much, as other similar pubs I pass to get there look fairly empty on a Sunday night.   

On the +ve side Tom Lewis was at Faversham last night - did a very nice set - with reasonable and varied floor singers. He had been at Dartford the night before and is at Tenterden this weekend. He wanted to spend 2 days at the Chatham dockyard which he thought not enough as there is now so much there of interest. Someone got the Geography right.   
FloraG