Thanks John

I've always understood that if we arrange the meeting we are to all intents and purposes circumventing the law and it's a bit like entrapment but the other way round (if you know what I mean) and could still be illegal, but I'm no lawyer so I'd happily accept genuine advice but, like the new licensing bill, advice can be convoluted and confusing. But yes if people turn up we have ways of suggesting things but we don't believe we can do it openly.

I "think" the anonymous member might be a member of an acceptable acffiliate so why didn't he just come along and tell us.

I'm still trying to get my head round the implications for next year. I've read the advice etc and find the less than 200 exemption before midnight etc a maze of contradictions and confusions so hopefully there will soon be an easy to read guide to clarify it.

Mind you I'm just the MC not the organiser......;-)