NickM I have emailed you - by all means mail me back or ring me at home later.

Raggy - I received a phone call from PRS a couple of days ago and they told me I would be expecting a further reply soon. The chap who I originally emailed is changing his job and it has been passed to a colleague who should be in touch with me. I'll let you know what is said.

One of the things we did ask was whether we could be licensed as a group of individuals/club independent of the premise. It seemed to offer a way out for all of us without anyone backing down from their position. There was a comment in the message I received that they were at least considering whether this could be possible. Opens up interesting possibilities at least not least in being able to try and further clarify Mr Smith's true reasons.