Au Contraire Buttonbox, with the Plough being off-limits there will be hundreds of people looking for alternative venues. If you consider how many people crammed into the Plough front room, both back rooms and the yard who will now be trying to squeeze into much smaller venues that in previous years were normally full to capacity anyway there are serious considerations regarding space. Although the Black Horse is tiny (20 people in the back room make it look crowded)it is a favoured venue and as such will be a great loss if one individual is allowed to dictate to the landlady. I also consider it valid to make people aware of potential problems before the event so that the landlady herself is not castigated.

Cheers

Raggy