Update on the "Plough" in Long Wittenham---
    I have spoken with the landlord this morning ( 0915) and he is very sympathetic . He has pointed out that normally, he would need several weeks in order to "set up " a weekend function, particularly where the possibility of more than two people playing and / or singing is involved ( !! )------it would be impossible for any pub, anywhere, to do something along the lines of what we might want,in such a short space of time, because of the bureaucracy involved . I guess I knew that anyway, as my Annie ,up until last year, worked at the British Institute of Inn-keeping !!! HOWEVER--- This landlord has been at the PLOUGH for 15 years, has a good relationship with his neighbours re- music, has a folk-club in the pub every week, and runs a folk-festival on the site every June !! Therefore, he is going to have a word with one of the licensing blokes later on today, as he is a regular at said pub !! So I shall sit here biting my nails for the next few hours, by the 'phone !!!