Bad news, I'm afraid!

As per my email of 27th September, there has been a change of ownership at the Bushel and Strike. When I went to see the owner last week he gave every appearance of being interested and co-operative.

However he has now appointed a manager who is not only uninterested and unco-operative, but the bu**er has cancelled our booking. The impression being that he didn't want his newly refurbished gastropub sullied by a bunch of folkies. The open mic sessions at the B&S will cease as well, as far as I can tell nothing to do with licensing issues, just a non-musical manager.

Desperately seeking another venue, but, in view of the timescale, it seems unlikely that we will find one.

Yours, gutted (and that's a lot of guts!)

Alan