>>I felt it a duty of organisers to try and ensure that women should not be at risk of comment, molestation or worse if attending alone. <<

Molestation
Molestation is the sexual exploitation of a child or a woman by an adult for sexual gratification or for profit. Sexual abuse may include:

Fondling
Mutual masturbation
Sodomy
Coitus
Child pornography and child prostitution

Dianne, if it helps, I endorse your comments completely in relation to molestation and worse, and as an organiser try to ensure that all single people (men included) feel relaxed and safe at my venue. The same applies to couples. That is my job.

Comment is difficult, because its one persons word against anothers. However, I would hope that people who come to my venue, would feel comfortable enough to seek me out, if they were upset for any reason. What action I took would depend on the seriousness of the situation.

We have a lady in the village who comes on her own, and we make sure she is escorted back home safely, by a person who is trusted.

However, what I can't be held responsible for, is if the offended person does not come to me or a responsible lady if preferred.

In the 8 years, I have never had one complaint for this sort of behaviour. We have a lovely trustworthy group of people who come to our venue. We normally get 60 to 100 people each time.

The only times I have had to deal with people is when they have had too much to drink and are getting loud and spoiling the show. Fortunately that is so so infrequent, maybe about 6 times in 8 years.

I would like to think that all other organisers behave in the same responsible manner. There is always bound to be one bad apple in the crate, but hopefully that is very rare.

If you have had a bad experience then I am sorry to hear that, but please don't assume that all men are the same.