The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #130334 Message #2954420
Posted By: Rafflesbear
29-Jul-10 - 09:02 AM
Thread Name: The Seven Stars Sessions - Kent U.K
Subject: RE: The Seven Stars Sessions - Kent U.K
Pete, the sad fact is that it is not good enough. Before we went there the pub was closed from 8pm on a Monday so the Landlord had no overheads.
broadstairs-jen used to run the highly successful and crowded sessions at the Wrotham Arms in Broadstairs so she knows about these things - she writes on the Broadstairs thread :-
"a plea to everyone: please remember that a full pub is not necessarily a pub making money and the sessions are notoriously weak on the takings front. please support the sessions by buying your food and drink at the venues."
The licensed trade is in free fall and within 4 miles of the Seven Stars these and more pubs have gone under -
The Birchwood
The Woodman
Deja Vu
The Red Lion
The Crayfish
The Anglesea Arms
The Blue Rose
The Greyhound
The OldStar
The Anchor and Hope
The New Moon
It is not for us to save a pub single handed but a night out for a fiver would still give change from two pints of real ale. The Seven Stars is a commercial business, not a local government facility and I think that I get very good value for my money - 2 1/2 hours of folk music with drinks - for comparison you can get one hour's belly dancing for £8, no drinks
see you Monday I hope
Rafflesbear