I have read most of this and I think Howard, no relation, sums things up pretty well. In the end it's about honesty and that's what seems to be missing. The unpleasantness doesn't help but many of us have done a bit of that off and on.

Back covering:

Ths Beech Band has around 45 members in that 45 people have been to our tunes session at The Beech. We have played for around 8 Ceilidhs and on each occasion a core of around 10 have turned up with anything up to 20 others - a variable 20 each time. We are moving from "Beginners" to "Improvers" we play with out PA except for Rob our brilliant caller and we make all this very clear.

Making all this is very clear Ship People. Why don't you?

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