Thanks John, I've just had a quick look at that thread again but other than mentioning the 48 hour thing it's not a definitive answer, I could do with someone posting something along the lines of "The legal aspect of forming a club with membership and associated rights of members is..." If the council is correct then fair enough but it would help for it to be spelt out in black and white from one of the legal eagles amongst us.
Cheers
Mark