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RESIDENTS CALL TIME ON PUB MUSIC PLANS
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BY PETER BAKER
18:00 - 29 September 2005
Moulsham Lodge residents were jubilant after council licensing chiefs rejected plans for late night music at their local pub. Greene King, owners of the Eagle and Hind pub in the heart of the large residential district, had applied for the right to sell alcohol and play live and recorded music until midnight Mondays to Wednesdays, until 12.30am Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and 11pm Sundays.
The plans were criticised by 67 residents - a large number of whom protested at the Civic Centre hearing.
Pub supervisor Katie Everitt disputed claims that pub patrons were responsible for swearing, noise, vomiting, urinating and dumping glasses in gardens.
Greene King withdrew its request for live music in the beer garden, but requested karaoke and other events inside the pub. They said air-conditioning had been introduced to the building, and doors and windows would be closed to dampen amplified sound, but the pub could not be held responsible for the behaviour of people after they had left the premises.
Vicar of Moulsham Lodge, Canon the Rev Sylvia Chapman, said: "I consider 11pm as quite late enough for activities in a residential area and this is reflected at our own hall where parties and weddings end at 11pm."
She said police had made a dispersal order for the locality because criminal damage and anti-social behaviour had reached "unacceptable levels."
Resident William Newell said: "My children's bedrooms are just a few metres from the pub and it's difficult to settle them again when they're woken by the din of groups, sometimes numbering 50 or more, swearing and chanting in unison. My children are entitled to the sleep they need and an environment that is non-threatening."
Ms Everitt said the corner near her pub was a dropping-off point for cabs bringing people back to the area from town centre venues and problems in the street could not be blamed on her pub.
She also said that a lot of young people hang around the kebab shop in the nearby parade. "I do not want yob behaviour outside my pub," she added.
Cllr Alcock delivered the committee's decision to refuse the application after an hour long debate. "Residents should not have to tolerate any further disturbance than they are currently subjected to," he added.
The announcement was greeted with a huge outburst of cheering and clapping from the public gallery.
Greene King said they had not decided whether to appeal against the council decision to the magistrates' court.
*smiles proudly*
shows what we can do as a community when we pull together :)
RESIDENTS CALL TIME ON PUB MUSIC PLANS
Next Story | Previous Story | Back to list
BY PETER BAKER
18:00 - 29 September 2005
Moulsham Lodge residents were jubilant after council licensing chiefs rejected plans for late night music at their local pub. Greene King, owners of the Eagle and Hind pub in the heart of the large residential district, had applied for the right to sell alcohol and play live and recorded music until midnight Mondays to Wednesdays, until 12.30am Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and 11pm Sundays.
The plans were criticised by 67 residents - a large number of whom protested at the Civic Centre hearing.
Pub supervisor Katie Everitt disputed claims that pub patrons were responsible for swearing, noise, vomiting, urinating and dumping glasses in gardens.
Greene King withdrew its request for live music in the beer garden, but requested karaoke and other events inside the pub. They said air-conditioning had been introduced to the building, and doors and windows would be closed to dampen amplified sound, but the pub could not be held responsible for the behaviour of people after they had left the premises.
Vicar of Moulsham Lodge, Canon the Rev Sylvia Chapman, said: "I consider 11pm as quite late enough for activities in a residential area and this is reflected at our own hall where parties and weddings end at 11pm."
She said police had made a dispersal order for the locality because criminal damage and anti-social behaviour had reached "unacceptable levels."
Resident William Newell said: "My children's bedrooms are just a few metres from the pub and it's difficult to settle them again when they're woken by the din of groups, sometimes numbering 50 or more, swearing and chanting in unison. My children are entitled to the sleep they need and an environment that is non-threatening."
Ms Everitt said the corner near her pub was a dropping-off point for cabs bringing people back to the area from town centre venues and problems in the street could not be blamed on her pub.
She also said that a lot of young people hang around the kebab shop in the nearby parade. "I do not want yob behaviour outside my pub," she added.
Cllr Alcock delivered the committee's decision to refuse the application after an hour long debate. "Residents should not have to tolerate any further disturbance than they are currently subjected to," he added.
The announcement was greeted with a huge outburst of cheering and clapping from the public gallery.
Greene King said they had not decided whether to appeal against the council decision to the magistrates' court.
*smiles proudly*
shows what we can do as a community when we pull together :)