GO TO
TOWN COUNCILLORS
names and addresses
TOWN COUNCIL
WEBSITE
(archive)
LOCAL
CHIPPY NEWS
IS NOW HERE
All phone numbers on this site are code unless shown otherwise.
OTHER CHIPPY WEB SITES
Comments, Ideas,
Criticisms, Articles
Finding us
A "secret" road
Description
Map of Chippy
Stay in Chippy
Stay nearby
Holiday Cottages
Things to see
Chippy's Pubs
Pubs Nearby
Restaurants
Some History
LOCAL
NEWS PAGE
LOCAL WEATHER
STATION
TOWN INFO
Census Info
BUS & RAIL
CLUBS & SOCIETIES
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
OUR MP
LOCATIONS
DRINKING/EATING
Visit the
Theatre Website
CATCH UP WITH
PREVIOUS
ARTICLES
|
|
| LATE NIGHT ENTERTAINMENT LICENCE |
LATE-NIGHT LICENCE SEPTEMBER 1st UPDATE...
In August the Kings Arms was granted an Entertainments licence extension until 1am on Fridays and Saturdays - subject to some conditions. However, the licence is up for renewal at the end of September and the pub was told they would have to go back to the committee again for this renewal (extension and all).
A letter was sent to the District Council...."There are some very puzzled people in Chipping Norton. After negative comments from your own Environmental Health Service, 14 individual letters of objection (with 11 further endorsements), an objection from District Cllr Coles, a strong objection from the Chipping Norton Town Council and the personal attendance at the Committee meeting of a local objector , the licence extension was granted - with no explanation as to why the significant worries of local residents were apparently ignored. It would be helpful - in the cause of clear communication - if somebody could explain the thinking behind this decision".
A reply from the Head of Legal Services (no less) contained the following....."The Applicant was aware of the concerns regarding the proposed variation and indicated that it was not his intention to play loud music nor to cause disturbance. He further indicated that he was willing to see further conditions placed on his licence and to work with the Council's Environmental Health officers to monitor noise emissions. As the application did not include an application for renewal and as the licence was due to fall for renewal within a very short period of time, the Sub Committee decided, subject to the conditions imposed, to allow the variation for the remainder of the existing licence. The primary purpose of this was, in effect, to allow a trial period during which the effects of the variation could be monitored and assessed. Officers are undertaking this work and you may be contacted by them during their investigations. The results of the monitoring exercise will form part of the Environmental Health Officer's comments in the report to the Licensing Sub Committee which in due course considers an application for renewal".
On Friday 29th August at 11pm two Council Environmental Health officers turned up to carry out their noise monitoring. There was no function at the pub, no crowd and no music. The windows were firmly shut and the curtains drawn. So at 11.30pm the officers asked the landlord to turn on the music inside the pub - at the level he proposed to play it in the future - so that they could carry out their sound test. (I am not kidding about this!) Not surprisingly there was no problem. Oh and between 11pm and 11.45pm (when I went off to bed) a police patrol car circled the area and passed the pub at least a dozen times - something never seen before in West Street. So there was no rowdyism on the street either. Local residents described it as the quietest Friday night in months! What kind of test was this and just who is kidding who
Please read a reply to this by VIV MORRIS (Landlord of The Kings Arms) in the . And please contribute your own views.