Birmingham Council meeting to discuss licensed premises and noise in Digbeth not open
Written by Nicky Getgood on Monday, November 16th, 2009 ( One response )
Tags: Birmingham City Council, noise abatement, Rainbow, Spotted Dog
As posted previously on here (and on The Stirrer and More Canals Than Venice), Birmingham City Council is holding a meeting on 24th November to discuss the issue of licensed premises and noise in the area, enabling some of the concerns raised about The Rainbow pub and the Spotted Dog to be discussed. However I’ve indirectly discovered the meeting is not open to anyone who would like to attend, as was previously stated here and elsewhere.
The initial invite from Birmingham City Council stated the meeting ‘is open to anyone from the pubwatch area’s, licencees or others that have an interest in attending’ but apparently this does not mean it is open to all who have an interest. Here’s an extract from an email sent by a council employee that was forwarded to me:
This presentation has been organised for Publicans, and those directly involved with licensed premises such as breweries, unfortunately a misunderstanding has arisen that has implied that anyone who is interested in the topic may attend the meeting, this is not the case.
Personal invitations have been sent to the chairs of all local pub watches within the whole of Birmingham and not just the Digbeth area. Therefore I would appreciate it if you could indicate in what capacity you would like to attend the presentation as numbers are limited.
Sorry to have caused you any confusion.
