Music banned at pub amid Ring of Fire claims:

9 hrs ago

A PUB landlord has hit out at council noise nuisance officers who claimed he sang Ring of Fire loudly on the microphone after he was told to turn down the volume of an outdoor festival.

The officers had also claimed Richard Carr, who runs the Half Butt Inn, in Nayland Road, Great Horkesley, used the microphone to get the 150-strong crowd to sing along.

The evidence was put to Mr Carr during a review of his premises licence on Friday, after which he is was banned from playing any outdoor music.

The review was called by Colchester Council after dozens of complaints were received about noise coming from the village pub. Complaints were first received by the council in May this year.

But matters came to a head during a Bank Holiday event on Saturday, August 26, after about 30 noise complaints were made.

When environmental protection officers arrived on the scene at about 9.30pm, they claimed Mr Carr was “aggressive” and “argumentative”. (Frickin environmentalists! (My Edit) )

They also said after they left, they heard the landlord take the mic and tell the crowd noise complaints had been made before launching into a rendition of the Johnny Cash hit while encouraging his audience to sing along.

But during the hearing, he challenged the evidence, saying: “They have no idea if I did that - I did not do that.

“If I was singing Ring of Fire, trust me, people would know about it.” ..article continues at :

http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/15612525.Music_banned_at_pub_amid_Ring_of_Fire_claims/

....Perhaps we should get this Chap to sing at  our next AGM?

Cheers,

Luker