We, the undersigned wish to keep live electric and acoustic music of all styles at the Griffin Public House, Milk Street, Frome. We feel very strongly that it is an important and very well established venue on the music circuit for both musicians and music fans of all ages and across all musical styles, and there is nothing similar in and around the Frome area. Furthermore we believe that music volume levels should be consistent with normal musicians playing in their respective styles, as after all that is what live music is, not an imposed blanket level restriction that is totally unworkable in practice. We also feel that Mendip District Council should be supporting this unique local venue, not obstructing it. In fact the Department for Culture, Media and Sport has highlighted to local authorities the need to encourage and promote live music for the wider cultural benefit of the community as a whole. We are not seeking to increase the current numbers of gigs, nor extend the current live music finish time of 11 pm, but just to continue what we believe is a thriving and vibrant part of our local community