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Save live music in Earl Street, Maidstone

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Laurence lock
12 years ago

A ridiculous idea. But I would love to see my drummers face on turning up to gig at Earls. lol

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Matt Heath
12 years ago

Sometimes you wonder where common sense is to exist in the modern world!,

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Richard Mulhall
12 years ago

No surprise. Our Councillors don't go to gigs in Maidstone. They get chauffeured to shows in London.

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Chris
12 years ago

as usual the council are idiots

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Richard Clark
12 years ago

Live music is the life blood of the town and should be encouraged and helped rather than barriers be put in place

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Anonymous
12 years ago

Ridiculous. MBC should be ashamed of themselves!

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Ashley Kane
12 years ago

This MUST NOT go ahead for the sake of Art and Culture in Maidstone.

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Rich Clark
12 years ago Featured

What a stupid idea, how are disabled meant to get access to businesses and how are musicians meant to work? Maidstone borough council seem want to take away the love music scene from the town. Nice one...

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Joyce Diamond
12 years ago

Nothing new for councils..How stupid can they get.Are they trying to send more people out of town

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Ryan Harvey
12 years ago

This would be a travesty if this goes ahead. Please don't let it happen!

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Josh Roots
12 years ago

Completely unnecessary, And a big problem for musicians in the town, This can't happen

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Mark Pearson
12 years ago

We need to save these historic musical venues

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Paul
12 years ago

What pressing problem is this solving, and how much will it cost the taxpayer? If you want to spend money defending Maidstone town centre from something, maybe flooding would be a better option.....

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Dave Balentine
12 years ago

7 The Limes

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diana bailey-mason
12 years ago

THIS IS MY TOWN! I PAY MY TAXES AND RESERVE THE RIGHT TO ACCESS LIVE MUSIC!

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Shelley Foxx
12 years ago Featured

This is ridiculous. My social outlet, is to go and see live bands here in Maidstone. The theatre needs vehicles to be able to take in set pieces etc, so would be the death of the theatre. Ludicrous!

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maxine kerr
12 years ago

Please keep our thriving music community alive in Maidstone.

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Trevor Charles Smith
12 years ago

This wl destroy the community who partake in the music scene in Maidstone Town Centre in turn will take away revenue for public houses and force them to close thus eradicating social meetings among the community.

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Liz Bryant
12 years ago

I'm disgusted that the council can even think of wiping out live music in Earl Street - especially after all the fuss about Earl St being the hub of nightlife. I truly believe the council are doing everything in their power to ruin Maidstone and this is just another shameful way to do this,,..

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Ian Ingles
12 years ago

If this is implimented there will be virtually no music scene in Maidstone. Lots of efforts made to freshen the bowling alley, shops, plenty of eating establishments. Where is the push for local music and musicians? Also with the new renovations at the Hazlitt Theatre which include putting in a music stage for smaller acts, how is this feasable with no access? Not all musicians play the picallo and can just carry it allong the street. More thought needs to be put in place for this! Venues like Pizza express, The Druids Arms, Earls and the Hazlitt theatre have been running music long before some of the restaurants have set up shop and i feel the no access will be to help promote the "alfresco" style dining. This will only lead to drinking in the streets and large numbers of people congregating in the centre of town late at night causing more anti social behaviour. Very rarely have i seen a fight break out at a music venue as people generally go to see the music and come together in a range of ages and different classes and enjoy the social aspect of Maidstones music scene, which will be lost if access is denied with in the proposed times. Please rethink!