The town was so excited when after 2 long years the boards came off and The Queens Hall finally reopened! Only now though do we find out that many licensing restrictions made by the district council and police; mean that the all important locals cannot enjoy this beautiful venue to its fullest. One such restriction is that children are not allowed within the premises whilst Butlins holiday camp is having their adult weekends. This of course has caused much upset within the public (and criticism towards the owner); as why should we not be able to use the venue because of a few drunken idiots on holiday in our hometown. This also makes little sense when no other venue in MInehead has such restrictions. Before The Queens Halls reopening; and even now; all of the Butlins traffic will go up the town and flood The Hairy dog; Wetherspoons; The Queens head and everywhere else they can get a pint. I have personally taken my child into these venues on adult breaks and it is no different to what goes on in The Queens Hall.
Another restriction put onto them is with regards to their 'late license'. Now it is obvious from previous unsuccessful endeavours to keep The Queens Hall open; that it is a hard venue to sustain. So why; I ask would the district council make it even harder by putting such harsh restrictions upon the new owners. They should not be tarred by the same brush of previous owners i.e. Mambos. If you look at Mambos venues across the nation you will clearly see what kind of establishments they run. It is not one focused on community; good food and good music but that of boozing and irresponsible partying. Surely it is only right to give the current owners the benefit of the doubt and fair start to a business that they have dreamed of and worked hard to open over the past couple of years. The local community want this venue to stay open and so should the council; it should be nurtured and helped to blossom not whither under the harsh restrictions that have been put upon them. Now I do not say let them do what they want; but that they should be given the help that they will very much need to survive during the quiet winters of a seaside town. So please sign this petition and join the fight to keep our legendary Queens Hall thriving!
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
July 1, 2016
June 29, 2016
The Queens Hall is finally back but these senseless restrictions are keeping our families out of their own neighborhood venue. We are almost at two hundred and fifty signatures so please send this link to your neighbors right now to help us force the council to listen.
Reached 100 supporters
June 29, 2016
June 28, 2016
Watching our numbers grow reminds me how much this community values a fair shake for our local venue. We need a final surge to hit that first hundred mark so we can finally force the council to listen to us.
78 Comments
Great venue!Good to see something to brighten up seafront!People forget this is Butlinsland!Under the criteria no children on Butlins adult weekends,how about a beach ban too!!!!
I fully support the appropriate restrictions on this venue but it should not be punished for its previous ownership or local to Butlins. It's a great venue and building and should be given all the help it needs to prosper. Relax the restriction and impose as required rather than doom the venue to failure from the outset
The place has been empty for a very long time and was an eyesore boarded up. It's better to have this lovely venue open and used. Raise the restrictions on a trial basis if needs be, but the town needs life, not death.
It would be so sad for our visitors to once again be greeted with a boarded up iconic building on what should be a thriving seafront complementing our sandy beach, especially so close to the empty and lifeless old visitor centre. We need visitors first impressions of our town to be positive, not dead and lacklustre
This is an amazing venue for the younger people, I have since moved away from Minehead to a place that isn't much bigger yet has much more nightlife and the people that live here can't believe the only club that Minehead has is a lloyds bar in wether spoons. This needs to change and these harsh restrictions need to be lifted on the queens hall.
Amazing venue. They used to have live music in the basement area to combat possible noise pollution. My dream is to have them hold daytime live music upstairs. (The cinema seating on the first floor is my personal favourite feature.)
Remove the restrictions as they are ridiculous and do not apply to any other premises in Minehead
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The town was so excited when after 2 long years the boards came off and The Queens Hall finally reopened! Only now though do we find out that many licensing restrictions made by the district council and police; mean that the all important locals cannot enjoy this beautiful venue to its fullest. One such restriction is that children are not allowed within the premises whilst Butlins holiday camp is having their adult weekends. This of course has caused much upset within the public (and criticism towards the owner); as why should we not be able to use the venue because of a few drunken idiots on holiday in our hometown. This also makes little sense when no other venue in MInehead has such restrictions. Before The Queens Halls reopening; and even now; all of the Butlins traffic will go up the town and flood The Hairy dog; Wetherspoons; The Queens head and everywhere else they can get a pint. I have personally taken my child into these venues on adult breaks and it is no different to what goes on in The Queens Hall.
Another restriction put onto them is with regards to their 'late license'. Now it is obvious from previous unsuccessful endeavours to keep The Queens Hall open; that it is a hard venue to sustain. So why; I ask would the district council make it even harder by putting such harsh restrictions upon the new owners. They should not be tarred by the same brush of previous owners i.e. Mambos. If you look at Mambos venues across the nation you will clearly see what kind of establishments they run. It is not one focused on community; good food and good music but that of boozing and irresponsible partying. Surely it is only right to give the current owners the benefit of the doubt and fair start to a business that they have dreamed of and worked hard to open over the past couple of years. The local community want this venue to stay open and so should the council; it should be nurtured and helped to blossom not whither under the harsh restrictions that have been put upon them. Now I do not say let them do what they want; but that they should be given the help that they will very much need to survive during the quiet winters of a seaside town. So please sign this petition and join the fight to keep our legendary Queens Hall thriving!
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
July 1, 2016
June 29, 2016
The Queens Hall is finally back but these senseless restrictions are keeping our families out of their own neighborhood venue. We are almost at two hundred and fifty signatures so please send this link to your neighbors right now to help us force the council to listen.
Reached 100 supporters
June 29, 2016
June 28, 2016
Watching our numbers grow reminds me how much this community values a fair shake for our local venue. We need a final surge to hit that first hundred mark so we can finally force the council to listen to us.
78 Comments
This place has always been a local music venue and should remain so. It is not fair that such strict rules should be imposed on their licence due to such a small amount of objectors. This place should be thriving instead of being held back.
Great venue!Good to see something to brighten up seafront!People forget this is Butlinsland!Under the criteria no children on Butlins adult weekends,how about a beach ban too!!!!
I fully support the appropriate restrictions on this venue but it should not be punished for its previous ownership or local to Butlins. It's a great venue and building and should be given all the help it needs to prosper. Relax the restriction and impose as required rather than doom the venue to failure from the outset
The place has been empty for a very long time and was an eyesore boarded up. It's better to have this lovely venue open and used. Raise the restrictions on a trial basis if needs be, but the town needs life, not death.
It would be so sad for our visitors to once again be greeted with a boarded up iconic building on what should be a thriving seafront complementing our sandy beach, especially so close to the empty and lifeless old visitor centre. We need visitors first impressions of our town to be positive, not dead and lacklustre
This is an amazing venue for the younger people, I have since moved away from Minehead to a place that isn't much bigger yet has much more nightlife and the people that live here can't believe the only club that Minehead has is a lloyds bar in wether spoons. This needs to change and these harsh restrictions need to be lifted on the queens hall.
Amazing venue. They used to have live music in the basement area to combat possible noise pollution. My dream is to have them hold daytime live music upstairs. (The cinema seating on the first floor is my personal favourite feature.)
Remove the restrictions as they are ridiculous and do not apply to any other premises in Minehead
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This place has always been a local music venue and should remain so. It is not fair that such strict rules should be imposed on their licence due to such a small amount of objectors. This place should be thriving instead of being held back.