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LICENSEES
EVERARDS’ ARCHIVE APPEAL
Images featuring the brewery or its
pub and beers are
TO MARCH
being sought
JFL supporters plan Parliament protest
By James Wilmore Ward added: “I wouldn’t like to
jamesw@thepublican.com hazard a guess as to how many will
attend but there’s a lot of bad feeling
ANGRY LICENSEES are set to march towards the pubcos.”
on Parliament before the end of the Meanwhile, a group of licensees
year in a bid to force the government threatening to stage a mass rent and
to take action against pubcos. beer boycott in protest at “unfair”
The “peaceful” protest has been treatment by their landlords has
organised by campaign group Justice appointed “regional co-ordinators” to
for Licensees (JFL) for December 7. help promote their cause. BREWER EVERARDS is offering a people who have experienced and
Former Enterprise Inns licensee The Pub Revolution Movement has year’s supply of beer to the customer enjoyed our pubs or perhaps had a
Inez Ward, who leads the group, said also hit 1,600 supporters. A statement who comes up with the best piece of friend or relative who worked at one
the march is a result of pressure from said: “The Pub Revolution Movement memorabilia to help celebrate its of our historic brewery sites.”
members to act. “They want action is proud to support more individual 160th anniversary. To share your memories of Everards
from the government now on the trading tenants than any other indus- Photographs, collectables and and for a chance to win the beer email
pubcos – they are losing their homes try group that professes to serve unwanted keepsakes are all being share@everards.co.uk, post a
and facing bankruptcy,” she said. tenants’ interests. The ‘noisy minority’ sought – with a view to building a message online at www.everards.
Ward organised previous protest will not be ignored and are focused, digital archive. co.uk or write to Everards Brewery,
marches on the HQs of Punch Taverns willing and ready for direct action.” Chairman Richard Everard, the fifth Castle Acres, Narborough, Leicester-
and Enterprise Inns last January and The group has previously been criti- generation of his family to run the shire LE19 1BY. Photographs will be
claims to have 380,000 “members/ cised by Enterprise Inns for its brewery since its foundation in 1849, returned once copies have been
supporters” for her JFL group. “threatening behaviour”. said: “We would love to hear from added to the archive.
DRINK
JANET HOOD, BII
TALKING
PUB PEOPLE SPEAK THEIR MINDS ‘How many pubs does Scotland need to lose?’
As the Scottish government is poised for example where children can go on licensed business), off-sales to over
to launch the Heath Bill for Alcohol the premises, and which must be 21s at the discretion of licensing
Measures we should ponder on the reflected in layout plans. Does it boards (patchwork access) and what
harm already visited on Scotland’s really matter if children are permitted else?
much diminished licensed trade. in bedrooms or dining rooms? Governments on both sides of the
Unlike the position in England and Oddly grandfather rights which border are greatly influenced by the
Wales, no effective grandfather rights have been loosely described as medical profession – we have to ask
were vested in transition. Apart from permitting what went on prior to tran- can legislation which has the overall
premises not being able to be sition have not been extended to effect of reducing employment really
knocked out of the game for over- access by persons under 18 to non-bar make an impact on the health of this
provision and applicants not having to areas even though no specific permis- nation?
produce planning, building standard sion was required for this before. Perhaps our leaders should look at
and food hygiene certification, each So now when we have lost 20 per the underlying social ills that drive
application was applied for as of new. cent, or approximately 4,000 licences, people to abuse alcohol in Scotland
Complex, heavily bureaucratic across the country with who knows and the rest of the UK instead of
operating and layout plans were what loss of employment – we are told punishing responsible professional
required for each premises, even that one of the measures of success of business owners whose efforts
where licensing boards already held the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 will undoubtedly improve the nation’s
previously acceptable layout plans – be the reduction in the numbers of health by providing employment and
for every on-trade and some off-trade licensed premises in Scotland. safe, welcoming, well run establish-
premises it was determined that new How many more do we need to ments where people socialise in a
plans were to be required for all “in lose? Well, we are waiting to see the normal environment, ease their cares
the interests of fairness” . Scottish government’s firm proposals and have fun.
Operating plans had to be devised – relating to the introduction of mini-
complex documents which require mum pricing (is it indeed lawful?), Janet Hood is the head of BII
detail on all activities and conditions, social responsibility fee (tax on Scotland
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