Personally don't see a problem if it's just Thursday, Friday & Saturday. Esp Friday & Saturday. husbandjim Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I live next door to TGE and have done for 8 years. > There is no doubting the improvements that have > been made and I think it is a great addition to > the neighbourhood. The uke band on a Saturday > afternoon and early evening is a very welcome > sound across the fences! I like the efforts that > are being made to make this a proper local where > everyone is encouraged to get involved with things > like the market, beer tastings and live local > music. > > Dan and the team have been very considerate about > noise and taken on how I am affected, respectfully > closing the 'yard' at 1030 or 11. However it is a > local pub, not boho bar and I cannot see how later > licences are needed for any other reason that to > milk an extra few quid out of some wasted people > who seriously should have gone home before the > current closing time. We are lucky in Dulwich to > have late opening pubs on the high street and I > don't think we need them in the back streets where > children and adults are setting alarms to wake up > for school or work at 7am . I am currently on my > way to work after very little sleep as a result of > someone so drunk at 1am that 6 or so people had to > spend the night loudly debating whether to call > him an ambulance. I am knackered and probably > won't pop in to my local tonight for a pint or two > because I will need to try and catch up on the > sleep I missed... > > Let's keep this pub open but make it a proper > local that kicks you out at closing time so that > everyone is able to get back in there for opening > time. Those who want to get hammered after > midnight should go to one of the later opening > pubs on the main drag - better still go to a club > and dance off that pending hangover.