Hunters Lodge cancelled

[QB1]

Sad news to see Hunters Lodge have cancelled the regular bike meets. Just seen it on Facebook.

[QB1]

Sorry posted on my mobile and it's gone on the wrong section

[Last Train]

Gutted :(

[redken1]

"Police pressure" was one of the reasons given by the pub owners/managers. Since when did the publicly funded police become a pressure group? Just asking?

[Swanny]

That's insane they were making a fortune every Thursday

[Toph]

Gutted also.:(

[wheelers]

but, there is nothing to stop individual or couples riding to the place any day. If you happen to 'turn up' and there are fellow bikers there whats the problem , not advertising as a Bike Night but as long as owners dont mind who is to say it is a bike night as long as all behave and ride sensibly why do the police have to be involved>?
so, if a car park gets filled by 20 cars do the police say anything?? that would close every pub or works in the country.

[Swanny]

I agree, as far as I know it's not illegal to visit a pub on a bike

[bubblylittleme]

That's exactly what was said when lion Avebury was stopped as bike night

[DC]

And everyone will roll over and have their tummies tickled as they have since time immemorial . I haven't ever been to The Hunter's lodge Bike Night . If nothing " unlawful " has occurred there , and given the Oath that the Police Force have sworn to serve and protect " The People " and if it's as it appears , that the Police have simply gone along and put pressure on the landlord to shut down the Bike night , then they seem to be misinterpreting their contract a little . Why don't a group of regular attendees approach the landlord and maybe try to discuss setting up a facebook group with a view to challenging what actually may amount to an unlawful act . A simple question like , on who's authority was this action taken , and on what grounds ? , can sometimes be enough to turn a move such as this on it's head .

[Dabz]

From what I've read I think this is more than partly the choice of the landlord so we probably shouldn't blame the police entirely