The following from Peter Cripps, chairman of Glosfolk, an organisation which 
promotes the appreciation of, and participation in, folk song, music, dance 
and drama in Gloucestershire, Sunday 6th September 2009:

TO ALL GLOSFOLK MEMBERS AND FOLKPERFORMERS:

The Sunday afternoon performances in Gloucester Docks, to which many of you 
have contributed, and which have had excellent feedback from the public and 
the organisers, were to have been extended with at least one extra Sunday 
(13th September). However, Gloucester City Council (who own the land on 
which the performances take place!) would not give a Temporay Event Notice 
for the extra day, so all the arrangements have been cancelled.

In a non-folk related event, a free brass band concert in Cirencester was 
recently cancelled because of the Act. Cirencester Band was engaged to play
on the bandstand in Abbey Park on Sunday 30th August by Cirencester Town 
Council, who owned the Bandstand. When Cotswold District Council, the 
Licensing Authority, found about the free concert, it had to be cancelled, 
as they would not grant a Temporary Event Notice in the timescale. Band 
concerts had been taking place all summer without any licences as the Town 
Council (correctly in my view) thought they did not need one as it was a
non-commercial activity.

If anyone doubted the evil effects of the Licensing Act, or that sooner or 
later it would start to be enforced in Gloucestershire..................!

http://www.glosfolk.org.uk
Working to keep traditional music alive and kicking in the county

ENDS