New beginnings, fresh starts and lessons to learn.
George If I am honest, and there's no point in being otherwise, the first night at The Arnold Arms for the Open Music Collective was a bit of a shock. It was a fantastically busy night with lots of performers and audience members creating a real buzz. So firstly, I would like to apologise for the poor sound delivered to the pub PA. We were made very aware by a number of people, but with it being a very busy first night were unable to get it right at the off. It did get a little better towards the end of the night as we began to understand what was happening, and it will be much better next time. The new venue presented a number of challenges for us, some of which we have still to overcome; and we will. A bit of reflection over the bank holiday weekend has inspired some thoughts that will improve things. Allan, photo courtesy of Tony Wilding Lew Bear slates drivers of white vans Shirley and I had grown quite comfortable at The George, we knew the room and had, over...