- Target:
- Manchester City Council
- Region:
- United Kingdom
In February 2010, Saki Bar based in Rusholme, Manchester, had its licence revoked on the grounds of noise and crime and disorder complaints by local residents and authorities. It has an appeal against this decision on September 27th 2010.
Saki Bar will be appealing on the grounds that they have done everything asked of them to eradicate the noise complaints. Since this decision and prior to it, they have worked closely with Manchester city council and the local police to make sure the bar is operating in a safe and responsible manner.
The police visit the bar at least every weekend, and have at each point been satisfied that the owners and managers are doing everything possible to resolve this situation.
The soundsystem and noise levels are regularly tested. There are notices across the bar reminding people to leave quietly at the end of the night. Any clubnights or bands that do not comply with this, are not allowed to use the venue again.
In the 3 years that Saki Bar has existed, it has become a very important bar for Manchester's music scene. It is commonly used by many of the city's most responsible and passionate music fans. People use the bar because it is very supportive of local music. It has also commonly been used by charity events such as Oxjam.
The effect of losing Saki Bar as a venue would be very damaging to Manchester's bands and DIY music promoters. They have done everything within their means to address the noise issues and continue their good work. Therefore, we invite anybody that supports this notion and values Saki Bar as a safe and responsible venue to socialise, to sign the petition.
We the undersigned hereby append our names, addresses and signatures in support of the appeal lodged by Mehmet Durmaz in respect of the premises known as Saki Bar that situate at 2 Wilmslow Road, Manchester, M14 5TP, on the basis that the premises constitute a safe and enjoyable environment and do not undermine the licensing objectives-
* the prevention of crime and disorder;
* public safety;
* the prevention of public nuisance; and
* the protection of children from harm.
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The Save Saki Bar's License petition to Manchester City Council was written by Dave Bassinder and is in the category Residential Disputes at GoPetition.