Ive just checked back to this forum after my posting about last friday and you are an entertaining lot! :) Not a good issue for my first posting, but certainly an issue that is worrying. Having moved away to uni, and being back at my parents for the weekend I only went to the FHT this particular night as my bro works as a bar man elsewhere and finishes very late so we decided to meet there to have a quick catch up after Id been at a wedding (otherwise id never have waited up for him!) Being close to home and open late, this was a good thing for us. But I totally understand about the noise issues and now..a shooting incident. The fact this happened where I used to walk down the road to buy sweets is frightening for me. I worry about my parents as it is, but there isnt a chance they will be at the Tavern that late so thats less of a worry. The issues of noise and rowdiness might be able to be tackled if the staff paid more attention to it, but in all seriousness and having seen it first hand, the drugs issue needs to be tackled as it is attracting lots of ( I was going to put dodgy but I dont want to seem judgemental) unwanted people. If weekend customers who enjoy recreational drugs are seeing that the taking of these drugs is very open and accepted in the FHT and weed can be smoked in the garden..then of course they are going to attend a venue where they can do this aswell as drink and dance etc...but word speads..and then others come and people who use firearms are attracted as seen last friday. I arrived at about 130 and waited to meet my brother, and the doormen were turning people away claiming it was closed..but whilst I waited impatiently for my brother (I didnt like standing there) car loads of people and cabs were continually arriving. It is becoming known as somewhere to go after a night out or just to go late.
