The organisers of Lichfield Grub Club say this month’s event has been cancelled due to forecast bad weather.
The event had been due to take place tomorrow (30th September) at Lichfield RUFC.
But a statement from the organisers said:
“Due to the terrible weather forecast for tomorrow evening, we have no alternative but to postpone tomorrow’s Grub Club for everyone’s safety and wellbeing.”
Lichfield Grub Club spokesperson
Why aren’t the councils working with the organisers and getting it back in the city where it belongs – it used to get the pubs and restaurants busy! Don’t need to be a genius to see there missing a trick and supporting local businesses……..mind you out of site out of mind as always!!!!
This event doesn’t support local economy to the extend suggested by Sarah. It should never be allowed in the city centre again.
@Rebecca – can you explain why you are so opposed to the Grub Club taking place in the city centre? I haven’t seen any problems when I’ve attended.
Like quite a few other posters here, I cannot be bothered to travel to a muddy field on the opposite side of the city – why does everything have to be based on car use (always a good combination with crowds and alcohol, of course)? We have a lovely city centre – this insistence on dragging everything to out-of-town locations is boring, provincial and outdated.
Not Rebecca, but let me explain. This event diverts business from our brick and mortar cafes, which are paying local taxes, to food trucks which don’t. The only purpose for Grub Club is to line up pockets of the organisers.
Bring it back to the centre, fully support Sarah’s comments. On the basis of Mark’s comment, should we never hold a city centre based event again with food stalls that dare to provide both competition and choice?
Mark, how would we know that business is being diverted from cafes and restaurants? It’s the opportunity to buy food that may not be offered by local businesses that attracts people to the events. It’s my understanding that events like this have to pay the council to hire Market Square so it’s not without overheads, and if they “line their pockets” isn’t that the point of any business? Are local cafes and restaurants not looking to make profits?
Mark as the organiser of Grub Club let just just detail some of the additional costs we have to pay to put these sort of events on for the benefit of others – security salaries, road closures fees, rental of land, paying the performers, paying the staff, renting the logistical equipment ie generators, fuel, staging and barriers, marketing fees and lots of other incidentals oh and btw we also pay rates to the council too being a local business……if your a local business you do know that I never charge for you to attend!
As for lining pockets sorry but your way off the mark
Sigh…
Why do we always insist of pushing events away from the city? It’s like we want to turn into other towns that have since died. I just don’t get it. What’s the incentive to visit/live here if we keep doing this?
As a resident/business owner I want to see things like this In the city. If business is driven away from yourselves, put yourself out there. Make flyers, spruk the hella out of your business and let people know you are there. Don’t beat them, join them and flourish.
But for heavens sake, stop the bloody moaning.
Sea……..you’ve got it…..100%