Win-win for Sir Richard Steele and local residents

It was my distinct pleasure on Wednesday to chair the first liaison meeting between the owner of the Sir Richard Steele pub, Paul Davies, and Belsize residents that live around the pub. It was an extremely constructive meeting which allowed both sides to understand each other far better. Mr Davies has agreed to put in air conditioning and curtains to stop the noise from the upstairs bar disturbing neighbours. He is also hiring an acoustic expert to look at ways noise from the garden could be minimised. The residents now have a phone number they can ring if there's a particular problem and the liaison group will meet again in six weeks time. All in all a great result for community relations.