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NEW YEARS EVE G.P.

Harness & Greyhounds
savethegamesavethegame    3,216 posts
Harness & Greyhounds
TAB CORP PARK;    CEO SHANE GLOURY; Stated today the last two years  new year eves  has  had   a hunter cup like crowd in attendance.... It is probably the best attended meeting  at melton,and is growing   .....Where has g.p. gone wrong  have been told new years eve wasn't viable due to cost of security & strict licencing laws.........What about total left field   run alcohol free  meet. or drinks only  with sit down meal.Surely  the cost would drop dramatically regards security &licencing.The purists would still attend, sure  wouldn,t affect the number  of families who attend govt might even sponser it or healthways .....thoughts,    .
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  • VillageKidVillageKid    2,358 posts
    Agree 100% STG. 
    The amount of people who attended this meeting every year was enormous and was a good introduction to the sport for many people who other wise would not ever attend the trots/races.
    The current committee have missed a trick by removing this former annual meeting.
    Bring back the New Years Eve meeting at GP ASAP.

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  • Ridersonthestorm33Ridersonthestorm33    10,937 posts
    edited December 2016
    From what I read at the time the police got totally frustrated with it all. Conditions were told to be met and they weren't. GP were warned again and again. Underage drinking being right up there.
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  • Ridersonthestorm33Ridersonthestorm33    10,937 posts
    edited December 2016
    Don't think the current committee have any say - it's been banned by greater powers. Was quite a good article in the West at the time of banning , not in the sporting pages but somehow still stumbled across it.
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  • JayJayJayJay    8,623 posts
    Correct Riders, out of their hands.The yobs ran amok and Liquor Licensing threatened to act in a big way...another win for the "we don't give a damn about the rest of you, we are going to get legless and destroy it for everyone brigade". And we'll take selfies of ourselves being outrageously inebriated and skite to the world that we are having a better time than any one else on the planet. Signed Grumpy Old Man.

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  • Ridersonthestorm33Ridersonthestorm33    10,937 posts
    edited December 2016
    Melton out in the sticks are getting it right and see the great benefit - here's us at Gloucester Park in a wonderful location and we couldn't get it right. Mores the pity.

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