1. Under no circumstances should any children be at the bar - i.e. standing or seated or asking to be served. If a child requires a soft drink, then this must be purchased by an adult. This is the most important part of the law, and must be enforced.

2. There is no problem whatsoever with children going through the bar while accessing another area of the building - e.g. the deck or the changing rooms.

3. It is deemed to be OK for children to be in the bar if they stay away from the counter area and remain either at the sides or at the back of the lounge, preferably behind one of the partitions that are currently in place - it is accepted that this is difficult to police, and as long as we are seen to be attempting this, the Licensing Authority will be happy.

So the message is - keep bringing the bairns, but we would ask all parents or responsible adults to help us to follow the guidelines above - children are your responsibility when they are in the building.