Don Pedros Closed

November 22, 2011 By 1 Comment
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After half a year under its new management, Don Pedros has been closed. Not a lot of information on it, but posts on the Facebook page talked about debts incurred by previous management (?). Since then there’s been a few “Save Don Pedros” nights, but in vain.

This is sad for Woodstock – which needs vibey venues – although there had been numerous complaints about Don Pedros holding live music nights when it’s liquor license did not allow this, and loud, rowdy behaviour by its patrons in the streets in early hours of the morning. Attempts by UWRA to engage with manager, Vernon Cupido, by email and letter were not responded to.

The Facebook posts from the Don Pedro’s page on Facebook were:

Sad sad news. Don Pedros has been forced to close its doors due to the fact that new management can’t pay debts incurred by the previous management. We apologise for any inconvenience. We hope that you’ll continue to party in the spirit of Don Pedros wherever you are…
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Our favourite cultural hotspot is under threat of being closed in the next week or so. Join the Don Pedro family this weekend in an attempt to keep everyones favourite restaurant open.
Drink specials all weekend. Don’t forget about open mic on Sunday :)
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Reprieve…for now.
We need as much support from all of u to keep Don Pedros open. As of tomorrow, November 3rd, we’ll be serving breakfast from 9.30am till 4pm. We’ll have traffic Jam from 3pm onward, with drink specials. We need as much support as possible over the weekend.
Come support Don Pedro’s. more info call 0214476152 …
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More on Booze Hotspots

October 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment

The saga of liquor licences continues. After asking for feedback from Woodstock residents, opinions received were mixed – many felt that more entertainment/social spots was a good thing, many hated the disturbance and upset bars caused for residents. The take-home seems to be that the further people live from these places, the more keen they are to have them (as they’re not the ones being woken up at 1:30am by drunken shouting).

The situation has developed as many feared – despite the owners/operators of Hoodwinx and Don Pedros making assurances that they would do their utmost to operate according to liquor licence legislation, both establishments have been continuing to operate illegally (or at least semi-illegally). Don Pedros has also seen numerous complaints from neighbours because of noise and disturbance.

This is going to be a long battle – the conflicting desires of people wanting to party versus people wanting to sleep, and the obvious profit motive of bar owners wanting to sell more booze. UWRA’s position is that entertainment establishments are good, with the proviso that some very reasonable limits be observed – not serving people outside on the side roads and keeping noise down after 11pm.

We need bar owners to come to the party on this one, which they’re not doing.

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Biker Cops

October 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Yeah baby! Cops on bikes. No, not CHiPS-style (a cultural reference that will go over the heads of anyone under 30), they’re on bicycles. Woodstock SAPS officers are now patrolling on two wheels. This is a great initiative – it raises visibility of policing, they can cover more ground, but still helps officers develop a sense of who’s who, and who’s dodgy. WID (Woodstock Improvement District) and Nils Hansen of UWRA, and owner of Woodstock Cycle Works down near the Good Hope Centre, are assisting with maintenance of the bikes. Nice job.

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Word on Woodstock Dec’10

January 19, 2011 By 2 Comments
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NEWS UPDATES

Swimming Pool Development

You’ve probably seen the landscaping work going on at the old Queenspark Swimming Pool site. This is the first step of returning the land to the community as a “quality public open place”. Details are a bit thin, but the rough sketches seen from Council show it will be grassed with trees and a hedge on the ‘downhill’ side, and some steel benches. Completion expected by February 2011.
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