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A top Bristol nightclub has taken to social media to call for support after receiving complaints about noise.
Motion in St Philips posted on Instagram that the long-running club has had an increase in accusations about noise in recent months.
The club’s owners claim many of the protestations have come after building’s in the area have been demolished and developed, which has meant that sound from the nightspot has been travelling in different directions from before.
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St Philips is an area of huge and significant redevelopment since the old Royal Mail sorting offices were demolished to make way for the new university campus.
In an impassioned post to its supporters, Motion said it was proud to call Bristol its home for the past 18 years.
It went on to say that in recent years, the club had campaigned for measures to protect the venue as well as ‘thousands’ of businesses across the UK.
“Over the last few months it would now seem we have forgotten why we live in a city and Bristol’s creative cultural importance in the UK being a side thought,” the post went on.
“We have received some complaints regarding sound disturbance over the summer period.
“Covid has crippled us, many buildings in the area have been taken down in readiness for new developments, making the sound travel in directions unknown to us.
“City centres are both noisy and vibrant, sound complaints will hinder our culture, we hope we can live together as have done for nearly 20 years.”
The post ended by calling for politicians to ‘help protect hundreds of jobs, help support culture and please spread the Bristol vibe’.
Motion has been approached for comment.
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