Stripping the illusion: lapdancing campaign     Campaign to change the way lapdancing clubs are licensed



 

 

 

 

Take Action!


Tower Hamlets is considering whether to adopt new licensing powers to regulate sexual entertainment venues. Fill in the survey here.

Object to a lap dancing club in Bristol!

Object Leeds and Hollaback! West Yorkshire have set up a short survey to find out about experiences of harassment in and around lap dancing clubs. You can fill in the survey here. 

Object to a lap dancing club in Wilmslow!

Object to a lap dancing club in Brixton!

Object to a lap dancing club in 
Bedford!

Object to a lap dancing club in Ampthill!



Take Action archive 
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News!


City clampdown on drugs and violence. See here.

Lapdancing clubs should be banned in Nottingham, says the county's Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner. See here.

Call to ban all lap dancing clubs in Nottingham. See here.

Council to decide on lap dancing club in Brixton. See here.

How sex work has replaced a bar job for some students who struggle to pay bills. See here.

Students turn to sex work to fund their degrees. See here.

Lap dancing venue Spearmint Rhino will face tough opposition in Bristol. See here

New York 's highest court rules that lap dancing is not art! See here.

Hundreds gather in Ampthill to protest against the opening of lap dancing club. See here.

Lap dancing club in Camden wants a 24 hour license. See here.

Newmarket councillors fight District Council's decision to allow lap dancing club. See here.

Wakefield lap dancing club gets SEV licence. See here and here.

Article about lap dancing clubs in local Portsmouth newspaper.

Objections to Spearmint Rhino in cultural quarter of Sheffield.

Doncaster mayor wants no lap dancing clubs in the town. See here.
 

News archive here.


 


Success!


Lap dancing club refused licence renewal in Wilmslow! See here.

Bedford Council approves nil cap on sexual entertainment venues! See here.

Joy as lap dancing bid for Pandora's in George Green is rejected by judge! See here.

Lap dancing club plea rejected after demo in Sheffield! See here.

Councils reject lap dancing club in Blackpool! See here.

Wilmslow town council says no to lap dancing clubs! See here.

Application to open fully nude lap dancing club in Maidstone is thrown out. See here.

Lap dancing club in Bedford 
has its licence application rejected after strong local campaign.
   

Doncaster
 club withdraws SEV application after resident opposition.

Solent Feminist Network have led a successful campaign to get Portsmouth City Council to consider limiting the number of lap dancing clubs. See 
here. The new policy is currently being drawn up. SFN is pressing for a nil limit for the area. 

Solent Feminist Network have also persuaded councillors to reject a planning application by Wiggle lap dancing club in Portsmouth. See 
here.

Councillors vote in favour of Cheshire East Town council setting a nil limit! Read 
here.


Success archive here.