Monkeys and pole-dancing? We were joking, says Poole bar

Monkeys and pole-dancing? We were joking, says Poole bar Monkeys and pole-dancing? We were joking, says Poole bar

A JOKE written on a blackboard outside a popular Poole bar sparked unwarranted fears of a new pole-dancing club in town.

Staff at the Camden Bar, a firm favourite with revellers in Ashley Cross, regularly write light-hearted messages on their menu board.

So as the bar had scaffolding outside, while the neighbouring property has a makeover, bar manager Lauren Curley decided to incorporate this into her message.

She explained: “As a joke, because of all the scaffolding outside, we drew a little cartoon of a monkey on a pole and wrote the Camden had monkey bars and pole-dancing.

“We just like to have a bit of light-hearted fun with our customers. In the past, for example, we’ve written things on the board such as ‘unattended children will be given a kitten and fed free coffee’. We’re just trying to have a bit of fun with it.”

But it appears some neighbours failed to see the funny side. Indeed, some may have been sent into a panic at the prospect of pole-dancing monkeys descending on the district.

Miss Curley explained: “I took a call from a council official last Friday, informing me of residents’ concerns that we were putting on pole dancing at the bar which, of course, needs a separate licence.

“I wracked and wracked my brains but I just couldn’t think how someone had come to that conclusion – then I remembered the board we’d put out for just one day.

“I told the council we were just joking, but I was told ‘Well, the residents didn’t think it was funny.’”

Miss Curley has since apologised online to anyone who was offended.

A Borough of Poole spokesman confirmed one of their officers spoke to the Camden Bar about the issue.

The council spokesman said: “We spoke to them after a resident raised some concerns and were quickly able to establish it was a hoax.”

Comments(25)

scrumpyjack says...
10:12am Thu 18 Oct 12

*rolls eyes

HRH of Boscombe says...
10:12am Thu 18 Oct 12

Oh dear. What sorry old bored **** had the time to moan to the council or even take it seriously.
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I don't see what the bar has to do with Camden though.

stormcreator says...
10:14am Thu 18 Oct 12

Hahahahaha glad to see Poole council is spending it's time and our money wisely and not relying on common sense and also glad to see the residents of Ashley Cross are not using their common sense either. The bar has floor to ceiling windows more or less,the front door is permanently open so just a sly peek by the curtain twitcher as they walked by might have confirmed the obvious . Absolutely priceless !!!

HRH of Boscombe says...
10:19am Thu 18 Oct 12

Seriously Echo. How is the shorter F word for flatulence offensive/swearing??

woby_tide says...
10:31am Thu 18 Oct 12

This story would have been better with the residents who complained in the familiar arms crossed/grumpy face pose.

Like an idiots parade

jazziewoo says...
10:34am Thu 18 Oct 12

what a great way to get free advertising - well done to the Camden Bar. Always good to see amusing stories not the standard doom and gloom.

EDDIE GROVES. says...
10:39am Thu 18 Oct 12

I'm not pleased it was complained about
that's my job
next time leave it to me to get it sorted
signed...... ED THE DUCK

_mooch_ says...
10:57am Thu 18 Oct 12

of course, i'm expecting a full refund!!!!!!!

BarrHumbug says...
11:11am Thu 18 Oct 12

A missed opportunity by the Echo there, they should have asked the staff to re draw the monkey with crossed arms and a sad face :-D

pete woodley says...
12:26pm Thu 18 Oct 12

Free ads again.

John T says...
1:41pm Thu 18 Oct 12

pete woodley wrote:
Free ads again.
Indeed, but an old man like you and Poole Council officials should be more concerned about the influx of A- boards, etc blocking the pavements, making it even more difficult for pedestrians who are trying to avoid cyclists and parked cars that should not be on the pavements.
But the council do little to prevent this sort of monkey business!

Baysider says...
1:56pm Thu 18 Oct 12

The council can't win with some of the living brain donors out there can they?

They receive a call telling them that a premises is advertising pole dancing. They spend 2 minutes on the phone establishing that it's a (bad) joke and that's that but according to some it's a massive waste of time and money, blah, blah, blah...

Had they not picked up the phone and made a call of course they would then have been accused of ignoring the taxpayers complaint.

They simply cannot win...

Lord Spring says...
2:58pm Thu 18 Oct 12

Do they sale Tyskie aswell

pete woodley says...
4:18pm Thu 18 Oct 12

John T wrote:
pete woodley wrote:
Free ads again.
Indeed, but an old man like you and Poole Council officials should be more concerned about the influx of A- boards, etc blocking the pavements, making it even more difficult for pedestrians who are trying to avoid cyclists and parked cars that should not be on the pavements.
But the council do little to prevent this sort of monkey business!
John,i have on this site complained many times about the increasing amount of "A" boards blocking pavements,coupled with what you say about cyclists and parked cars.Council and police do nothing and put the blame on each other.Some get away with "A" boards,makes you think of brown envelopes.Winton and Moordown,are a bad example.

sea poole says...
5:45pm Thu 18 Oct 12

Camden is named after a bar the owner had in that district of London...so I've been informed!

lauren_camdenbar says...
7:48pm Thu 18 Oct 12

Nope, the 2 local owners have never had a bar in London. It's just a name, like Planet Hollywood or Soho... We just like Camden.

Gym'll fix me says...
9:18am Fri 19 Oct 12

I seem to remember that the only place ot actually watch this sort of thing for real was the Parkstone Con Club

Adrian XX says...
10:26am Fri 19 Oct 12

HRH of Boscombe wrote:
Oh dear. What sorry old bored **** had the time to moan to the council or even take it seriously.
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I don't see what the bar has to do with Camden though.
When you are old and demented, doubtless you will do the same sort of thing.

Adrian XX says...
10:31am Fri 19 Oct 12

HRH of Boscombe wrote:
Seriously Echo. How is the shorter F word for flatulence offensive/swearing??
I think they bought some american naughty word filtering software. That is why the perfectly innocent English word for felines and the English name for Salix caprea get starred out.

Adrian XX says...
10:34am Fri 19 Oct 12

That's the manager in the picture? Or a dancer?

Arthur Maureen says...
11:07am Fri 19 Oct 12

Ban all mobility scooters, they are a nuisance and generally driven by Monkeys. More A boards and obstacles please!

manyogie says...
6:39pm Fri 19 Oct 12

'Well,the residents did'nt think it was funny'
Well, tough sh*t on them then.

grumpyanon says...
12:49pm Sat 20 Oct 12

cheap publicity stunt from a poorly managed bar.

portia6 says...
11:05pm Sat 20 Oct 12

Monkey world would be proud!

pete woodley says...
10:46pm Sun 21 Oct 12

grumpyanon wrote:
cheap publicity stunt from a poorly managed bar.
A obvious free ad,backed by the echo.

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