We're being carpeted...

[David Bailey]

Oh good grief...
Ballroom dancers' fury as council carpets community centre floors - because of risk of injury | the Daily Mail

I love this quote:

Peter Jefferson, chief executive of Blackpool Coastal Housing, which manages the centres, said: "We were required to do a risk assessment of the centres. "We needed new flooring to fall in line with the Disability Discrimination Act.

"Carpet is the best option. I know it is not perfect for dancing, but it is perfect for karate."

[Sporty Jeff]

Oh good grief...
Ballroom dancers' fury as council carpets community centre floors - because of risk of injury | the Daily Mail

I love this quote:

It may be very bad for dancing but it may help my bank balance!
Sportyjeff aka Carpet Fitter!

[geoff332]

The council is looking into possible alternatives, for example providing temporary floor coverings which could be rolled out when the centres were used by dance groups.

I believe the technical term is, "a mat".

[David Franklin]

I believe the technical term is, "a mat".

The technical term I was thinking of was more "a trip hazard far greater than parquet flooring would ever be", but still...

[Astro]

This it what happened to Chimes, a Friday night ceroc in London.

It had beeen running for a least 3 years, then suddenly, the owners decided to carpet the hall and we had to leave.

It was a Swedish Church, not council owned, but I wonder if they were worried about health and safety too?


Plus, it's no wonder our dance floors are so dirty if people are having meetings on them, witht he inevitable tea and biscuits.

[Astro]

Simon Borland is mounting a campaign on Facebook to stop a certain venue from being carpeted over.

Unbelievably it the Ballroom at Grosvenor House Hotel on Park Lane.

What hope for others?

[Dreadful Scathe]

"Carpet is the best option. I know it is not perfect for dancing, but it is perfect for karate."

"not perfect" for dancing in the same way that sharp knives are not a perfect toy for a 1 year old.

[CJ]

"not perfect" for dancing in the same way that sharp knives are not a perfect toy for a 1 year old.

Would that not depend on the 1 yr old??

[Astro]

Would that not depend on the 1 yr old??

It's the Terrible Twos and the Terrrible Teens that are the worst.