Firstly I did not know that the Flint Street Social Club belonged to the Catholic Church until I telephoned them to see if I could hire the room.

When he answered the telephone he answered with 'Our Lady's' and that made me ask the questionI heard you call this Our Lady's does this mean that you are connected to the Catholic Church and he said we are connected but this is a totally independant business.

With this I explained who and what I was and why I wanted to book the room and that I didnt want to compromise him in any way.

My criteria for finding a room is:

1It had ground floor access enabling people with dissabilites could attend
2. It had a stage for the |Entertainment and their equipment
3. It had a dance floor
4. It had a bar.
5. We could do our own catering
6. Would accomodate approx 150 people

He then said the room was available the date I required and that it did not matter what I used the room for once I had hired it. He gave me seven days to take down the £175.00 room charge.

When I tried to make a time and date to do this I couldnt get through during the day and so I telephoned him in the evening and this is when he told me we could not have the room. He was a very helpful nice person.

He said he was embarassed at having to tell me the decision and that he had tried to explain that I had been totally upfront with him but that the outcome was 'they don't want you here'.

At first I thought it was funny although inconvenient as I now had to find another room with the same criteria which was not easy.

When I thought about it a little it seemed to me that there was still an element of 'witch's are bad' attitude here.

I am so shocked and surprised that it has caused such a wide spread interest and all the attentionbut it has.

If I had know it was run by a Catholic ChurchI most certainly would not have attempted to book the room.

All I wanted was a nice room to have the 'Witch's Ball'. Which I have now achieved and booked.

That is all there is to this storynothing sinister or underhand.

So, enough is enough, this story has got out of handand and I refuse to discuss it anymore.

It was suposed to be just a funny little incident which has been taken out of context by the press (as usual) it was not intended to humiliate or disrespect any other relgious belief and especially to affect Paganism in an adverse way.

I think we should be ALL be left alone to follow which path we want without retribution or descrimination.