Moseley pub to tell some customers to 'politely leave' after bringing in new rules

A Birmingham pub has introduced a new rule but the move has had a mixed reaction from customers. The Dark Horse pub in Moseley made an 'important announcement' about its dress code and warned that those who fail to comply 'will be politely asked to leave'.

After 9pm on Fridays and Saturdays, the Alcester Road venue will no longer grant entry to people wearing a full tracksuit or jogging bottoms. The move has been applauded by some regulars, who said they're 'sick of seeing people out in tracksuit bottoms' and pointed out the bar is 'not a gym', while others accused the pub of 'discrimination'.

The pub, which holds regular live music nights, alerted customers to the new rules in a Facebook post this week, which said: "Important announcement about dress code. Just a heads-up that from Friday, December 6, we're going to be implementing a very easy going dress code across our venue from 9pm on Friday and Saturday nights.

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"If you are wearing a full tracksuit or jogging bottoms, you will not be allowed into the venue. You're welcome in before 9pm if you're wearing a tracksuit or jogging bottoms, but you will be politely asked to leave the venue when the cut-off arrives. As we mentioned, this dress code only applies to Friday and Saturday nights and the occasional bank holiday Sunday."

Followers took to the comment section to share their views, with Roma Tough saying: "Good!! Sick of seeing people out in tracksuit bottoms!" Kelly Cowley said: "Why would you even leave the house in joggers anyways, unless you got a medical reason to?" And Darren Birch wrote: "Good!!! It's not a gym!"

On the other side of the fence, Liam Jelfs said: "Why though? Wonder how many customers you will lose for discriminating against someone's clothing choice." And Holly put: "Don't see what the point is, they are just clothes. It's a form of discrimination. I wouldn't dress that way myself. But it's a bit shallow."

Others responded more light-heartedly to the rule change, as Martin Ward said: "What about crocs? Fashion crime those things are." And Justine Willington added: "How about socks and sliders? Crime against fashion!"

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