Council tells band they need £5million for photoshoot
Council killjoys have told a teenage band they need £5 million if they want to have their photo taken on a sea-side pier.
Southend band All Systems Go! wanted to get a picture of themselves at the local landmark and asked a mate to take a few snaps.
But as they were having their photo taken a Southend Council worker told them they would have to stop unless they had £5 million insurance cover.
Drummer Rob Gulston, 18, phoned his stepfather who contacted the council only to be told this was council policy and the lads could not have their picture taken there.
The band now plan to write a song in response to the council killjoys and perform it outside the council offices ... now if only they could think of something which rhymed with "public liability insurance."
Rob said: "We thought the council would be able to see from the photos we weren’t exactly doing anything life-threatening or dangerous."
A spokesman for the council added: "In order to ensure commercial or promotional filming, and or photography, does not conflict with any other scheduled events or planned works, and that correct publicliability insurance is in place."
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