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  • One of London’s most popular gay pubs, Molly Moggs, is closing AGAIN

    After just reopening, the famous landmark pub, Molly Moggs is set to close again in FIVE days.

    The shutters were off at Molly Moggs, but now the ever popular pub, one of the must go to bars in London is due to close again the second time this year after it was initially closed in March.

    Taking to the official Facebook page, the current management said,

    ” I’m sorry to officially announce that the end is nigh. Thanks to everyone who signed our petitions. It seems hopeful at the moment that the management coming in are going to keep cabaret going – I’m sure this is all down to your contributions and representations so I really can’t thank you enough. In the meantime, the Moggs will close next Sunday the 20th of August and we’re having a big knees up over the closing weekend to send her off in style. At least this time we’ll be able to say goodbye properly”.

    Molly Moggs joins a number of high profile LGBT+ venues across London to close in recent years. THEGAYUK.com has accounted for around 116 venues which have closed since the year 2000. The Lost LGBT Scene project, which was launched last month is a way to ensure the memory of the venues that have closed lives on.

    It looks as though the famous pub will re-open but under a new brand, called The Compton Cross. A recent petition outlined that campaigners were asking the pub’s owners, the Marmalade Pub Group to leave the pub as is and not to change the soul of the venue, calling it a too”precious a resource to lose”.

    Out cry over proposed changes

    In a statement about the proposed changes to Molly Moggs, a statement on the Facebook page said,

    “The venue is unique in London. Although it hosts drag seven nights a week, and although it largely attracts LGBT customers, it is a very mixed bar where everyone is welcomed. The quality of the performances it illicits from the drag queens is also very special as it is such a small venue and nowhere else offers them such intimacy with the audience. This is something to be treasured not frittered away to make way for a cocktail bar.

    “I genuinely feel that your allusion to LGBT support is opportunistic at best – I guess you’ll put a rainbow flag in the window and hope the community will support you. Thankfully, it isn’t that straightforward…

    “A petition has been started to show the strength of feeling out there – it already has over 100 signatories. The Moggs is valued not especially for its position but for the atmosphere and shows that it currently offers. Let me assure you that no-one, yes NO-ONE, wants the Compton Cross and we will fight to keep the Moggs and everything it stands for in inclusivity and warmth of welcome as far as we possibly can. The only reason it closed in March was mismanagement but with the new team in place and the strength of support we have from across the scene I believe it can continue to run successfully just as it is thank you.

    “In conclusion, can I plead with you to rethink your plans and just say – it it ain’t broke don’t try and fix it…”

  • Molly Moggs is back

    After a short break, the popular drag bar, Molly Moggs is back…

    Molly Moggs has reopened

    The shutters are off and Molly Moggs is back – open and ready for business. The popular pub, one of the must go to bars in London has returned after it closed in March.

    Molly Moggs has broken the spate of the seemingly never-ending sad demise of London’s LGBT scene by reopening. The official reopening day was at the beginning of June and slowly the bar has rescheduled its ever-popular entertainment programme.

    Taking to the official Molly Mogg’s Facebook page the management wrote:

    “You have no idea how excited we are to get into Mollys and start getting ready for Monday!”

     

     

  • Popular gay bar closes in Soho

    Another popular gay bar has closed in Soho, without warning.

    Molly Moggs has become the latest LGBT venue to close its doors. It’s not known why the bar has closed, according to sources even staff members are shocked at the sudden closure of the ever popular bar.

    A note on its Facebook page told fans,

    “Unfortunately today we say goodbye to the Molly Moggs that we’ve all loved for many years.

    “We can’t thank our loyal customers and our new customers enough for sticking with us through the thick and thin and making it such a valuable part of Soho.

    “Who knows what the future holds for good old Molly’s but for now ‘there will be no singing drag queens at Molly Moggs.

    “Once again, thank you from all of us. The queens, the management, the staff and the owners.”

    In 2015 the pub’s lease went up for sale for £275,000, with only 20 years left on its lease. Molly Moggs is set in a listed building so only the leasehold is available to purchase and it is likely to remain a pub because of the licensing conditions, this is not a guarantee that it will remain a gay venue once new owners are found.

  • London Gay and Drag Pub Up For Sale

    After a spate of closures on London’s gay scene Molly Moggs is up for sale.

    The popular Molly Moggs pub on the corner of Old Compton Street and Charing Cross Road is apparently up for sale according to GayStarNews.
    The Alan Sugar owned pub’s leasehold is up for grabs for £275,000, however, the pub’s staff has not been told about the pub’s future.

    Molly Moggs is set in a listed building so only the leasehold is available to purchase and it is likely to remain a pub because of the licensing conditions, this is not a guarantee that it will remain a gay venue once new owners are found.

    According to GSN, the listing for the pub suggests, “An initial discreet viewing on a customer basis is required. Staff are unaware and should not be approached.”

    The London gay scene has seen a number of venues close. The Black Cap, The Joiners Arms, Barcode, The Green Carnation are just some of the businesses which have been shuttered in recent years.