Security guards prevent singing

What has happened to Spike Milligan's hometown?

On St Patrick's Day, I drove up from Sydney to do a bit free Irish music live on the streets of Woy Woy.

I play guitar and harmonica and most people enjoy my Van Morrison and Paul Kelly stuff, but something went very wrong in Woy Woy.

The security guards in town successfully prevented me from singing anywhere on town.

They first stopped me outside the Deepwater Plaza, then secretly followed me to the other shopping centre and stopped me outside there.

So I went to the Council and saw the police and they said it is okay to sing on the walkways.

But when I set up on the footpath I was stopped by another Council ranger who had responded to a phone complaint from our busy security friends.

It seems like they are running your town - not the Council, not the police but a couple of plods in black and white uniforms.

If you want buskers to come to your town, something needs to be done about these private power people.

Jim Johnston