DISCONTENT with holding Oktoberfest, Christmas parties and football showings, a Barrow venue will open its doors for another celebration.

Next year, the club has confirmed that it will hold 'Paddyfest', with live music, beer and food.

This comes only days after the announcement that after the success of the recent Oktoberfest, the event will take place again next year.

The club said: "There will be live music and plenty of beer.

"We are set to hold one crazy Paddyfest, with the screen also showing the Cheltenham Racecourse Gold Cup."

The club encourages punters to dress up for the event, with prizes for the best dressed.

Raiders also announced that it will be implementing sound-reduction measures in its upcoming event on Saturday, November 20.

It has distributed a letter to locals explaining the steps they are taking after some residents made noise complaints to the council earlier in the year.

A sound engineer will be on site at all times who has full control over the sound levels, with maximum limits on how loud they are allowed to go.

Decibel readings will also be taken at the nearest properties to the event, on Clive Street and Nelson Street.

They are also committing to asking the nearest neighbours personally whether the noise levels are affecting their evenings.

Barrow Council recently placed some limits on the events that Raiders wished to hold.

Following a licence review, the club was allowed to keep its entertainment licence but with conditions imposed that security staff must man events and that the venue must be closed by 10.30pm.

The club was also ordered to inform neighbours in writing of events, have CCTV in operation and devise a strategy to reduce noise levels.

These restrictions were appealed by the club, who said that limiting their opening hours would make the venue unviable, especially as elsewhere in town venues were open much later.

They hope that the new restrictions they have put in place, as well as active dispersal of crowds after events, will help alleviate residents' concerns.

Tickets are available for Paddyfest on Barrow Raiders' website now.