AF HARROLD faces travel chaos during the four days after Easter as two rail unions yesterday announced strike action.

Walkouts by signallers and maintenance staff will wreck his plans to perform at BANG SAID THE GUN on THURSDAY 8th APRIL and frustrate many poetry fans trying to get to the venue.
The first national rail strike for 16 years will start on Tuesday 6th April, and run until Friday 9th April, in a row over plans to axe 1,500 maintenance jobs. What is more important? Jobs or Poetry?

Gerry Doherty, general secretary of the Transport Salaried Staffs Association, said the strikes had been timed to avoid the Easter break but ruin BANG SAID THE GUN for thousands of poetry lovers.

Bob Crow of the RMT union called for assurances that jobs will be protected. He said: “This is another hammer blow for the rail industry, but as an apology to all Gunslingers, I will write several haiku and perform them naked if AF HARROLD doesn’t make it to BANG SAID THE GUN.” Network Rail said: “We will work with poetry fans and have a contingency plan in place if things go tits up!”

Yeah right… just squeeze our balls very tight!!!

AF HARROLD could be stuck on this train!!!
But don’t worry. Catch NIALL O’SULLIVAN + PAUL CREE at BANG this Thursday!