Pub harmony

Last Thursday in the Knavesmire I got into a discussion with some regulars on a table near where our group were sitting – in particular they felt their space had been encroached upon (they’d shuffled up several times as our group grew) and now found themselves unable to easily get out of their seats/table. I was asked to pass on their views to the group. This is a gentle request to us all to be mindful of anyone already sitting in/nearby when we arrive to the pub and find a spot for our group which invariably (incrementally) grows from the first few arrivals, up to potentially 20.
It seemed a particularly busy night in the pub last week, with the back room taken up by a music gig. But I do know that I was guilty of not really noticing the regulars on the table near my seat, and it led to quite an involved discussion when I would have rather have been chatting to club folk. So I do want to pass this on in the spirit of everyone sipping their beer peacefully together.