Moo Bar Carlisle would like to apologise on behalf of Walton Goodland estate agents for their errors this week. In the early hours of Monday morning, a stealth like character under the cover of darkness and assisted by crafty locksmith entered into 5 Devonshire street and changed the locks. This, he will learn to his detriment, was a mistake. Let me take you back a few months to a time when Carlisle was soggy. ...Moo Bar Suffered a massive financial set back at Christmas of 2015, when our festive trade was destroyed by the much documented Carlisle flooding. This compounded the problems we already had caused by a late opening and an over spend on the build (also caused by the landlord not willing to make good structural issues we discovered). To date we have got back on our feet, solved the cellar cooling issue (it's a bloody big cellar with a lot of beer to manage, so it took us a bit to build the right system!) and got back onto an (almost) even footing. Over the last few weeks we have paid £12,556 against the rent and rental arrears caused by the floods. Michael Tiffin from Walton Goodland has , bizarrely, sent it all back. How many landlords do you know that would actively request a middle man such as 'tiff to return rent? We can only assume another agenda is at play. We have heard indirectly and allegedly, that other operators have been offered the lease (that is still ours) at a price premium over and above what we pay, based on the investment and improvements Moo Bar has made to the structure and cosmetics of the building. We also apologise to local bands who play gigs at moo and have in good faith left their equipment in the building . We have requested access to retrieve your belongings for your commitments this week but this has been denied. We are currently seeking an injunction in the county courts that will see your supply of real ale and great craft beers resumed, and thank you for your patience. For now, if you hop on a train to Penrith, our Moo there will be happy to accommodate you and we may even give you a free beer by way of compensating you for your train fair!