''We feel that we have no choice''.
The entire staff of a popular nightclub in Wales has resigned en masse over controversial plans for the establishment.
Staff at the 10 Feet Tall nightclub in Cardiff, posted a brutal statement regarding the shock resignations on the venue’s website and official social media accounts, which have since been deleted by the owners.
In the statement, the team claims they had “no choice” but to step down in protest after a proposal to convert the nightclub into a commercial premises was leaked.
They claim company directors had submitted a planning application to the local council to turn 10 Feet Tall into a potential restaurant without informing staff, and that they only discovered the plans after being approached by reporters.
“We had no notification about this from our landlord so this came as a great shock to us. As of today, Monday 20th January 2020, the entire team of 10 Feet Tall including the management, bar staff and sound technicians will be resigning due to the actions of our company directors and their advisers,” the stunning statement reads.
“We never wanted to have to do this but we feel that we have no choice.
“We love 10 Feet Tall but we feel that we cannot work under our present directors who have refused to have any communication with us regarding how we feel the venue should be run.
“We really want our venue to thrive as a space for live music and the community and we had so many plans for the venue we wanted to unveil over the coming months but unfortunately, these are now unable to come to fruition.
“We want to thank everyone who has attended 10 Feet Tall over the years from our customers to promoters, from DJs to bands. We are so sorry to everyone that had booked in future events at 10 Feet Tall and Undertone and we hope you understand our reasoning for having to do this.”
10 Feet Tall has been a popular part of the Cardiff city centre since opening in 2008.
A Facebook page called Save 10 Feet Tall has since been launched along with a change.org petition to keep it up and running.