Perhaps I should be more concerned than I am.
It’s certainly a slightly unnerving welcome to a town
To be checked into your hotel by a police officer means either there’s nothing for the police to do, or they have a very active interest in the hotel.
On arrival at the hotel there were a number of people standing around outside being urged to go on their way, some of them a little worse the wear for drink.
Entering reception I found the bar area was closed off by a human shield made up of Police, Community Support Officers and private security contractors.
The Policeman who checked me in to my room explained there had been a small “melee” that they had just cleared and the hotel staff were just writing up witness statements.
That’s always slightly disturbing when police use euphemisms like “melee”. If they had just said drunken brawl in the bar I would have been pretty accepting, but melee makes it sound like youre trying to hide the true extent.
Though, to be fair the bar area looked in perfect order, no furniture even out of place, so perhaps they were using the word melee to mean a small brawl which they were able to intervene in before it fully kicked off.
However, that wouldn’t explain why the staff were filling out witness statements, why the police were checking me in and why there were security guards riding in the lifts!
Welcome to Northampton, we hope you enjoy the entertainment we’ve laid on for you!
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