Managers at a night club in Gloucester have taken the decision to make the venue glass-free. Since autumn 2006 customers at Liquid have only been served drinks from plastic bottles. After receiving positive feedback from clubbers, Liquid has now also decided to exchange all its drinking glasses for polycarbonate ones. Plastic bottles were introduced after a man suffered a serious eye injury during an incident in 2006. Club manager Jon Jackson said: "The safety of our customers has always been a main priority for us & going 100% glass free is another measure we've taken to make sure they can enjoy a trouble-free night out. "Women especially say they generally feel safer. Apart from avoiding deliberate injuries, using plastic also prevents women from getting cut feet which they could if glass got on the dance floor." Gloucester police have welcomed the decision. Licensing Officer Pc Guy Hall said: "We were aware there had been a nasty incident and we therefore discussed several options with the management. As a result plastic bottles were introduced and this has been very successful with no such injuries being reported since. "We welcome the very responsible decision which has now been taken to make the club glass free and would encourage other venues to do the same." Innteraction and Crackers clubs in the city are also using polycarbonate glasses. Crackers has also just adopted a policy of not allowing glass bottles out of the bar area on selected evenings.
