*UPDATE* Councillors have approved the application > https://gloucesternewscentre.co.uk/strip-club-licence-approved-despite-objections/ 

Charities which support vulnerable women are opposing an application for a pop-up lapdancing club during next year’s National Hunt Festival in Cheltenham.

A survey conducted by Cheltenham Borough Council found that 75% of women feel less safe on the town’s streets during race week.

Steve Knibbs has been talking to the chief executive of the Gloucestershire Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre.