ation ▁for ▁his ▁legal ▁fe es , ▁and ▁the ▁position ▁had ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁election ▁once ▁more . ▁ ▁John ▁F . ▁Smith ▁ ▁John ▁F . ▁Smith ▁won ▁the ▁election ▁for ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁General ▁Secretary ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁election ; ▁he ▁prompt ed ▁a ▁fight ▁for ▁reform ▁against ▁the ▁Lic ens ing ▁Act ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁as ▁the ▁Union ▁believed ▁that ▁it ▁had ▁det r iment al ▁effects ▁on ▁mus icians ▁wanting ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁bars ▁and ▁pub s . ▁The ▁fight ▁against ▁reform ▁may ▁have ▁taken ▁many ▁years , ▁but ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁the ▁Live ▁Music ▁Act ▁mean ▁that ▁ampl ified ▁gig s ▁of ▁under ▁ 2 0 0 ▁did ▁not ▁need ▁a ▁lic ence ▁and ▁un am pl ified ▁gig s ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁a ▁cap . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁membership ▁was ▁over ▁ 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁and ▁the ▁Un ions ▁main ▁exp end iture ▁was ▁still ▁staff ▁w ages . ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁had ▁seen ▁the ▁launch ▁of ▁the ▁Work ▁Not ▁Play ▁campaign ▁to ▁help ▁raise ▁aw aren ess ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁mus icians ▁that ▁are ▁asked ▁to ▁play ▁for ▁free . ▁ ▁Other ▁information ▁ ▁At ▁a ▁high ▁point ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁using ▁Douglas ▁Anderson ▁as ▁the ▁architect ▁and ▁T rollo pe ▁& ▁Col ls ▁as ▁the ▁build ers , ▁it ▁had ▁a ▁house ▁built , ▁with ▁grounds ▁of ▁ 2 4 ▁acres ▁and