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In this case you will need to apply for a [[TEN|Temporary Event Notice]] for whatever activities are not covered by an existing licence. The council will decide whether or not to grant it. They will take into account things like the proximity of local residents - so nearby housing may be incompatible with having an amplified renegade in a big top.
 
In this case you will need to apply for a [[TEN|Temporary Event Notice]] for whatever activities are not covered by an existing licence. The council will decide whether or not to grant it. They will take into account things like the proximity of local residents - so nearby housing may be incompatible with having an amplified renegade in a big top.
  
BJC 2011 used a venue with a licence that included amplified sound outside, and so managed to run an event that didn't need a TEN and could therefore run longer than 96 hours.
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BJC 2011 used a venue with a licence that included amplified sound outside, and so managed to run an event that didn't need a [[TEN|Temporary Event Notice]]and could therefore run longer than (what was then) the maximum length of a [[TEN|Temporary Event Notice]].
  
 
If you are using more than one venue you may need separate licences for the separate venues.
 
If you are using more than one venue you may need separate licences for the separate venues.

Revision as of 06:09, 21 August 2012

Activities such as the sale of alcohol and the provision of entertainment require a licence from the local council. Events without the appropriate licence are subject to being shut down, vigorously and immediately.

Many venues have their own "premises licence" which will cover some very specific things. For example, they may be licensed for alcohol sales indoors up to 11pm.

If your venue is a school, they may well have no premises licence at all; most venues will be licensed for indoor sales of alcohol but not for outdoor alcohol sales or outdoor amplified sound.

In this case you will need to apply for a Temporary Event Notice for whatever activities are not covered by an existing licence. The council will decide whether or not to grant it. They will take into account things like the proximity of local residents - so nearby housing may be incompatible with having an amplified renegade in a big top.

BJC 2011 used a venue with a licence that included amplified sound outside, and so managed to run an event that didn't need a Temporary Event Noticeand could therefore run longer than (what was then) the maximum length of a Temporary Event Notice.

If you are using more than one venue you may need separate licences for the separate venues.

BJC Doncaster had a licence for outdoor amplified sound, but only until 12am (midnight), causing some renegades to become "non-amplified" after that time. The audience made a valiant attempt to sing the performers' music.

Having a licence for amplified sound does not mean that it can be as loud as you want. There are legal limitations (maybe someone reading this knows what they are and can write it up here!)