Accrington Cricket and Tennis Club

Thorneyholme Road, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 5BD

Completed application 058578 which is a New Application for Premises Licence from 20/09/2024 to 22/09/2024

Applicant(s)

Designated Premises Supervisor

Permitted Activities

• the supply of alcohol
• a performance of live music
• any playing of recorded music

Additional Conditions

• Mandatory Conditions where the licence authorises the sale of alcohol

   

  1              No supply of alcohol may be made under the premise licence -

   

  (a) at a time when there is no designated premise supervisor in respect of the    licence , or

   

  (b) at a time when the designated premise supervisor does not hold a personal licence, or his licence has been suspended.

   

    2                             The supply of alcohol under a premises licence must be made or authorised by a      

  person who holds a personal licence.

   

  Irresponsible Drinks Promotions - Mandatory Conditions

   

  3.              (1)              The responsible person must ensure that staff on relevant premises do not carry out, arrange or participate in any irresponsible promotions in relation to the premises.

   

                (2)              In this paragraph, an irresponsible promotion means any one or more of the following activities, or substantially similar activities, carried on for the purpose of encouraging the sale or supply of alcohol for consumption on the premises-

   

                              (a)              games or other activities which require or encourage, or are designed to require or encourage, individuals to-

   

                                            (i)              drink a quantity of alcohol within a time limit (other than to drink alcohol sold or supplied on the premises before the cessation of the period in which the responsible person is authorised to sell or supply alcohol), or

   

                                            (ii)              drink as much alcohol as possible (whether within a time limit or otherwise);

   

                              (b)              provision of unlimited or unspecified quantities of alcohol free or for a fixed or discounted fee to the public or to a group defined by a particular characteristic in a manner which carries a significant risk of undermining a licensing objective;

   

                              (c)              provision of free or discounted alcohol or any other thing as a prize to encourage or reward the purchase and consumption of alcohol over a period of 24 hours or less in a manner which carries a significant risk of undermining a licensing objective;

   

               (d)   selling or supplying alcohol in association with promotional posters or flyers on, or in the vicinity of, the premises which can reasonably be considered to condone, encourage or glamorise anti-social behaviour or to refer to the effects of drunkenness in any favourable manner;

   

                              (e)  dispensing alcohol directly by one person into the mouth of another (other    than where that other person is unable to drink without assistance by reason of disability).

   

      

  4.              The responsible person must ensure that free potable water is provided on request to customers where it is reasonably available.

   

  Age Verification Policy - Mandatory Condition

   

  5.              (1)              The premises licence holder or club premises certificate holder must ensure that an age verification policy is adopted in respect of the premises in relation to the sale or supply of alcohol.

   

         (2)  The designated premises supervisor in relation to the premises licence must ensure that the supply of alcohol at the premises is carried on in accordance with the age verification policy.

   

                (3)              The policy must require individuals who appear to the responsible person to be under 18 years of age (or such older age as may be specified in the policy) to produce on request, before being served alcohol, identification bearing their photograph, date of birth and either -

   

  (a)              a holographic mark, or

  (b)              an ultraviolet feature.

   

   

  Availability of different Measures - Mandatory Condition

   

  6.              The responsible person must ensure that:

   

                (a)              where any of the following alcoholic drinks is sold or supplied for consumption on the premises (other than alcoholic drinks sold or supplied having been made up in advance ready for sale or supply in a securely closed container) it is available to customers in the following measures -

   

                              (i)              beer or cider: ½ pint;

                              (ii)              gin, rum, vodka or whisky: 25 ml or 35 ml; and

                              (iii)              still wine in a glass: 125 ml;

   

                (b)              these measures are displayed in a menu, price list or other printed material which is available to customers on the premises; and

   

        (c)    where a customer does not in relation to a sale of alcohol specify the quantity of alcohol to be sold, the customer is made aware that these measures are available.

   

  Mandatory condition where Door Supervisors are provided

  All individuals who carry out security activities must be licensed by the Security Industry Authority (SIA)

   

   

  Mandatory condition for the showing of films

  During the showing of films, the admission of children must be restricted in accordance with recommendations given either by a body designated under section 4 of the Video Recordings Act  1984 (the British Board of Film Classification - BBFC) or by the licensing authority.

   

   

  Alcohol Pricing

   

  1.              A relevant person shall ensure that no alcohol is sold or supplied for consumption on or off the premises for a price which is less than the permitted price.

   

  2.              For the purpose of the condition set out in paragraph 1-

   

  (a)              “duty” is to be construed in accordance with the Alcohol Liquor duties Act (1979)

  (b)              “permitted price” is the price found by applying the formula -

   

  P=D + (DxV)

                Where-

   

  (i)              P is the permitted price

  (ii)              D is the rate of duty chargeable in relation to the alcohol as if the duty were charged on the date of the sale or supply of the alcohol, and

  (iii)              V is the rate of value added tax chargeable in relation to the alcohol as if the value added tax were charged on the date of the sale or supply of the alcohol;

   

  (c)              “relevant person” means, in relation to premises in respect of which there is in force a premise licence -

   

  (i)              The holder of the premise licence

  (ii)              The designated premise supervisor (if any) in respect of such a licence, or

  (iii)              The personal licence holder who makes or authorises a supply of alcohol under such a licence.   

   

  (d)              “relevant person” means, in relation to premises in respect of which there is in force a club premises certificate, any member or officer of the club present on the premises in a capacity which enables the member or officer to prevent the supply in question: and

   

  (e)              “value added tax” means value added tax charged in accordance with the Value Added Tax Act 1994

   

  3.              Where the permitted price given by Paragraph (b) of paragraph 2 would (apart from this paragraph) not be a whole number of pennies, the price given by that sub-paragraph shall be taken to be the price actually given by that sub-paragraph rounded up to the nearest penny.

   

  4.              (1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies where the permitted price given by Paragraph (b) of paragraph (2) on a day (“the first day”) would be different from the permitted price on the next day (“the second day”) as a result of a change to the rate of duty or value added tax.

   

  (2) The permitted price which would apply on the first day applies to sales or supplies of alcohol which take place before the expiry of the period of 14 days beginning on the second day

   

   

• Conditions Consistent with the Operating Schedule

   

  Live music will consist of amplified music, which will include live bands and singers.  As per the site plan the stage must be positioned with its back to the immediate houses to avoid disruption to residents.

   

  The premises licence holder must work closely with Lancashire Constabulary and the security team to ensure that it is a safe event for the public to attend.  The premises licence holder must ensure that the security team are made aware of any local intelligence offered by the police in the lead up to the event.

   

  Drugs and underage drinking will not be tolerated in any way.

   

  Any drugs found when entering the site, or found whilst inside the site, must be reported to the police.

   

  If spectators are showing any signs of severe intoxication, they will be refused to be served.  Failure to comply will lead to ejection from the premises.

   

  There shall be in force for the premises a search policy for prospective customers.  All crew and spectators must be searched before entering the site by trained SIA staff. A list of prohibited items are listed in the event management plan, and will be circulated to the spectators prior to the event.

   

  There shall be displayed at the entrance to the premises a notice informing prospective customers of the search policy.

   

  All confiscated items will be logged, placed in a secure amnesty bin, and will be handed to the police at the conclusion of the event.

   

  SIA staff will be briefed to patrol the site and look for any suspicious activity or behaviour which may be about to take place.

   

  The premise must adopt and 'ASK FOR ANGELA' scheme.  Staff will be briefed before the commencement of the event about the scheme, and it will be advertised throughout the site for spectators to become aware.

   

  A community resolution team will be working with surrounding residents to ensure that disruption is kept to a minimum on the day, and to resolve and deal with any issues which may arise.  Local residents will be given a telephone number to contact the team should any issued arise.  If any issues arise staff will be deployed to the area immediately to deal with them.  This will be carried out by SIA registered staff.  These staff will make regular patrols of the area.

   

  CCTV will be in operation throughout the site, and will be controlled by a trained CCTV operator from the control room.

   

  Adequate SIA staff must be located inside the festival site, and also stationed on the perimeter area.

   

  Anti-social behaviour will not be tolerated and anyone participating will be ejected from the site and may be handed over to the police.

   

  SIA staff on the external of the site will move people on if they see any suspicious behaviour.

   

  The event is ticketed and sales of tickets will stop one hour before the start of the event.  No one will be admitted without a ticket.

   

  Emergency exits must be clearly marked with signage.

   

  Litter picking must take place on the same evening as the event. This will include the roads external to the site and local housing estates.

   

  All lighting must be positioned away from houses, and must not be kept on overnight. This condition will also apply to all generators

   

  Work must cease at 9pm every day with the exclusion of event day.

   

  Medical teams will be available on site and their locations will be clearly signposted.

   

  The event area will be a closed site with fencing and SIA staff stationed both within the fencing and externally.

   

  Temporary lighting must be in place around the site in the event of an emergency.

   

  Security personnel will have radios to contact their supervisors and/ or the event control room if required.

   

  Traffic management must be in place along the event route and staff will ensure that vehicles are not causing a safety issue, especially at the conclusion of the event when there will be a high footfall.

   

  Sound readings must be taken from various points in the site and externally of the site, taking into account housing directly behind the stage.

   

  All sound readings will be logged and kept in the control room.  Said readings will be made available to an authroised officer upon request.

   

  A lost child post must be established within the medical team and shall be clearly signposted.

   

  A minimum age of 14 has been set for the event.  Anyone under the age of 18 must be accompanied by someone over the age of 18.

   

  A documented Challenge 25 Scheme (aka Check 25) will be the adopted Age Verification Policy. The Challenge 25 Scheme will be actively promoted and advertised at the premises. Any person purchasing alcohol, who appears to be under 25 years of age, shall be asked to provide acceptable identification to prove that they are 18 years of age or over. Failure to supply such identification will result in no sale or supply of alcohol to that person.

  Acceptable forms of identification shall be:

  ·              A PASS accredited hologram proof of age card

  ·              Photo driving licence

  ·              Passport

  ·              National, including EU Cards

  At commencement of employment all members of staff must undergo training in relation to the Check 25 policy. All staff must undergo refresher training at least every 6 months. All training must be held in writing at the premises for at least 12 months and made available for inspection to Responsible Authorities upon request.

  Anyone caught purchasing alcohol for someone under the age of 18 will be ejected from the site and may be reported to the police.

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

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  A Plan of the premises to which this licence refers is attached

Premises Plans

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