Don't let your event become a non-event
From Press Office on 14 December 2007
Solihull Council is reminding event organisers to make sure that they have the right licence.
Events such as those where alcohol is to be sold, plays performed, films shown, live music played, indoor sporting events held and dance performed need what’s known as a Temporary Event Notice (TEN).
If hot food or drink is to be provided between 11pm and 5am then a TEN is required too.
Normally, most of these activities are covered under a Premises Licence or Club Premises Licence, but sometimes they are not. It is up to the event organiser to make sure that their event is licensed correctly.
The process is simple for anyone who needs a Temporary Event Notice. They can call Solihull Council on 0121 704 8003 and have the forms posted out to them or download the form from the Council’s website: http://www.solihull.gov.uk/licensing/temporaryeventsnotice.htm The cost is currently £21.
The law states that a minimum of at least 10 working days notice must be given (not including weekends and Bank Holidays). The 10 days start from when the Council receives the notice. If notice is not given with 10 working days, the Temporary Event Notice will not be approved and the event cannot go ahead. So the Council’s advice is that it pays to think ahead and get the notice in well before the event.
For more information call the Council on 0121 704 6830.
Julie Turner 0121 704 6136
Email: juturner@solihull.gov.uk