Silloth Social Club

Waver Street, Silloth, Cumbria, CA5 4DF

Completed application 021027 which is a Cancellation/Surrender for Club Premises Certificate from 17/06/2010 to 15/01/2015

Applicant(s)

Permitted Activities

• a performance of a play
• an indoor sporting event
• a performance of live music
• any playing of recorded music
• a performance of dance
• entertainment of a similar description to that falling within a performance of live music, any playing of recorded music or a performance of dance
• entertainment facilities for making music
• entertainment facilities for dancing
• the supply of alcohol
• an exhibition of a film
• entertainment of a similar description to that falling within entertainment facilities for making music or dancing
• the supply of alcohol

Additional Conditions

• EMBEDDED CONDITIONS - CLUB PREMISES CERTIFICATE

   

  Alcohol shall not be sold or supplied except during permitted hours.

   

  The above restrictions do not prohibit:

   

  (a)               during the first twenty minutes after the above hours the consumption of the alcohol on the premises; REMOVED BY VARIATION TO CLUB PREMISES CERTIFICATE ON 24 NOVEMBER 2005.

  (b)               during the first twenty minutes after the above hours, the taking of the alcohol from the premises unless the alcohol is supplied or taken in an open vessel;

  (c)               during the first thirty minutes after the above hours the consumption of the alcohol on the premises by persons taking meals there if the alcohol was supplied for consumption as ancillary to the meals; or

  (d)              consumption of the alcohol on the premises or the taking of sale or supply of alcohol to any person residing in the licensed premises.

   

  Private Entertainment

   

  The provision of regulated entertainment, that is, the provision of dancing, music or any other entertainment of the like kind, is prohibited (unless it is a licensable activity included in this licence) with the exception of pre-booked private events limited to pre-invited guests only.

   

  Recorded Music

   

  Provision may be made for the public entertainment in the premises by the reproduction of wireless (including television) broadcasts (or of programmes included in any programme service [within the meaning of the Broadcasting Act 1990] other than a sound or television broadcasting service), or of public entertainment by way of music and singing only which is provided solely by the reproduction of recorded sound.

   

  Licensing Act 2003 Mandatory Conditions

   

  Mandatory condition where Door Supervisors are provided

   

  Any individual employed on the premises to carry out a security activity must be licensed by the Security Industry Authority.

  
  Mandatory Conditions for club premises with off sales

   

  (a)              The supply of alcohol for consumption off the club premises must be made at a time when the premises are open for the purposes of supplying alcohol, in accordance with the club premises certificate, to members of the club for consumption on the premises.

  (b)              Any alcohol supplied for consumption off the premises must be in a sealed container; and

  (c)              That any supply of alcohol for consumption off the premises must be made to a member of the club in person.

   

  The Licensing Act 2003 (Mandatory Licensing Conditions) Order 2010

   

  1.              (1) The responsible person shall take all reasonable steps to 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 in a manner which carries a significant risk of leading or contributing to crime and disorder, prejudice to public safety, public nuisance, or harm to children-

  (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 (other than any promotion or discount available to an individual in respect of alcohol for consumption at a table meal, as defined in section 159 of the Act);

  (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;

  (d)               provision of free or discounted alcohol in relation to the viewing on the premises of a sporting event, where that provision is dependent on-

  (i)               the outcome of a race, competition or other event or process, or

  (ii)               the likelihood of anything occurring or not occurring;

  (e)               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.

  2.                The responsible person shall ensure that no alcohol is dispensed directly by one person into the mouth of another (other than where that other person is unable to drink without assistance by reason of a disability).

  3.                The responsible person shall ensure that free tap water is provided on request to customers where it is reasonably available.

  4.              (1) The premises licence holder or club premises certificate holder shall ensure that an age verification policy applies to the premises in relation to the sale or supply of alcohol.

                (2) 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 a holographic mark.

  5.                The responsible person shall 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; and

  (b)               customers are made aware of the availability of these measures.

   

• CONDITIONS CONSISTENT WITH THE OPERATING SCHEDULE

   

  1.              CCTV surveillance with exterior lighting monitors arrivals and departures at club main door.

   

  2.              Club Management, Steward and bar staff are informed of the Licensing Act 2003 objectives and statutory requirement to comply with all relevant provisions of the Act.

   

  3.              Club constitution includes rules governing the conduct of members and their guests within and adjacent to a club premises.

   

  4.              Admission to the Club is confined to members and bona fide guests.

   

  5.              Guests arriving unaccompanied are scrutinised via CCTV before admission and signing in by the host member.

   

  6.              Club employees are instructed not to admit or serve members and guests who behave in a drunk or disorderly fashion.

   

  7.              Misconduct is reported to the committee to consider action under the club’s disciplinary code.

   

  8.              The Club complies with Health and Safety and Fire Precautions Regulations.

   

  9.              Following Risk Assessment preventive and control measures are in place to ensure the safety of members, guests, employees and entertainers while on the premises.

   

  10.              The Club complies with advised capacity limits.

   

  11.              Fire Action notices are posted.

   

  12.              Emergency escape routes are signposted.

   

  13.              Signage is displayed near exits requesting members and guests to respect the needs of local residents by quietly leaving the premises and car park.

   

  14.              When live or recorded music is played all reasonable steps are taken to avoid disturbance to neighbouring properties.

   

  15.              Persons under age 18 are only allowed in the club if accompanied e.g. children and grandchildren attending a  club junior disco in the function room.  The function room bar will be closed during junior discos.

   

  16.              Door control ensures that children seeking admission to the club for any purpose are accompanied by an adult member.

   

  17.              Young adults applying for membership must satisfy the committee that they are over 18, if necessary by producing proof of age.

   

  18.              Accompanied children and grandchildren of members and their guests may attend a party in the function room.

   

  19.              Committee members, the Club Steward and other members of staff are instructed in the offence provisions of the Licensing Act 2003 relating to alcohol and the protection of children.

   

  20.              Signage is posted at all bars prohibiting the direct or indirect supply or delivery of alcohol to children.

   

   

• CONDITIONS IMPOSED BY ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH - BY VARIATION ON 17 JUNE 2010

   

    1.              All external doors and windows shall be kept closed when regulated entertainment is being provided except in the event of an emergency.

   

    2.              The licence holder or his representative shall conduct regular assessments of the noise coming from the premises on every occasion the premises are used for regulated entertainment and shall take steps to reduce the level of noise where it is likely to cause a disturbance to local residents. A written record shall be made of those assessments in a log book kept for that purpose and shall include the time and date of the checks, the person making them and the results including any remedial action.

   

    3.              There shall be placed at all exits from the premises in a place where they can be seen and easily read by the public (or member and their guests) notices pointing out the needs of local residents and the need to leave the premises and the area quietly. (Note: this may also include reference to vehicles.)

   

    4.              All entrances and exits have a lobby entrance with at least one set of doors closed at all times to minimise the breakout of noise.

   

    5.              There shall be provided at the premises suitable and sufficient containers for the storage and disposal of waste foods and other refuse from the premises. Those containers shall be constructed and maintained so as to prevent access, except by staff.

   

    6.              No refuse, including bottles etc. shall be disposed of from the premises into a receptacle where such disposal is likely to cause a disturbance to residents in the area of the premises at any time between 8.00 pm and 8.00 am on any day except Sunday when no such disposal shall take place before 10.00 am.

   

    7.              No light from or on the premises and any other light under the control of the premises shall cause nuisance to any nearby premises.

   

    8.              PS2 - Electrical Installation Testing

                The electrical installation shall be inspected and tested at intervals specified by a competent person. A satisfactory and valid inspection report shall be available on site for inspection by an officer of the authority.

   

    9.              PS4 - RCD

                Each socket outlet circuit or individual socket outlets used for public entertainment shall be protected by an integral residual current device (RCD) having a rated residual operating current not exceeding 30mA (0.03 amps). Every such circuit and residual current device shall be inspected and tested at intervals specified by a competent person. A satisfactory and valid inspection report shall be available on site for inspection by an authorised officer of the authority.

   

  10.              PS6 - First Aid

                There shall be maintained on the premises at all times an adequate and appropriate supply of first aid equipment and materials for the use of customers.