Wigton Rugby Union Football Club

Lowmoor Road, Wigton, Cumbria, CA7 9QT

Completed application 014691 which is a Minor Variation Application for Club Premises Certificate from 11/08/2010 to indefinite

Applicant(s)

Permitted Activities

• an exhibition of a film
• 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
• the supply of alcohol

Additional Conditions

• EMBEDDED CONDITIONS - CLUB PREMISES CERTIFICATE

   

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

   

  In this condition, permitted hours means:

   

  (a)              On weekdays, other than Christmas Day, Good Friday or New Year’s Eve, 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.

  (b)              On Sundays, other than Christmas Day or New Year’s Eve, 12 noon to 10.30 p.m.

  (c)              On Good Friday, 12 noon to 10.30 p.m.

  (d)              On New Year’s Eve, except on a Sunday, 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.

  (e)              On New Year’s Eve on a Sunday, 12 noon to 10.30 p.m.

  (f)              On Christmas day, as provided by the rules of the club and notified in writing by the chairman or secretary of the club to the licensing authority for the area in which the premises are. The said hours shall:

  i.                not exceed six and a half hours;

  ii.               not begin earlier than 12 noon;

  iii.               not end later than 10.30 p.m.;

  iv.               provide for a break of at least 2 hours, including 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.; and

  not extend for more than three and a half hours after 5 p.m.

  (g)               On New Years Eve from the end of permitted hours on New Year’s Eve to the start of permitted hours on the following day.

   

  The above restrictions do not prohibit:

   

  (a)               during the first twenty minutes after the above hours the consumption of the alcohol on the premises;

  (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 IMPOSED BY ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

   

  PS4 - RCD

   

  Each socket outlet circuit or individual socket outlets used for regulated 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.

   

• CONDITIONS CONSISTENT WITH THE OPERATING SCHEDULE

   

  CD5             

   

  The Designated Premises Supervisor, when present, and all members of staff shall ensure that all lawful instructions and/or directions given by the Police are complied with.

   

  Note: where the premises hold a Club Premises Certificate, there is no requirement for a Designated Premises Supervisor.

   

  CD17             

   

  The maximum number of persons allowed in these premises shall be 180

   

  CD20             

   

  Persons who appear to be under the age of 18 years shall be required to produce proof of age by way of a recognised proof of age card accredited under the proof of age standards scheme (PASS) or citizen card, if a proof of age card is not available a photo driving licence or passport.  Youth groups play in age groups and are identified and their age can be identified this way.

   

  CD22             

   

  There shall be displayed at the entrance to the premises a sign, which is clearly visible to members of the public visiting those premises containing details of the trading hours under the Club Premises Certificate, the licensable activities permitted on those premises and any maximum occupancy level set for the premises.  (See also CD17).

   

  CD23             

   

  Where the Club Premises Certificate has restrictions relating to the admission of children, a sign detailing those restrictions shall be displayed at the entrance to the premises where it is clearly visible to members of the public visiting those premises.

   

  CD27

   

  The Certificate Holder and/or a person nominated by them shall actively participate and be a member of a Pubwatch scheme for the area within which the premises is located.

   

  PS1             

   

  When disabled persons are present on the premises there shall be in place arrangements for their safe evacuation in the case of an emergency or other reason.  Details of those arrangements shall be recorded in writing and all staff employed on the premises shall be aware of those arrangements.

   

  PS2

               

  All disabled persons on the premises shall be made aware of the evacuation arrangements.

   

  PS3             

   

  All parts of the premises shall at all times be kept free from defect and no changes, alterations of any kind to the surface finish or coverings including furniture and flooring on any part of the premises shall be made without the prior approval of the Council.

   

  PS6             

   

  All exits and escape routes to those exits (including external escape routes) from the premises shall be provided with slip resistant even surfaces and shall be maintained in good repair, correct working order and kept free from all obstructions when the public are on the premises.  External escape routes shall also be kept free from ice and snow.

   

  PS8             

   

  All doors or gates both inside and outside the premises which are on an escape route shall be fitted only with approved fasteners and shall at all times be properly maintained, free from obstruction and be capable of being opened easily and fully so that they do not restrict the public leaving the premises and shall open in the direction of the escape route.

   

  PS10             

   

  All exit doors and gates from premises or enclosure(s) surrounding it shall be capable of being opened by any person without the use of a key, card, code or other similar means and be kept free from all fastening devices when the premises are open to the public. 

   

  PS12             

   

  The method of opening any exit door or gate from the premises or enclosure(s) surrounding it shall be clearly displayed immediately above or below the fastening in white block lettering on a green background in letters not less than 50 mm high.

   

  PS16             

   

  Any door or gate in the premises which is not an exit door or gate shall have a sign bearing the word "PRIVATE" in block letters not less than 50 mm high.

   

  PS18             

   

  The furniture or seating in premises shall be arranged so that it does not obstruct any exit, route to any exit or to any facility within the premises.

   

  PS20

   

  Before the premises are opened for the purposes authorised by the certificate an inspection shall be carried out to ensure that the premises are safe for use.  Details of the inspection, defects discovered and remedial action taken shall be recorded in writing in a logbook kept for that purpose. That logbook shall be made available for inspection on demand to an Authorised Officer of the Council, a Fire Officer or a Police Constable.  Safety checks taken periodically and defects remedied as soon as possible.

   

  PS22             

   

  Where any furnishing or fitting in the premises including wall, floor and ceiling linings, requires further periodic treatment to maintain the surface spread of flame qualities, they shall be treated in accordance with the manufacturers specifications.  When such treatment is carried out, a written record shall be made in the logbook kept for that purpose and a certificate showing the treatment has been carried out shall be obtained and retained for inspection by the Fire Authority.

   

  PS23

   

  No curtain, hanging or any other decoration shall be positioned so as to obstruct any exit, sign or fire fighting equipment.  Curtains covering doorways should be divided down the middle and so hung that the lower edge of the curtain does not touch the floor.  They should not obstruct notices, exit signs, fire fighting equipment, etc.

   

  PS24             

   

  At all times when the premises are used for the purpose of the Club Premises Certificate, the Certificate Holder, a Club Official or Manager who is responsible for the management of the premises shall at all times be aware of the number of persons on the premises and shall if requested to do so give that information to an Authorised Officer of the Council, a Fire Officer or a Police Constable.  Function attendance determined by invitation/ticket sale and will not exceed 150.

   

  PS27             

   

  Any outbreak of fire of any kind shall be reported to the Fire Service immediately and a written record shall be made in a logbook kept for that purpose.

   

  PS29             

   

  Clear and unobstructed access shall be available to the premises for use by the emergency services and emergency service vehicles at all times.

   

  PS30             

   

  There shall be maintained on the premises at all times an adequate and appropriate supply of first aid equipment and materials. Staff have key access to rugby first aid room.

   

  PS32             

   

  When the public, members or guests are present, the lighting levels in all parts of the premises shall be capable of providing sufficient illumination for the public, members or guests to leave the premises safely and there shall be at least one person who is nominated to switch on the house lights in an emergency situation. (Note where the premises are a theatre or cinema, a complete or substantially complete blackout may be permitted for production reasons provided that the exit signs shall be kept lit at all times).

   

  PS33             

   

  All fire instruction signs shall be illuminated so that they can be easily read at all times when the public, members or guests are present on the premises.

   

  PS34             

   

  The controls for the emergency lighting shall be protected from unauthorised use and accidental operation and the system designed so that the emergency lighting cannot be altered.

   

  PS35             

   

  Every battery which is used to power an emergency light or exit sign shall be maintained in a fully charged condition at all times.

   

  PS36             

   

  On every occasion before the public, members or guests are admitted to the premises an inspection of all normal and emergency lighting shall take place. A record shall be kept in a logbook of those tests and any faults discovered together with a record of the work carried out to repair those faults.  All faults discovered shall be repaired immediately or if that cannot be done then as soon as is possible and the reason for the delay shall be entered in the logbook.

   

  PS37             

   

  No temporary electrical wiring or distribution system shall be installed in the premises unless, the installation is carried out by a suitably qualified and competent person.  The Club Premises Certificate holder shall obtain a certificate from that person that the installation is fit for purpose and complies with British Standard 7671 and where applicable, British Standard 7909.  A copy of that certificate shall be produced by the Club Premises Certificate Holder if requested to do so by an Authorised officer of the Council or an Officer of the Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service.

   

  PS40             

   

  The premises shall be provided with adequate and accessible lavatory accommodation which shall at all times when the premises are in use be kept clean, ventilated, disinfected and supplied with hot and cold water, soap, toilet tissue, hand drying and sanitary towel disposal facilities as appropriate.

   

  PS73

   

  The electrical installation will be inspected and a satisfactory NICEIC (or equivalent) inspection report will be provided annually to the Licensing Authority.

   

  PS74

   

  Any gas boiler, calorifier or other gas appliance will be tested on a regular basis and a satisfactory CORGI (or equivalent) inspection report will be provided annually to the Licensing Authority.

   

  PS76             

   

  Fire fighting equipment shall be provided throughout the premises at suitable locations and be appropriate to the risk to comply with BS 5306 Part 8, Selection and Installation of Portable Fire Extinguishers.

   

  PS77

   

  The extinguishers shall be hung on a wall bracket with the handle or carrying device approximately 1.1 metres from the floor.

   

  PS78

   

  Firefighting equipment shall be examined regularly by the manufacturer or other competent person and maintained and tested in accordance with BS 5306 Part 3, 2000.

   

  PS79

   

  All members of staff will be familiar with the operation of the firefighting equipment.

  PS81

   

  Practice fire drills shall be carried out at least once per year or at such additional times as required to train new staff.  A competent person will conduct the drills by operating the fire alarm so that staff can rehearse their specific task or duties.

   

  The Prevention of Public Nuisance

   

  The hours of licensed activity will be from 10:00 a.m. to 01:00 a.m. each day except Sunday when it would bee 10:00 a.m. to 24:00 (midnight).

   

  Liaison with local police when large crowds are expected e.g. cup finals, major games, gala days, etc.

   

  PPN3

   

  No nuisance shall be caused by noise coming from the premises or by vibration transmitted through the structure of the premises.

   

  PPN4

   

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

   

  PPN5

   

  The noise level from the premises whilst being used for regulated entertainments purposes shall not cause nuisance to noise sensitive dwellings in the vicinity.

   

  PPN6

   

  The Certificate 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.

   

  PPN9             

   

  There shall be no emission from the premises of any offensive smells, which are likely to cause a nuisance.

   

  PPN11

   

  There shall be provided at the premises containers for the storage and disposal of waste foods and other refuse from the premises.  Those containers shall be constructed, maintained and located so that access to them by vermin and unauthorised persons is prevented and arrangements shall be made for the regular lawful disposal of their contents. 

   

  PCH 2

   

  No person under the age of 12 years, unless they are accompanied by a person over 18 years, shall be permitted on the premises at any time between 21.00 p.m. and 07.00 a.m.* when the premises are being used for the purposes of a licensable activity other than the supply of alcohol

   

   

  All youth teams will be supervised by appointed representatives of their clubs.

   

  No person under the age of 18 will be allowed to organise a licensed activity on the Club Premises.