Street Parties Guidance

Street parties Guidance

2012 will be an historic year with a long weekend of celebrations to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in early June, including The Big Jubilee Lunch on Sunday 3rd June, quickly followed by the Olympics and Paralympics.

Road Closure For Street Parties and Fetes:

Organising a road closure for small private street parties and fetes is normally very simple.
The main difference between a small street party and fetes and larger public events are listed below:-

Street Parties and Fetes	Large Parties Events
For residents/neighnours only	Anyone can attend
Normally in quiet residential road	Larger area, green or park
Self organised	Professional organisers
Publicity only to residents	Exyternal publicity(such as in newspapers
Insurance recommended	Insurance needed
No licences normally necessary if music incidental and no selling is involved	Licence usually needed
No formal risk assessment needed	Risk assessment common

 

 

For a Street Party Road Closure:

• The street should ideally be a cul-de-sac/quiet residenial road and must not be closed for more than 10 Hours (10.00am to 8:00pm)
• Street parties will not be approved if they are on busy traffic routes or key routes used by the emergency services. In addition, road works on, or in close proximity of the street where the event is taking place, may make a road closure impossible.
• Permission should be sought from the Council with as much notice as possible and should be at least one month in advance of the proposed event.
• Please note that the absolute deadline for submission of applications for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee of Big Lunch is Friday 4th May 2012.
• You should not start organising the street party before approval has been given for the closure.
• The Council recommended the event organisers obtain public liability insurance.

Costs :

In most cases there will be no charge for a straight forward street party road closure in a minor residential road.  However, on roads where a signed diversion route is necessary a charge may apply.

Licensing:

You will need a Temporary Event Notice which is a type of temporary licence and costs £21 if you want to:-

• Have a pay bar or intend to provide entertainment to the wider public, or,
• Charge money for your event.

For further details or advice about licensing, please contact the Licensing Team on 020 8379 3578 or by e-mail, at Licensing@enfield.gov.uk

Organisers will be responsible for:

• Consultations with other residents or businesses in the street and demonstrating majority support for the event and that there are no substantive objections.
• The placing of relevant road closure signs provided by the Council, at the road closure points.
• Erecting a Site Notice.
• Returning the road to a clean and tidy condition.
• Arranging public liabilty insurance for the event, which the council strongly recommends.
  Zurich Municipal, one of the council's insurers, can be contacted as follows:
  Zurich Municipal Community and Social Organisations (C&SO) team Tel: 08456023895
  Howver many other insurance companies also offer such insurance.

How to apply:

For a street party or fete road closure please fill out the Special Events (Street Party/Fete) Road Closure Request form  and return it to the Council, either via e-mail to Highways@Enfield.gov.uk Fax to 0208 379 8517 or by post to:-

Highway Services
Environment Department
B Block North,
Civic Centre
Silver Street
Enfield
EN1 3XA

For further enquires about organising street parties with road closures please contact Highway Services on 0208 379 3554/3573/3546/3549
More helpful tips, advice and support for organising a successful event can be found on the Streets Alive Website www.streetparty.org.uk  and The Big Lunch Website
www.thebiglunch.com

***Important: If you are considering organising a large public event on the public highway, please contact Highway Services at least three months in advance of the proposed event.