Re: Over the Mersey, in Liverpool

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Posted by mark on April 25, 2001 at 22:22:47:

In reply to: Re: Over the Mersey, in Liverpool posted by Lynn on April 25, 2001 at 20:26:37:

: You don't need a licence in Oxford - wow, who will be the first to
: sneak off on 13th May and sit on street and henna I wonder? Simon -

: re. getting a licence for a beach. Contact the Foreshore Manager
at
: the local council where you want to henna on a beach. Your best
bet
: would be to go to a large tourist resort where they already have
: concessions (donkeys, kids rides etc). Write a letter stating what
: you want to do, a bit about yourself, sort out insurance (I needed
: Ł5,000,000 public liability insurance for my local council). Set
up
: a meeting with them and sell yourself. What they want is something
: that will attract people (give examples that all the foreign
beaches
: have them etc), they will also want to know that there will be no
: comeback on them, people suing etc so they will check it out with
: Health and Safety (who won't have a clue about it!) - tell them all
: about black henna, saying you don't use it. Hope this is all
: helpful. The other thing you could do (which I'm doing on a
Saturday
: night) is ring around the major holiday camps and ask if you could
: come one night. The one I'm doing it at take a percentage and it
: goes to their owners club charity, which is a Children's Hospice
this
: year. Good Luck. Just go for it, you are leaving it quite late
for
: the summer so it would be worth you applying to a few different
: places. Let us know how it goes. Lynn
:
:
:
: : I am currently in Liverpool itself as a student but I graduate
: this
: : : Summer and am still looking into getting work doing Henna over
: the
: : : summer.
: :
: : Hi Simon,
: : I don't know much about getting licences to trade; here in Oxford
: the
: : Council do not require street artists to have any official
status.
: : That's quite unusual I think, Oxford is probably not as much fun
as
: : working a beach. We have 2 -3 regular street artists and the town
: : could support more, lots of European Language School students all
: : Summer!
: :
: : The locals would not be pleased to see 'black' henna on the
streets
: : but if you don't do black you'd get a friendly welcome.
: :
: : Mark and Lynn might be able to help you more with the licence
: issue,
: : they work on the South coast.
: :
: : take care, Alex

How goes it Lynn????

HOws the beach? bit soggy i expect from all this rain!!!!

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Re: Over the Mersey, in Liverpool Lynn 18:44:35 4/26/2001 (1)
- Re: Over the Mersey, in Liverpool mark 11:00:06 4/27/2001 (0)

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: : You don't need a licence in Oxford - wow, who will be the first to : : sneak off on 13th May and sit on street and henna I wonder? Simon - : : : re. getting a licence for a beach. Contact the Foreshore Manager : at : : the local council where you want to henna on a beach. Your best : bet : : would be to go to a large tourist resort where they already have : : concessions (donkeys, kids rides etc). Write a letter stating what : : you want to do, a bit about yourself, sort out insurance (I needed : : Ł5,000,000 public liability insurance for my local council). Set : up : : a meeting with them and sell yourself. What they want is something : : that will attract people (give examples that all the foreign : beaches : : have them etc), they will also want to know that there will be no : : comeback on them, people suing etc so they will check it out with : : Health and Safety (who won't have a clue about it!) - tell them all : : about black henna, saying you don't use it. Hope this is all : : helpful. The other thing you could do (which I'm doing on a : Saturday : : night) is ring around the major holiday camps and ask if you could : : come one night. The one I'm doing it at take a percentage and it : : goes to their owners club charity, which is a Children's Hospice : this : : year. Good Luck. Just go for it, you are leaving it quite late : for : : the summer so it would be worth you applying to a few different : : places. Let us know how it goes. Lynn : : : : : : : : : I am currently in Liverpool itself as a student but I graduate : : this : : : : Summer and am still looking into getting work doing Henna over : : the : : : : summer. : : : : : : Hi Simon, : : : I don't know much about getting licences to trade; here in Oxford : : the : : : Council do not require street artists to have any official : status. : : : That's quite unusual I think, Oxford is probably not as much fun : as : : : working a beach. We have 2 -3 regular street artists and the town : : : could support more, lots of European Language School students all : : : Summer! : : : : : : The locals would not be pleased to see 'black' henna on the : streets : : : but if you don't do black you'd get a friendly welcome. : : : : : : Mark and Lynn might be able to help you more with the licence : : issue, : : : they work on the South coast. : : : : : : take care, Alex : : : How goes it Lynn???? : : HOws the beach? bit soggy i expect from all this rain!!!!
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