Re: Over the Mersey, in Liverpool


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Posted by Lynn on April 26, 2001 at 18:44:35:

In reply to: Re: Over the Mersey, in Liverpool posted by mark on April 25, 2001 at 22:22:47:

Hi Mark - I'm fine, how are you. I've been reading in the paper how
many people went to Brighton over the Bank Holiday because of the
foot and mouth so I hope business was booming for you! Not having
the luxury of a studio (or even my gazebo!!! I'm not allowed one on
the beach) I have yet to venture down to sunny Margate yet! I've
been going to a holiday camp (Hi de Hi!!!), and I went to Groombridge
over Easter which despite bitter cold weather was really good, there
were some brave souls who managed to bare bits of their anatomy for
me to henna!!! I'm planning to kick off in Margate over the May bank
holiday - they've got a Summer (ha, ha!) Parade. So, I will report
back with my first experiences of beach work!!! (sand in eyes etc!)
Take care, hope you can make it to Oxford - Lynn:



: 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
: : £5,000,000 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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