With one hand, Central Beds Council (CBC) is giving: it has made a traffic order to cover the whole district, which means charges for road closures that would usually be paid by organisers will instead be "covered by the council" (meaning foregone, as to charge would have been seen as freeloading on the back of the royal wedding).
But with the other hand, it takes away: while all 'agreed' road closures will be free of charge, applications for road closures have to be made by Tuesday 12 April (this deadline was announced only on 1 April by CBC) and Public Liability insurance will cost £60 (£63.60 including insurance premium tax), and an 'All Risks' cover for public property and people being injured will be an optional addition of £25.00 (£26.50 including insurance premium tax).
Organisers should complete an application form available from: www.communities.gov.uk/publications/communities/streetpartyguide
Can you club together with your neighbours and do something on private property instead? I'm lucky enough to have lovely neighbours with open frontage who are willing to set up tables and seating across their driveways and host the party like that without tapping us up for cash. We'll just bring food, drink and good cheer! No cash; no paperwork. Sorted.
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