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Your memories of the morning of 22 November 2003 may be a little hazy. With apologies to Scotland and Wales rugby supporters, it was a day of some celebration as England lifted the Webb Ellis Cup, having beaten Australia in a tense final in Sydney. If you are a follower of the England Rugby team then there is a good chance your celebrations will have lasted well into the day and night.


They will have started early as well, with the time difference meaning the game kicked-off early in the morning here, hence the likelihood of foggy memories.


Should England, Wales or Scotland triumph at this year’s World Cup, then the celebrations will necessarily begin almost equally early as the tournament is being held in Japan. This obviously presents venues with a problem. Some of England, Scotland and Wales’ kick-off times are before 11am, outside of the normal licensable hours. That means that many venues will be unable to serve alcohol and give their customers a chance to fully enjoy the games, even if they do open for business. Lots of businesses will have to use up valuable Temporary Event Notices in order to serve their customers. With businesses only being permitted a finite number of TENs in a calendar year, this presents them with a significant problem. Anyone who applies for TENs for the World Cup, probably gambling on the home nations making it through to the knock-out stages, will have used up valuable chances to open longer over the vital Christmas period. Christmas can be a make-or-break period for many businesses in hospitality.


6 September 2019 www.venue-insight.com


We want to avoid a situation in which Christmas is undermined by a risky gamble on the rugby that may not pay off.


UKHospitality has therefore called on the Government to relax the normal licensing laws for select group games of the tournament. We are asking the Home Office to use Section 172 of the Licensing Act which permits a relaxation at times of local, national or international significant. The power has previously been used for last year’s Royal Wedding and for the Diamond Jubilee, so there is a precedent. Additionally, licensing restrictions were relaxed for the 2014 FIFA World Cup with great success.


We have had some valuable support in our ask, with Sir Vince Cable MP for Twickenham, the headquarters of English rugby, backing our call. There is just still time for you to contact your MP to put on some last-minute pressure to secure the extension we want.


Securing a relaxation of licensable hours won’t make England, Scotland or Wales’ chances of success any higher; but it will allow you to enjoy yourself to the fullest extent while supporting your team.


INGENIOUS LONDON


Kate Nicholls UKHospitality Chief Executive


PUBS THRIVING UKHospitality has welcomed the publication of statistics showing an increase in the number of pubs in London.


UKHospitality Chief Executive Kate Nicholls said: “It is great to see London pubs thriving, despite economic pressures and political uncertainty. Pubs in London have shown great resilience and ingenuity to continue to prosper and cater for constantly-changing customer tastes. The fact that over a quarter of customers’ main reasons for visiting a pub was for a meal shows how the sector has evolved to meet demand.


“The Mayor has shown himself to be a great supporter of pubs, and the wider hospitality sector, with action to help businesses grow. There are legislative pressures such as the late-night levy, however, that threaten to undermine the good work that London pubs have managed to do in recent years. We hope that local authorities in London follow the Mayor’s lead and support pubs in their boroughs, rather than looking to squeeze them further with additional taxes and restrictions.”


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