"5.5. Intoxicating liquor
No alcohol may be consumed in the Meeting Room.
No intoxicating liquors shall be bought, sold or consumed on any other part of the premises without the express permission in writing of the Premises Committee, made at the same time that the booking is made. HU5 Application for the Supply or Sale of Alcohol is available in the Reference for Hirers and Users file.
When alcohol is given away free of charge at an event to people over the age of 18, its value must clearly not be included in any ticket price or entrance fee. It is not permissible to sell tickets that can then be exchanged for an alcoholic drink, nor to ask for a donation in exchange for a drink.
When special permission has been given for alcohol to be served to adults, care shall be taken to avoid excessive consumption.
Consent must also be obtained from the Warden or Premises Committee prior to submitting an application for a Temporary Event Notice (TEN) for the sale of alcoholic liquor. (see 5.8 below)"
I'll attach the HU5 referred to in case anyone is interested
Best wishes
In friendship
Penny Ware
Co-Clerk
On 10/09/2023 14:27 BST Clare Barnett <clare@barnettfamily.me.uk> wrote:
Hi all,
We have a standard clause in our lettings policy, as I am sure many meetings do, saying no alcohol.
We have had an enquiry from a group of clergy who wish to hold a gathering at the meeting house and as part of this hold communion. They wanted it know if it would be possible for them to use the communion wine in the ceremony.
At business meeting today no one seemed to have any objections to this, but we said we would explore further what other meetings do. It feels like it is something which probably doesn't arise very often but I wondered if anyone had any thoughts or indeed any meetings have a letting policy which doesn't say that alcohol is prohibited?
Kind Regards
Clare Barnett
Premises committee, Hartshill Local Meeting