Licensing Hours

[Maydup]

Good news I guess - on the night of the Woyal Redding and the following evening, Saturday, there will be a relaxation of the licensing rules and all pubs or licensed premises will be allowed to open until 1am.

Does that do anything for you? Does anyone still go to the pub?

[dotty.]

My son works in a bar every thursday friday saturday and sunday night and apart from sunday he finishes at 1.30 the other nights, so no change there

[ummmm]

Would make no difference whatsoever...

[boxtops]

The Great AB Quiz is returning on the night of 29 April, squarebear is polishing up his pencil, so some of will be here, not in the pib.

[China Doll]

Yes, it does one thing... Ensures I don't go out that night, don't want to get caught up with any peed up royalists...

[Maydup]

LOL - I'll be here too no doubt and looking forward to the quiz.

[boxtops]

Have you taken part before, maidup? SB will be posting about how to register - you need to join a team. It's good fun.

[B00]

Woyal Redding, i like it!

[owdhamer]

What weddings this then?

[Maydup]

Awww no I haven't taken part before boxtops. I'll look out for the instructions and only sign up if I'm sure to be here. Thanks for the advice.

[boxtops]

Maidup - here is the last one, not sure if the links still work but this is what to look out for!! http://www.theanswerb...s/Question951741.html

[Buenchico]

Most pubs that I go in are licensed until at least 1am on a Saturday night anyway. (They might not actually stay open that long but they're allowed to if they want to).

The Licensing Act 2003 basically states that a pub should be granted a licence for whatever hours are asked for, unless there's a good reason why not. That's led to some wide discrepancies. In large areas of North Norfolk nearly all pubs asked for 24 hour licences and, in the absence of valid reasons against such proposals, the council granted such licences. (So the Royal Wedding 'relaxation' can't make any difference at all in most of North Norfolk)

Councils are meant to consider each licence application individually, based upon the merits of that application (and the validity of any objections). It's unlawful for them to operate 'block' policies. Despite that, the London Borough of Havering has a policy of not allowing any licences after 11.30pm, except in the centre of Romford. So the residents of Havering (outside of central Romford) might benefit from the temporary change to the rules.

Here in Suffolk, most pubs are licensed until at least midnight during the week (although many will actually close at 11pm, or even earlier) and until at least 1am (often 2am) at weekends. (Again, only a few pubs actually stay open until those times but they won't need any 'Royal Wedding extension' in order to do so).

[squarebear]

Yep, if you don't fancy an evening of the Royal Wedding after watching or listening to it all day, why not join us for one of our occasional friendly pub quizzes on 29th April? No prizes, just the kudos of beating your fellow ABers!

Details coming in the quiz section soon.