Re: Over the Mersey, in Liverpool

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Posted by Lynn on April 25, 2001 at 20:26:37:

In reply to: Re: Over the Mersey, in Liverpool posted by Alex on April 23, 2001 at 16:39:42:

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
Ł5,000,000 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

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: 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 : Ł5,000,000 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
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