Venue: Liquid & Envy, South Street, Romford RM1 1SS
Crime remains a major concern for most local residents. As London’s only Beacon-accredited local authority for managing the night time economy, Havering would like to invite you to a free, one day conference for Community Safety professionals working to improve public confidence in their local night time economy.
Supported by the Home Office and featuring contributions from key opinion leaders representing all areas of one of the UK’s most legislated industries, this very special day comprises a packed itinerary of seminars, self-help workshops and best practice exchange sessions to enable delegates to deliver a measurably safer, stronger and more successful local night time economy. Demand for places at this major, one-off event is likely to be high, so early booking is strongly recommended. For those requiring pre-event B&B accommodation, a limited number of rooms at highly preferential rates are being offered on a first-come first-served basis.
For more information please call JOE AGIUS, who will be delighted to help, on 01708 434917 or 07771 902716.
Last year saw 99 Birmingham venues accredited to the Best Bar None scheme’s standard, more than any other participating Local Authority, and this year organisers are hoping to top 150.
Sponsored by Bacardi and run by Birmingham City Council, in partnership with West Midlands Police and the West Midlands Fire Service, the scheme, now in its third year, rewards good management from licensees in discouraging binge-drinking and helping to prevent alcohol related crime.
Birmingham pubs, clubs and bars are assessed on criteria such as door and security policies, first aid, how they deal with abusive customers and what systems they have in place to deal with alcohol related crime. As well as an overall winner – Best Bar None – there will be winners and finalists for seven categories: best city centre pub; best suburban pub; best city centre bar; best suburban bar; best nightclub; best hotel bar; best independent venue. Those places that are accredited to the scheme – even if they don’t win an award – will receive a Best Bar None plaque to display in their premises.
Please click here to view the Best Bar None Leeds document available on the Home Office website to see how Leeds Metropolitan University has contributed to the research of Best Bar None in Leeds.
Shadow Minister for Culture, Media and Sport, Tobias Ellwood MP delivered a commitment to support the licensed retail sector and small businesses in general with variety of measures, including a six month freeze on VAT for struggling pubs, at the Best Bar None (BBN) annual conference.
Over 200 people gathered at the Walkers Stadium in Leicester to hear an update on the latest developments with BBN. Tobias Ellwood was keynote speaker at the event, which also saw Durham BBN announced as the most innovative scheme for 2009.
Tobias congratulated delegates for taking the initiative and using BBN to drive up standards in the industry. He commented: “I am delighted to have participated in today’s BBN conference and show my support for this excellent initiative which grows from strength to strength each year.
“BBN is successfully motivating local businesses to tackle the challenges that arise from alcohol related behaviour in a way that legislation alone could never replicate. I hope to see further schemes established across the country and would welcome a continued dialogue with BBN as we continue to debate licensing proposals.”
