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Is your scheme the most innovative Best Bar None in the country? PDF  | Print |  E-mail
Now is the time to prove it by entering the Most Innovative Best Bar None Scheme Award running at the first National Best Bar None Conference at Doncaster Racecourse on 23 September 2008.All you need to do is tell us in no more than 500 words why you think your scheme is the most innovative. Following a paper judging, four finalists will be selected and invited to give a five minute presentation at the conference about their scheme and outline the reasons why it should be recognised as the ‘most innovative’. As well as showcasing their scheme’s innovation to a wide audience, each finalist will receive two FREE copies of the BIIAB Award in Assessment of Licensed Premises (Social Responsibility) handbook along with two FREE exam places and the winner will receive a cheque for £2500 (donated by the Home Office) Delegates at the conference will vote on the winner. The victorious scheme will then be announced towards the end of the conference and presented with their prize. 

Get the national recognition your scheme deserves. Email your completed entry form to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it by the closing date Friday 22 August 2008.

Please click here to open the booking form and then once open select the file menu file and save as (where you wish to save it.)

 
The Awards in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea PDF  | Print |  E-mail


The Royal Borough celebrated its first Best Bar None winners on Monday 30 June.  More than 100 guests attended the presentation at the 20th Century Theatre, Westbourne Grove including many local licensees, police and councillors.

 37 premises within the pilot area were awarded BBN status and the winners of the awards were:

 Best Pub and Overall Winner – Coleherne, 261 Old Brompton Road

Runner-up best pub                 -    Drayton Arms

Best nightclub                       -        Blag Club

Runner-up best nightclub        -        Raffles

Best Hotel Bar                        -       Millennium Bailey’s

Runner up best hotel bar         -        Carlton Tower

Best Bar                                  -        Art Bar

Runner-up best bar                  -        Cactus Blue.

After the success of this year’s pilot we hope to roll out Best Bar None to the whole of the Borough in 2009 so watch this space!

 
Havering Nightlife Awards PDF  | Print |  E-mail
Forget the BAFTAs and the Academy Awards, champagne corks were popping in Romford this week at the second annual Havering Nightlife Awards.

On Tuesday 10 June, Liquid and Envy nightclub was a sea of sparkles as those responsible for making the borough's night scene thrive attended for the prestigious event. Organised by the Havering Community Safety Partnership (HCSP), the Romford Nightlife Awards recognise night time businesses that demonstrate good management practice and effective anti-social behaviour control.

Judges of the event, which included the local police, Licensing and Trading Standards officials, inspected each of the town’s nightspots to decide the winners of the Nightclub, Pub and Bar of the Year awards.
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Carlisle & Eden Awards 2008 PDF  | Print |  E-mail

The results of the first ever Carlisle and Eden District Best Bar None awards were announced this week at a glitzy awards ceremony held at Carlisle Racecourse. On Tuesday night 200 people eagerly waited to find out who had won the top prize for each area, and during the evening raising £2,000 for CFM Radio’s charity Cash For Kids.  

The newly introduced accreditation and awards scheme focuses on safety and customer care is designed to help raise standards in the licensed trade. Originally started in Manchester in 2000 the Best Bar None scheme has gone from strength to strength, with approximately 60 areas now running the scheme. The Carlisle and Eden scheme has been a great success and the intention is now to build on this and roll the scheme out to more venues across both districts during 2008/09.    

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Brent BBN 2008 Launched PDF  | Print |  E-mail

Brent have launched their 2008 BBN scheme and saw 44 premises signed up on the day, an increase of 50% on the previous year.

Assessments are being carried out through July & August with the judging taking place early September.

The awards night will be at the Wembley Plaza on 19 September 2008.

For futher information please contact Nick Mortimer or Christine Topping on 0208 7333206.

 
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