Peppermint
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I\'d guess yacht club subs might rise.
Last orders?
Government proposals to tackle the issue of alcohol related crime, disorder and public nuisance threatens to close club bars. The Government has completely ignored concerns, raised in the consultation on the proposed Licensing Act 2003, from sailing & yacht clubs, the RYA and other sports clubs that the proposed increases to the license fee rates will have damaging effects on grassroots sports.
Edmund Whelan, RYA Legal Manager stated 'The RYA is bitterly disappointed at the Government's lack of considered thinking when putting the new license fee regime together. Although time is short, as the legislation is due to come into force on 7th February, we will be, along with other sports bodies, pressing the Government to reconsider its decision.'
The new licensing fee regime will treat non-profit making clubs in the same manner as commercial, profit making, high street drinking establishments by determining the license fee on the basis of the non-domestic rateable value of the premises.
Rod Carr, RYA CEO said 'This approach totally ignores the fact that a club's premises is largely comprised of sailing facilities for club members such as boat storage, jetties and sea frontage which have no relevance to the sale of alcohol.'
In its response to the Government consultation the RYA stated that it believed the approach was 'flawed, and would result in the small sports clubs (where little or no drink problems are recorded) subsidising the big commercial drinking establishments where the real problems arise'.
The Commodore of the Flushing Sailing Club echoed many of the comments from the clubs that responded to the consultation stating that the 'new proposal, in addition to our registration fee, will increase our yearly licence fee by 4000%, that is assuming we are placed in the lowest charging band'.
The RYA supports the view of the Central Council of Physical Recreation that 'if the Government is serious about increasing participation in physical activity and achieving sporting excellence, it must stop crippling grassroots sport with extra costs and bureaucracy'.
Last orders?
Government proposals to tackle the issue of alcohol related crime, disorder and public nuisance threatens to close club bars. The Government has completely ignored concerns, raised in the consultation on the proposed Licensing Act 2003, from sailing & yacht clubs, the RYA and other sports clubs that the proposed increases to the license fee rates will have damaging effects on grassroots sports.
Edmund Whelan, RYA Legal Manager stated 'The RYA is bitterly disappointed at the Government's lack of considered thinking when putting the new license fee regime together. Although time is short, as the legislation is due to come into force on 7th February, we will be, along with other sports bodies, pressing the Government to reconsider its decision.'
The new licensing fee regime will treat non-profit making clubs in the same manner as commercial, profit making, high street drinking establishments by determining the license fee on the basis of the non-domestic rateable value of the premises.
Rod Carr, RYA CEO said 'This approach totally ignores the fact that a club's premises is largely comprised of sailing facilities for club members such as boat storage, jetties and sea frontage which have no relevance to the sale of alcohol.'
In its response to the Government consultation the RYA stated that it believed the approach was 'flawed, and would result in the small sports clubs (where little or no drink problems are recorded) subsidising the big commercial drinking establishments where the real problems arise'.
The Commodore of the Flushing Sailing Club echoed many of the comments from the clubs that responded to the consultation stating that the 'new proposal, in addition to our registration fee, will increase our yearly licence fee by 4000%, that is assuming we are placed in the lowest charging band'.
The RYA supports the view of the Central Council of Physical Recreation that 'if the Government is serious about increasing participation in physical activity and achieving sporting excellence, it must stop crippling grassroots sport with extra costs and bureaucracy'.
