Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Director of Place Management.

The report details an application from 4 Seasons Events Group to hold a Kids Adventure Kingdom Inflatable World & Childrens Rides Event from Friday 18th August to Monday 21st August 2023 at Torkington Park. The event will be open from midday until 6pm each day and access will be required from Wednesday 16th August until Tuesday 22^nd August.

The Area Committee is recommended to give approval to the application subject to the organisers providing the appropriate insurances, health and safety documentation and paying the fee.

Officer Contact: Jacky Budd on 0161 474 3332 or email: jacky.budd@stockport.gov.uk

A representative of the Assistant Director - Legal & Democratic Governance submitted a report of the Director for Place Management (copies of which had been circulated) detailing an application from 4 Seasons Events Group to hold a Kids Adventure Kingdom Inflatable World & Childrens Rides Event from Friday 18th August to Monday 21st August 2023 at Torkington Park.

The following comments were made/ issues raised:-

·         It was commented that the length of this event, four days, was on the periphery of the maximum time that the Area Committee was happy to grant for park events.

·         It was requested that officers liaise with the organisers to ensure that the event was located a sufficient distance away from houses which border Torkington Park. 

RESOLVED – That approval be given to an application received from 4 Seasons Events Group to hold a Kids Adventure Kingdom Inflatable World & Childrens Rides Event from Friday 18th August to Monday 21st August 2023 at Torkington Park, subject to all appropriate paperwork and licences being obtained and submitted to the Council at least one week prior to the event taking place.