Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Corporate Director for Place Management & Regeneration.

An application has been received from the Cheadle Muslim Association Welfare Trust to celebrate Eid in Bruntwood Park (in the fields to the north-west beyond the main car park) on Thursday 26th June 2023. This will be a one-day event starting with preparations from 07:00 hours and vacation of the park by 14:00 hours. The Organisers anticipate that the event will be well attended, with a possibility of up to 5,000 people on site. There will be the provision of food and drink on site. There will be qualified first aiders on site, a full event and Traffic Management Plan and traffic marshalling at the event throughout.

The Area Committee is requested to grant the application subject to the receipt of all fees and bonds along with all relevant documents, including Public Liability Insurance, Event Management Plan, Traffic Management Plan and appropriate risk assessments.

Officer contact: Janette Sadgrove, 0161 474 2429, janette.sadgrove@stockport.gov.uk

A representative of the Assistant Director for Legal and Democratic Governance submitted a report of the Director of Place Management (copies of which had been circulated) detailing an application received from the Cheadle Muslim Association Welfare Trust to celebrate Eid in Bruntwood Park (in the fields to the north-west beyond the main car park) on Thursday 26th June 2023.

Members were advised that the event was expected to take place on Wednesday 28 June 2023, and not the 26 June. Members were asked to consider the application with the amended date of Wednesday 28 June 2023.

RESOLVED - That the application be granted, as amended, subject to the receipt of all fees and bonds along with all relevant documents, including Public Liability Insurance, Event Management Plan, Traffic Management Plan and appropriate risk assessments.