Insurance, Fees & Funding

We recommend that organisers of events have valid public liability insurance of at least £5m, however, this is not a legal requirement.

  • your event will be on Council land

  • your event will be held in a Council properties

We may make this mandatory for certain events that take place on Council land. Some examples include:

  • firework displays

  • festivals for sport, food, or music

  • events serving or permitting alcohol

  • events operated by private companies and businesses.

  • events where organisers seek to generate profit from the event