The Bar
If you want to sell booze you will need a special licence and this can only be obtained by someone already licenced for the sale of alcohol. There are two ways of resolving the problem. Firstly, the bar concession can be given to a local publican and he will apply for the licence, organise and man the bar. In return he will pay either a fee or a percentage of his takings.
Alternatively, you can choose the more profitable method of organising the bar yourselves, obtaining the licence through the local brewery from whom you intend to purchase stock. Magistrates courts will grant licences for the sale of alcohol without a personal appearance or representation by a solicitor if an application is made in writing a clear month before the date required. Allow about six weeks for postal and administrative delays.
Apply for a longer period of opening hours than you intend to keep as the magistrates are likely to cut the hours applied for. At Barsham we found that keeping the bar open at night can precipitate the kind of petty vandalism that is easily avoided during daylight.
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After trial and error we have found it best to pay a group to run the bar rather than rely on voluntary help. The temptation for volunteers to take liquid payment leads to disastrous results on accounting, change, etc. Also it has been known to cause certain helpers to miss the rest of the day's Faire due to falling into a premature coma after a morning stint on the bar. It pays to limit the range of drinks. An average requirement is:
- A range of bottled beer, including lights, brown and lager.
- Traditional bitter from the cask.
- Cider, draught if possible.
- Wine, again preferably draught.
- Soft drinks (although at Barsham we rely on stallholders to provide these).
Spirits are not recommended as the stock and its effect on noon day sun drinkers is difficult to control. The supplying brewery may require you to pay for a representative to be present during opening hours.

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