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Nottingham Forest and Trent Bridge to be charged extra event fees after Take That concerts

Nottingham Forest and Trent Bridge will be charged extra fees each year to allow them to host large-scale events following a Rushcliffe Borough Council review.

 

The council had been charging both Nottingham Forest Football Club, whose home is the City Ground, and Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club, which owns Trent Bridge, an annual £350 premises licence fee.

A premises licence is typically issued by a council so a business, club, or organisation can host hospitality, including the sale of alcohol, entertainment, and late-night refreshment.

Rushcliffe Borough Council started a review of its fees after Take That performed for two nights at the City Ground in May as part of the group’s ‘This Life’ tour. More than 20,000 fans attended both gigs.

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The concert was the first of its kind to take place at the City Ground since R.E.M. performed  in July 2005.

Following the review Nottingham Forest and Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club will now be charged £8,350 and £2,350 per year respectively.

The new fees were first disclosed during a behind-closed-doors discussion with councillors on 14 October, but have since been confirmed by the council.

Geoff Carpenter, Head of Service for Public Protection, said: “The appropriate fee has always been charged to these premises.

“There is a huge amount of work in negotiating the safety of these events to make sure they run smoothly, and there is a cost to the council.”

Mr Carpenter said both clubs have been hosting a more diverse range of events, including the Take That concert at the City Ground and the Robin Hood Beer and Cider Festival, as well as a Robbie Williams tribute act at Trent Bridge earlier this year.

Making sure the events do not prove to be an unreasonable disturbance to residents and ensuring they run safely all bear a cost to the authority, he said.

The review included discussions with other councils about what fees would be appropriate to charge.

While there could have been an argument for the increased fees in the past, Mr Carpenter says the council believes it would not have been appropriate.

“The review took place after the Take That concert, and the increased fee is now appropriate,” he added.

“The fee would not have been appropriate in the past.”

Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club declined to comment, and Nottingham Forest had not responded by the time of publication.

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