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Planning Information
To assist members
who embark upon planning
applications, the Guild
The Guild
has also set up other designated
committees in specific fields to help its members they
are the Promotions Committee, the Insurance
Committee and the Education Committee, all
members of these committees are elected annually by
the Guild's Central Council. Equally important is the
safeguarding of fairgrounds. Again, redevelopment
schemes have taken their toll of sites, particularly in
town centres, where fairs have been held for several
centuries.
Their loss,
especially where no alternative is offered,
is unfortunate in several respects: the town loses part
of its heritage, local people are denied the continuing
opportunity of an essentially popular form of
entertainment and the showman loses part of his
livelihood.
In environmental
terms, fairgrounds merit the same attention as
They represent
an important element in the history of towns
throughout the land as well as providing a unique and valuable form of
recreation. Indeed a recent report commissioned by the Department of
Environment, Transport and the Regions on travelling fairs concluded
that travelling fairs can give immense pleasure and that it would be a
foolish local authority which does not do all it can to encourage the
staging of travelling fairs.
The report
further concluded the travelling funfair industry is
The Showmen's Guild of Great Britain has played a key role in ensuring
that this is so.
At national level, the Showmen’s Guild of Great Britain has produced a
best practice advice document on the provision of showmen’s
permanent parking sites, and this may be downloaded here.
have set a designated
Planning Committee, who have issued a brochure
entitled "Model Standard Package", which contains
useful information in the process of preparing
planning applications.
conservation areas or public amenities such as open spaces.
immensely valuable in economic, social and historical terms.
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