The Council has approved a licensing application which could see the Rawcliffe Bar car park used for open air entertainment events.
It transpires that this may include the “Kaboom” fireworks display scheduled to take place on 3rd November.
Why the Council should leave the licensing application, until only a couple of weeks before the event is scheduled to take place, will be a cause for speculation..
The York Council wants to permit outdoor entertainments to be staged at the Rawcliffe Park and Ride site.
They are applying to extend the license that currently applies to the adjacent Rawcliffe Country Park.
Rawcliffe Park and Ride site
The application is phrased to give the impression that the car park will be commandeered if the adjacent country park is unsuitable for outdoor events – for example as a result of flooding.
However the requested hours of operation cover the full week and in particular the times when the car park is heavily used for the park and ride service.
The entertainment license would apply between 09:00hours to 2200 hours except Fridays and Saturdays when the hours extend to 2300 hours.
No explanation for the circumstances in which the license would be used have been provided for a committee meeting which is taking place on Thursday 24th October.
The main problems are likely to arise if organisers start setting up during the hours that the car park is normally in heavy use.
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NB. A fireworks display and outdoor entertainment event is scheduled to take place at the Rawcliffe Country Park on Sunday 3rd November.
Called “Kaboom” it is advertised as the counties biggest fireworks display. Last year a similar event resulted in extensive damage to the Rawcliffe Country Park because of wet conditions.
Plans to hold the Galtres Festival at Rawcliffe earlier this year were abandoned in favour of a venue near Helmsley.
