Support for Event Organisers
Guidance on planning an event to take place in the Borough of Rushcliffe
Towns and villages across Rushcliffe regularly host outdoor events. Whether your event is large or small, for charity or commercial purposes, if you need some guidance during the planning process Rushcliffe Borough Council's Community Development team aim to help. Whether you need helping finding a venue or making sure you are properly licensed, our experienced officers will be able to offer guidance. For support contact Rushcliffe Borough Council on 0115 9819911 or email arts@rushcliffe.gov.uk
Managing public events safety
When planning events, organisers are encouraged to follow the Events Industry Forum's The Purple Guide The Nottinghamshire A-Z Event Planning Guide also provides useful local information on subjects such as licensing, food safety and highways.
Rushcliffe Event Safety Advisory Group
The role of Rushcliffe Event Safety Advisory Group is to promote good standards of safety at all public events in the Borough and ensure best practice is followed, in order to:
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promote high levels of safety and welfare at events by giving advice;
- promote good practice in safety and welfare planning for events; and
- ensure events cause minimal adverse impact.
The group provides a single point of contact for organisers, ensuring all agencies are aware of events taking place that the public may attend in the Borough. For more information about Safety Advisory Groups (SAG) in Nottinghamshire please read our Event SAG terms of reference.
How to submit details of a public event
You can submit basic details of your event to Rushcliffe Borough Council by filling our an Event Notification Form. Organisers of large-scale events, or those which have unusual or hazardous elements, may be invited to attend a meeting of the Event Safety Advisory Group to present their management plans.
General event guidance materials
NEW! Protect Duty - Martyn’s Law
The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025, also known as Martyn’s Law, received Royal Assent on Thursday 3 April 2025.
The purpose of the Act is to improve protective security and organisational preparedness across the UK by requiring that those responsible for certain premises and events consider how they would respond to a terrorist attack. In addition to this, at certain larger premises and events, appropriate steps to reduce vulnerability to terrorist attacks must also be considered. Through the Act, qualifying premises and events should be better prepared and protected, ready to respond in the event of a terrorist attack.
The Government intends for there to be an implementation period of at least 24 months before the Act comes into force. This will allow the SIA’s new function to be established, whilst ensuring those responsible for premises and events in scope have sufficient time to understand their new obligations. This will enable them to plan and prepare appropriately. For further guidance see Martyn’s Law Factsheet – Home Office in the media