Women’s World Cup Final to be screened at Saumarez Park
THE women’s World Cup Final is coming to the big screen at Saumarez Park tomorrow morning, courtesy of the organisers of the North Show.
Admission is free with free parking at Home Farm.
The 'doors' open at 10am for an 11am kick-off.
Up to 2,000 people can be seated for the event and there will be refreshments on sale.
This could include alcohol, after a last-minute request was made to the Royal Court yesterday for a liquor licence for the day.
Show vice-president Josh Cotran-Gabriel said the Peninsula Hotel had agreed to let the show organisers use its big screen for the occasion.
The idea came about after a few people suggested it, he said, and work had already started on the site ahead of the show on Wednesday and Thursday.
‘All of the seats are here ready for the show so all we have to do is get them out earlier and put them into a different layout.’
With the Donkey Derby taking place this afternoon, it will be first thing tomorrow morning that the North Show team will be on-site getting everything ready for England’s match against Spain.
Home Affairs was contacted by a number of licensees with expressions of interest for extending licensing hours on Sunday, with a 10am opening time.
The States put out publicity yesterday afternoon just after 2.30pm giving establishments guidance on how to apply to extend their licensing hours at short notice.
But they needed to have applied by 6pm last night.
Home Affairs has also been contacting parish officials across the island, who were required to provide their support to any applications from within their parish.
St Peter Port constable Zoe Lihou said a lot of people had been in touch with her to find out more and she hoped that St Peter Port would be alive with people enjoyed the match responsibly on Sunday morning.
However, she was concerned about the complexity of the process for people
Normally liquor licences need to be applied for at least seven working days in advance, and then the applications would be heard on a Tuesday.
Mrs Lihou said even with the shorter application process, it would still be hard for businesses to apply at such short notice on a Friday afternoon. She hoped that in future the process would be made easier, especially for special events like this.
