Organise an event

Guidance for running an event safely - The Purple Guide (the essential guide to event organising. Please note there is a £25 subscription fee to access the information on this website) - https://www.thepurpleguide.co.uk/

Guidance for running an event safely - https://www.hse.gov.uk/event-safety/

Martyn's Law - The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 - https://www.protectuk.police.uk/martyns-law

Martyn's Law Guidance - Martyn's Law - How to develop a counter terrorism security plan for your event (PDF, 134 KB)

Counter Terrorism - Counter Terrorism Protective Security Advice for events taking place in Venues and Public Spaces (VaPS) (PDF, 264 KB)

Event Licences (for Entertainment, alcohol, late night refreshment, film showings, street collections, charity walks, etc)  https://www.sthelens.gov.uk/alcoholandentertainment - generallicensing@sthelens.gov.uk

Food & Event safety, noise management and street trading - https://www.sthelens.gov.uk/environment - environmentalhealth@sthelens.gov.uk

A Market's Licence (for any event, charitable or private, a licence is required for 5 stalls or more) - themarketsteam@sthelens.gov.uk

Road Closures & car parking (please be aware that there is a cost for road closures and diversions) - traffic@sthelens.gov.uk

Understanding Crowd Behaviours (these reports provide planners with clear direction, and supporting information, about the assumptions that can reasonably be made about crowd behaviour) - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/understanding-crowd-behaviours-documents

Fireworks Safety Displays (for information when organising a bonfire or firework display) - https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a7901c0e5274a277e691287/10-1039-fireworks-safety-displays.pdf

Organising a Street Party (guidance for organising a street party) - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/your-guide-to-organising-a-street-party 

Organising a Voluntary Event (guidance for organising a voluntary event) - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/can-do-guide-for-organisers-of-voluntary-events/the-can-do-guide-to-organising-and-running-voluntary-and-community-events

St Helens Borough Council Event Plan Template and Guidance (Word doc, 144 KB)

Template Risk Assessment (Word doc, 125 KB)

Small Event Guidance (PDF, 438 KB)