Trading Terms and Conditions:
- Traders agree to co-operate fully with organisers and security. Organisers reserve the right to allocate stalls at their discretion, and to close down any stall that does not conform to the event regulations without recompense.
- Traders may not sublet any part of their stall or trading pitch.
- Traders must arrive before the event on Wednesday between 10am and 6pm or Thursday between 8am and 5pm and be ready for Health and Safety inspection by Friday 9am.. Traders must remain on site until at least 12pm on Monday after the event and be off site by Tuesday evening. Arrivals can be arranged prior to Wednesday if required BUT MUST BE AGREED IN ADVANCE.
- No generators may be brought on site and all traders with power requirements must bring with them a 20 metre, 16 or 32 amp cable per feed to plug into our distribution boards. Power available from midday Thursday. Checks will be made to ensure no-one is taking more than their requested supply, any unauthorised connections will be terminated permanently.
- All entertainment/ sound systems must be authorised by Good Vibrations Society.
- Traders must abide by all Health and Safety/ Environmental Health requirements, including:
- All traders must have adequate fire extinguishers with current inspection date.
- Food traders must have an appropriate number of fire blankets for appliances.
- All structures, drapes and decor must be certified fire retardant. Structures must be sturdy and safe. Risk assessments are required.
- All electrical appliances must be PAT-tested with current PAT stickers.
- All gas appliances must be certificated by a Gas Safe registered engineer.
- Food traders must have a food hygiene certificate and be registered with their local authority.
- All traders must have public liability insurance, health and safety policy and risk assessment.
- Traders may not sell:
- Tobacco or smoking paraphernalia, drugs or alcohol. In the case of tobacco/ smoking paraphernalia and alcohol these will be sold at separate concessions.
- Any products in glass receptacles.
- No food or beverages are to be sold from a non-food stall due to separate safety and licensing requirements.
- Items not permitted on site:- glass containers, items where duty has not been paid, illegal or controlled substances, NOS or related paraphernalia, laser pens, weapons, potential weapons or toy weapons, fireworks, generators, unauthorized sound systems. Glass items banned include all alcohol containers- even small ones for personal consumption. Please respect the land!
- No animals are allowed on site.
- Food traders are requested to use biodegradable cups, plates, cutlery etc. and are advised that all tea, coffee and drinking chocolate sold at the festival must be fairtrade.
- No single used plastics, including no drinks to be sold in plastic bottles.
- Traders must keep the area around their pitch free of litter and leave pitches clean and cleared. Pitch checks will be made before your bond is returned.
- Vehicle movement must be kept to a minimum and no movement is permitted in the arena when open to the public. Traders must remain in situe until the arena closes at Midday on Monday without exception.
- Good Vibrations Society will take all reasonable steps to ensure the festival goes ahead and is well attended, but no rebates will be given for adverse weather conditions or acts of deities, low levels of trading during the event, nor as a result of changes in performance programs or the re-siting of stalls.