{"id":2490997,"date":"2026-07-06T23:15:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T23:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2490997"},"modified":"2026-07-06T23:15:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T23:15:01","slug":"beacon-centre-car-park-in-north-shields-granted-alcohol-licence-for-events-and-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/beacon-centre-car-park-in-north-shields-granted-alcohol-licence-for-events-and-music\/","title":{"rendered":"Beacon Centre car park in North Shields granted alcohol licence for events and music"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_55f7ab\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">Following previous events undertaken by Another Cheap Thrill Ltd, the council has granted an application allowing for alcohol, music, and cultural events.<\/h2>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"34246839\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"The Beacon Centre car park, North Shields\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">The Beacon Centre car park, North Shields<cite aria-label=\"Image: Google Street View\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Google Street View)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Large-scale live music events at the Beacon Centre car park have been capped at three times a year following a successful licensing application, despite local concerns.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chroniclelive.co.uk\/all-about\/north-tyneside\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">North Tyneside<\/a> Council\u2019s licensing subcommittee has granted an alcohol and events licence to Another Cheap Thrill Ltd to operate on floors 4-8 of the Beacon Centre car park in <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chroniclelive.co.uk\/all-about\/north-shields\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">North Shields<\/a>. The company has previously organised ticketed events at the car park on Saville Street through temporary event notices.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Geoff Kirkland, the firm\u2019s director, told the committee that the licence would allow Another Cheap Thrill to diversify the events it can hold, including markets, etc.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The council\u2019s environmental health representatives stipulated that the venue would require a series of conditions to avoid negatively impacting neighbours, including, but not limited to, illuminated escape routes, a noise monitoring system, and an incident log.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The council\u2019s environmental health department also stated that an event held in April last year had generated noise that slightly exceeded guidelines.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">However, the application was objected to by resident Mr Dave Thompson, who expressed concerns about noise levels and public safety. Mr Thompson said: \u201cI am 70 years old, and a lot of the people around are older; there are a number of old folks homes around there.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cWe feel intimidated by this; it\u2019s frightening, it makes North Shields into a no-go area when there are events on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Mr Kirkwood said: \u201cI just believe that using everything that environmental health wants in place and acknowledging what happened previously, I feel that we can address the concerns. I\u2019m not arguing against his concerns.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">For larger-scale events, the premises would still have to apply for the council to sign off on the proposal. 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