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To: RBKC
Acklam Village License Amendment Petition
Acklam Village W10, under the Westway and just off the Portobello Road, has long served as a hub of the community where musicians, both young and old, play, where tourists, families and locals alike dine from one of its many excellent, yet inexpensive food stalls, have a drink and even a dance-some sitting in the venue and others outside. At present Acklam Village are restricted by their liquor license that allows them to only sell alcohol via waiter or waitress service and only in the indoor area.
Why is this important?
Simply, these constraints are putting yet another Portobello institution at risk as sales have dropped because, most people want to buy their lunch from a stall, get a drink from the bar and sit down and relax in the open air child friendly zone. Unfortunately, at present they would be unable to purchase an alcoholic drink outside and drink it open-air so, they go elsewhere. This restriction has not been applied to any of the pubs in the area-few of which field live music all day for free and many of which are far more expensive than Acklam and not child friendly. So, what we are asking for is a license amendment that allows us the right to serve drinks in the bars at Bay 57.58 and the Market Area till 7pm. It’s not a lot to ask.
