Primary School selling beers at sports day?

mountainofdebt

sexylulubelle wrote: »

Your probably right then:cool: because surely selling alcohol at a school event is more important than providing kids with cold refreshments!

So if they provided the children with drinks you wouldn't have an issue with them selling beer?

Did you raise the fact that they sold beer but didn't provide drinks for the children last year?

moneysaymoneydo

Could suggest a donation towards the school for a tinny of beer that would be legal :T

Also what is the problem they could actually take their own 4 pack to crack open, think we need to chillax at events after all a fun day is just that, sweets for the kids, beers for the dads and tea for the mums :rotfl:

MarilynMonroe_2

I don't think it's right at all to be selling beer at a school sports day, what are they thinking?? Primary, thats 7 - 11 right?

Plus its a day for the kids not the parents.

It reminds me of when my cousin got christened and it just turned into a !!!! up for the adults and stuff the kids.

Savvy_Sue

moneysaymoneydo wrote: »

but also beers and possibly wine for the ladies and tea and coffee so everyone is happy. :j

Do men not drink wine? Do ladies never drink beer? but no, I wouldn't be happy if alcohol was available at a schools sports day, possibly acceptable at a school fete (although we always managed without!) but sends completely the wrong message at sports day.

SkipE wrote: »

The above example would be unlawful as its still classed as a 'sale' of alcohol as you cannot get the alcohol without the purchase of a ticket.

You can 'invite' donations.

moneysaymoneydo

Yes SavvySue many thanks for picking that up men can drink wine also and women beer etc etc etc

peachyprice

It's totally outrageous that that there were no drinks for the children, I would have thought that was a given, any school sports day I've been to has a table on the finish line with jugs of jugs of juice and water waiting form them as they cross the line.

As for the the outrage over beer? Really? !!!!!! is all the fuss about? And what has the age of the children got to do with it? They're not drinking it, the parents are, as long as they are over 18 (debatable in some areas I guess) and as long as they have a licence they're doing nothing wrong, or are all parents, just because they have children and teachers just because they teach children, not supposed to drink in their presence, ever?

DD's last primary school always had a beer tent and a pimms tent (so civilised). Her secondary school has a summer fete this weekend, they're serving alcohol too. And shock horror they even had bottles of wine, beers and spirits for tombola prizes, that they asked parents to donate :eek:

The only tent I haven't seen at any of our school fetes is the bubblewrap and cotton wool tent, I guess the parents here aren't quite so over-protective.

claire16c

I don't see what the problem is & investigating whether they have a licence or not seems silly to me as if they don't & they get fined, the money they may have raised to get stuff for the school, won't be raised & instead they might not be able to buy something that may have benefitted your child.

It's just some beer. I don't see why that means people will get drunk - Iean their kids are there! If they're just trying to make some money and get rid of left over beer from before I'd let them get on with it.

It does seem rather odd they aren't selling or providing an ice pop or juice for the Kids but then you could always bring that.

barbarawright

corbyboy wrote: »

If I were a student at that school and my parents were drinking beer at sports day I would be mortified.

Why? It's not like they're crack addicts? It's a perfectly legal substance and presumably it's sold at a profit in order to raise funds for the school. I just don't get the problem.

POPPYOSCAR

OP I am with you on this one.

I have never experienced such a thing at any school event(primary that is) and would not want to, it does not sit right with me.

marisco_2

ciderwithrosie wrote: »

To not provide anything for the children is terrible - what about the ones who forgot to bring a drink or their parents can't be there to watch and provide additional drinks.

I would agree with you if no provision were made to make sure all children had access to refreshments. I cant talk for all schools but where I work, in the case of the scenarios you mention, a water bottle would be provided to any child who forgot to bring one in. As would sunhats. Our sports days are held on the playing field, usually used at lunchtimes and there are water fountains positioned all around it, so the children can refill as they need to. There are also plenty of shaded areas so as children who aren't participating in an activity or race can relax out of the sun.