Primary School selling beers at sports day?

sexylulubelle

and just clarify to some of those who always find it necessary to nit pick everything!!!!! this is not about the sale of alcohol..... its the fact that the Kids were not provided for in any way shape or form! The sports field was a long way from the class rooms and there are no nearby water fountains s the kids only had their water bottles which were hot 30 min into the event! But if you think its acceptable for the school to place more importance on raising money by selling beers than actually putting the kids first, well I suppose thats your opinion!

peachyprice

duchy wrote: »

Not a bad idea actually. Put alcohol sales back into off licences and out of the price cutting supermarkets. Treat it as an adult product -in the same way Tesco don't sell sex toys and cigarettes aren't on open display anymore.

Yes good idea, make it taboo and surround it with mystique so that as soon as an 18 yo can buy in they go nuts.

Or prohibition maybe, then we can be totally sure of not offending any alcoholic parents.

moneysaymoneydo

Yes sexy I agree it is not so much they were selling beers, this would not bother me, I would not be drinking it but each to their own, but it was the fact there were no provisions for the kids who were exercising in the sun, water, snacks etc.

embob74

Selling alcohol at a sports day event would not sit well with me especially as there are no options to purchase soft drinks or tea/coffee.
I have no objection to the school fete having a bottle stall but then I wouldn't expect any winners to crack open their bottle and start glugging it down in full view of all the children.
I have been to an evening family event at the high school where alcohol was available to buy in addition to soft drinks. I had no objection to this but then I am quite happy to let my children see alcohol being enjoyed as part of a meal (which was provided as part of the event). I wouldn't take my children to a pub to see adults swilling alcohol sometimes with the intention of getting drunk so would not be happy about having it forced upon me at a school event.

One of the big objections for me though is the profit margin - it is so much bigger on soft drinks than alcoholic ones! My mum had a pub and loved it when people ordered a soft drink as the mark-up was about 300% !!! If the purpose of selling alcohol is supposedly to make profit for the school I think it would be more beneficial to sell soft drinks and ice lollies.
OP can you find out how much profit was made last year from the sale of alcohol? Also you could speak to the local licensing dept. They will tell you if a license has been applied for and you could actually object to the granting of it.

sexylulubelle

duchy wrote: »

Good point -The adults could use that !

Frankly the school as well as been inconsiderate by not offering soft drinks is also missing out on a good fundraising opportunity. Soft drinks would be bought by non drinking parents for themselves, for younger siblings and for their school age kids for after they have finished.

No there wasnt a water fountain nearby:(

duchy

peachyprice wrote: »

Yes good idea, make it taboo and surround it with mystique so that as soon as an 18 yo can buy in they go nuts.

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Wake up and smell the roses !
Check out any city centre on a Friday or Saturday night ....... The kids get tanked up on cheap supermarket booze before going out ....part of this is due to over familiarity with alcohol. On one hand we ban sports advertising by booze companies but on the other from babyhood upwards kids see alcohol displayed prominently every time their parents take them into a supermarket.

I don't remember exactly when drink moved into supermarkets. I'm pretty sure when I was 18 it was only in off licences. I didn't rush out and drink myself senseless -but then my parents had educated me about alcohol at home.I'd be offered a glass of wine with a meal - watered down when I was younger, offered a social drink at family events again a very weak one- so to me alcohol was no big deal. I do remember visiting family in Ireland and thinking how odd it was that children were allowed in pubs .

As for "mystique" did you rush into the nearest bookies on your 18th birthday to place a bet. If not-why not.....Surely by your logic and theory about "mystique" you should have being dying to !!

365days

peachyprice wrote: »

Yes good idea, make it taboo and surround it with mystique so that as soon as an 18 yo can buy in they go nuts.

Or prohibition maybe, then we can be totally sure of not offending any alcoholic parents.

I think you are missing the point. Its not alcoholic parents who will be offended. It will be little Johnny who is aware the school knows how his dad beats him black and blue when he's drunk. Or little Jenny who doesn't get picked up on time because Mum's in a coma on the sofa, or maybe little Jessica who has a really poor attendance record because Mum's too hungover to get her there on time, or maybe even Jack whose parents drink responsibly but are kept up till all hours by their neighbours drunken parties.

Well kids we are really sorry that's happening in your life but we are going to sell your parents booze at YOUR sports day. (Which should be ALL about them)

moneysaymoneydo

365 - are your kids names all starting with J

securityguy

duchy wrote: »

I don't remember exactly when drink moved into supermarkets. I'm pretty sure when I was 18 it was only in off licences.

Supermarkets, in England and Wales at least, have been able to get licenses since the early 1960s. Sainsbury's were first, in 1962. So either you were born before 1944 or you're mis-remembering.

peachyprice

duchy wrote: »

Wake up and smell the roses !
Check out any city centre on a Friday or Saturday night ....... The kids get tanked up on cheap supermarket booze before going out ....part of this is due to over familiarity with alcohol.


I don't remember exactly when drink moved into supermarkets. I'm pretty sure when I was 18 it was only in off licences. I didn't rush out and drink myself senseless -ut then my parents had educated me about alcohol at home.I'd be offered a glass of wine with a meal - watered down when I was younger, offered a social drink at family events again a very weak one- so to me alcohol was no big deal. [/B]

As for "mystique" did you rush into the nearest bookies on your 18th birthday to place a bet. If not-why not.....Surely by your logic and theory about "mystique" you should have being dying to !!

Can you not see the obvious contradiction in your post?

Your parents educated you and let you drink alcohol from a young age, as did mine, and do I with my children, but it's really not that common in this country. It's the lack of parents educating children that is causing the problem with teenagers marauding the streets, and the very British attitude that you are now trying to promote that alcohol should be hidden out of view until they hit 18, causing problems, not the availability of alcohol in supermarkets (I don't know how old you are but it was certainly available when I was a child). The easiest was to get a teenager to do something it to tell them that they mustn't.