The multi-arts space has until Friday (16 July) to collect letters in support of its application.
Dalston venue EartH (Evolutionary Arts Hackney) is calling on local residents, businesses or those with links to Hackney to support its later license application. EartH – which is helmed by the team behind Village Underground – has until Friday (16 July) to collect letters or emails in support of its application to Hackney Council.
The space is applying to extend its Friday and Saturday trading hours by two hours, from 2am to 4am. EartH says this extension will allow the venue to continue its music and arts programme, while also helping it to recover from its financial losses due to the pandemic.
For those wishing to support, letters must be relevant to the Licensing Objectives – Prevention of Crime and Disorder; Prevention of Public Nuisance; Public Safety; Protection of Children From Harm. If not, they will not be considered valid. Letters also need to mention ‘EartH License’ in the heading. These letters should be sent by post or email to:
Licensing and Trading Standards
London Borough of Hackney
Hackney Service Centre
1 Hillman Street
E8 1DY
Licensing@hackney.gov.uk
EartH, formerly the Hackney Arts Centre, opened in 2018. Last year, it teamed up with Village Underground to launch a joint crowdfunding campaign. The aim was to raise funds to cover ongoing expenses and resume operations, among other things. The campaign raised £37,096 in 481 days.
Earlier this year, the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) stated that nightclubs and late night venues had been given limited, and, in many cases, “hugely disproportionate” support for the past 12 months. According to NTIA, 86 percent of clubs had made redundancies, and over 65 percent had made 60 percent of the workforce redundant by the end of 2020. Elsewhere, 43% of nightclubs surveyed said that they had not received any grant support from the UK government. The figures published by NTIA formed part of a survey of over 100 venues.