Switch On Day

Switch on day officially opens at 10am with market stalls and the final lights switch on at 5:30pm.

The actual road closure starts earlier (06:00) and goes until 7pm since the road closure needs to be in place while the many market stalls pack up and leave.

For the volunteers, the morning starts at 6am or earlier and goes on until after 7pm because any remaining litter needs to be cleared up before leaving.

Pre-meeting

There is a pre-meeting of all volunteers and the marshals on the evening of the Thurday before the Saturday switch on.

Switch On Day Timeline

This is the rough timeline for events:

Timetable of events on Switch On Day

Time	Event
06:00	Road closure order takes effect
06:00-07:00	Arrival of fairground
07:00-09:00	Arrival of stallholders, stage, ambulance etc. All vehicles that do not form part of a stall must be removed before 10:00.
10:00	Start of event
17:30	Lights switched on
19:00	Road closure order ends

Things that need to be arranged in advance

Things that need to be purchased in advance of Switch On Day

Item	Typical Cost	Description
Fencing	£200	Need to include delivery on the Saturday morning
Event Insurance	~£1,100	Insurance cover for the day
Ambulance and two staff	~£800	Medical and fire cover given the size of the event.

Permissions Required

Things that need to be purchased in advance of Switch On Day

Item	Obtain From	Typical cost	Description
Road closure order	Swale Borough Council?	?	Required to close the road for the event
Premises license	Swale Borough Council	~£500	Required for entertainment events
Public liability insurance ("Event insurance")	Private insurance company	~£1,100	The document for this is also required to get one of the Swale Borough Council permissions.
Public performance licence (PPL/PRS)	PPLPRS	(TBD)	Needed for playing live music. We request the Charity and Community Discount to keep the costs lower.