A CAFÉ on Gyllyngvase Beach, Falmouth says it would be able to manage any potential anti-social behaviour if given a licence to sell alcohol all day and late into the night.
The Gylly Beach Snacker, next door to the Gylly Beach Café which leases it, wants to be allowed to sell alcohol from its premises right on the beach using a deposit scheme for reusable cups.
The cafe on Cliff Road, has applied for a licence to sell alcohol between the hours of 11am and 11pm with seasonal variations. Summer opening hours will be 9am to 11pm with winter hours between 9am to 5pm.
At a meeting of Falmouth Town Council’s planning and licensing committee on Monday evening, councillors recommended approval of the application The café owner says the licence will allow customers a space to enjoy a safe experience on the beach, minimising the number of people bringing alcohol onto the sand from the nearby Co-Op and drinking it in an unmanaged way.
Reusable poly card cups will be issued as part of a deposit system to ensure safe return with daily litter picks taking place.
They say an increased business presence means staff and managers will be on site to report any misbehaviour. Anyone drunk will be refused service, cheap multi-buy promos will not be introduced and no recorded or amplified music will be played.
When Cllr Jude Robinson asked how they would stop people taking drinks onto the beach, Laura Clerehugh from the café said: “It goes without saying that we can’t have it open without somebody staffing it, we just literally manage it. If we see somebody trying we will just actively stop them from doing it.
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“If somebody’s behaving in a way that’s disagreeable to us we would just refuse service we would just remove their drink and say come back tomorrow.
“We definitely see ourselves, the same as all the stakeholders that have a vested interest in Gylly, as custodians of Gylly Beach. It’s in our interests to make it a beautiful place for everyone.
“We’re definitely not looking at encouraging drinking on the beach.”
Cornwall council allows drinking on the beach in a “responsible manner”.
The committee recommended approval of the application as set out. The final decision will be made by Cornwall Council’s licensing committee.
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