Having been part of the 38Degrees team who went into the Wokingham town centre building awareness of TTIP I was interested when Stan Hetherington told one of us, who has put out a table and poster, that he was no allowed to do so in market place. He seemed also to think that even talking to people there was forbidden as the publicly owned area was managed in a private manner.
I personally felt that it may well be the case for the stand and likely not the case for talking, but agreed that it was only fair not to talk to potential customers while they browsed in shops.
The other chap did a bit of research with the council and the present logic is this.
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Hi xxxxxxxxx
I followed up on your being "moved on" by the Councillor and what we can and can't do in future.
WDC told me the market square in Wokingham is private land owned by
the Town Council, so I spoke with Rob Vincent of Wokingham TC. His
advice is as follows. There is no requirement for any licence as long as
we do not collect money. A small table with a small poster is fine. The
most important thing is not to harrass members of the public in any
way. His suggestion is that we give him a phone call on xxxxxx a few
days in advance and discuss our plans with him. That way, if any stall
holders complain, we can say we have permission.
So, if you're not taking money and wish to protest / inform in the market square. Have at it.
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Be considerate though.
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