HBC: No charge for charity street collections

With immediate effect there will be no charge for charities who wish to organise street collections in the town centre and on Broadway.

Leader of the Council, Cllr Miles Parkinson, said, "To ensure that charities are genuine and not in competition with one another on any given day, we would ask that they contact the Licensing team at HBC."

Applicants should telephone Laura Hollister (01254 380611) or Steph Gaffney (01254 380055), to obtain a street collection permit for their chosen date. Application forms for the street collection permit are available from the licensing team or can be found on the Council’s website.

The permit is free of charge.