Looking after your Environmental Health
In the midst of the house move, with my sleep cycle terribly confused from the day job and the tea-o-meter showing dangerously low levels, my phone rang. It informed me that the Environmental Health Department of the District Council wished to pay homage to the Jabberwocky. They would come bearing gifts of paperwork and seek a blessing from the Beast. I agreed, a time was arranged, and I went back to bed. I should mention that two days prior to this we received the grand news that our application to register as a food business was accepted, and that the authorities were consequently acting of their own accord, much to my befuddled morning surprise. It’s also important to note that this is very much Barny’s area of expertise. He holds a variety of...
Malicious Paperwork
We have taken some small, tentative steps towards becoming a legitimate business. I have submitted the license application to Warwick District Council to register the dear Jabberwocky as a real life food business. Hopefully the WDC will give the project its blessing and we can proceed, although I have a strange feeling I am missing something. The application form needed all the company details and the name of the Beast, as well as addresses and the like. That was all. No questions about the food, no questions about the glorious web presence, nothing. But then, right at the end, there was an option to add additional materials “to support your application”. Perhaps a short story or a poem. I did not provide said materials, but decided to take my chances...
Spring Forward
This year I can proudly say that the clocks going forward did not take me by surprise. I was ready for time travel, and made it through to the other side with only minimal lateness. Spring is in the air in Leamington. Having neatly eclipsing the weekend, today, like Friday, is once more sunny and warm, prompting hopeful new attitudes and a sunny new look for the blog. I have spent the last few days immersed in paperwork, trying to unravel the legal secrets of catering-van-ownership. There are, of course, many useful websites that can guide you through the mire of permits, inspections, regulations and of course, the great gangrenous monster that is Health and Safety. All of these Websites, most notably Business Link, will informationalize you until you can’t...
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