Mid and East Antrim Borough Council has sole discretion to accept or reject events according to the below criteria:
- For the purposes of the Shaped by Sea and Stone website an event is deemed as a one-off, semi-regular or annual event or a festival.
- Events which are particularly suitable are major annual events with significant reputation, or events that offer strong tourism appeal or that have potential to grown in numbers.
- All businesses must comply with all applicable planning, tax, insurance (including public liability insurance), transportation (including licensing), safety, consumer protection and other legal and regulatory requirements which for the avoidance of doubt shall be your sole responsibility and Mid and East Antrim Borough Council shall have no liability in respect of same.
- No content will be accepted if, in Mid and East Antrim Borough Council’s sole discretion, it could be held to discriminate or cause offence and such content may include but not be limited to any reference that could be considered discriminatory on the basis of gender, marital status, political opinion, family status, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability or race.
- Recurring events may be highlighted elsewhere on the site, for instance within a static product entry e.g., farmers’ markets, regular workshops, and classes (e.g., weekly cookery courses), regular activity sessions.
- Typically, events that are rejected may include (but are not limited to):
- Charity events which do not have a distinct tie to Northern Ireland’s product or place (e.g., walking, cycling, golf, adventure activities).
- Standard leisure and community events (e.g., fitness events, car boot sales, health/wellbeing talks) or those aimed at businesses. Such events might be promoted better via other avenues such as Council websites and/or other community event websites/forums.
- Events of a political or otherwise sensitive nature.
- Trade fairs (e.g., holiday or wedding shows).
