Policies

Trader Policy at SoGgies Events

All Traders wishing to trade at our events must;

State what they are trading in;

This is because some venues like Churches may have different requirements. And we do not allow traders in certain items, such as “Adult” ephemera.

State clearly who will be the Designated Trader and who else will be assisting/accompanying them;

Only one designated Trader and one assistant, per stall. Under 18’s do not count but we do need to know who they are.  Any Trader requiring additional help will have to get permission from both the SoG and the Venue manager.

This is because our events are getting bigger and we need to know who is allowed to access the Venue and Trading areas outside of Trading Times. If your name is not on our list, you will not be allowed in outside of trading hours.

Policy on Children at SoGgies Events

Policy on Children at SoGgies Events

The Steampunks of Gloucestershire DO NOT run events for Children.

Our events are family-friendly; they have activities in which children are welcome to join in. However, these are not kid’s events, and children will take their turn with adults on a first-come, first-served basis.

Some of our activities, such as Tea Duelling, will have an age restriction. This is because of the Risk Assessment that hot tea is involved, making it unsuitable for anyone under 16.

We do not encourage unaccompanied children to attend our events or allow them to take part in activities.

For activities such as the Parades, Saunters and Boxing the Foxx children under 18 must be accompanied and supervised by an parent or guardian at all times.

Our definition of Children is anyone under 18 years of age

 

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A POLICY ON PHOTOGRAPHY AT SoG EVENTS

"All SoG and Folk events are FREE to attend during the day."

That's with or without a camera.

That means there is no set time slot for photographers.

Some photographers may be invited by the SoG as quasi-official photographers for the events; Nikki McCall, Gareth Jayne, Richard Say and Martin Adams, specifically. These will have access to ‘behind the scenes’ opportunities.

All other photographers are normal attendees.

ALL photographers are required to follow these simple rules;

1, Participate, be part of the event, not observers.

2, Be polite and check if people are okay with you taking their pictures. If people are avoiding your camera like the plague, don't snap. The best pictures are often candid snaps taken at opportune moments during our events. Please ask, wave, or catch their eye, because sometimes even the most fabulously dressed of us, just want to sit quietly, and have a cup of tea. Remember no thank you, means, NO.

3, Do not take pictures of Coglings or other children attending the events without the parent’s/guardian’s express permission. You must not post or publish images of Coglings or other children attending the events without  specific permission from a parent or guardian.

4, Within the aforementioned rules; Post and share your pics on our Facebook Page, so that people can tag them.

5, Be willing to email copies of your pics to the subjects who posed for FREE if they ask for them. Photographers who intend to charge the subjects who pose for them are not welcome, unless they make that explicitly clear before taking the pictures. This does not apply to Trader Photographers, such as Dark Box, etc.

6, Be polite, be kind and be splendid in all things at all times.

If you have problems or there is an issue regarding photography or photographer’s behaviour, please bring it to our attention, or the venue staff's attention, immediately.

Failure to follow our rules will mean you will be told to leave the location, banned from the group, and refused entry to further events.

Misuse of images, such as claiming others work, or not gaining the subject’s permission to use the image for public/publication purposes, may result in further action.