A POPULAR live music venue near Reading town centre has submitted an application to update its venue licence.
The Face Bar in Ambrose hosts a mix of different musical genres throughout the year and has been in operation for more than 30 years. It was previously a trade union bar.
Its current entertainments licence dates back to 1964.
The proposed change would allow it to open earlier on a Sunday, at 11am rather than noon.
Bill Donne, a licensing agent speaking on behalf of the owners, said: “The application is for a premises licence that does not include the numerous old, embedded conditions of the redundant Public Entertainment Licence and those conditions relating to the Licensing Act 1964, redundant conditions, and the rewording and updating of conditions to reflect best practice that were on the other licence.”
The owners have applied to hold live performances, sell alcohol and late night refreshment from 11am to 2am from Monday to Thursday, 11am to 4am on Fridays and Saturdays, and 11am to midnight on Sundays.
Comments on the application can be made by emailing licensing@reading.gov.uk. Submissions are publicly accessible.
