General equipment for fetes and fairs

These items can help your fete, fair or other event run smoothly and successfully.

The maximum hire period is two weeks. There is no limit on the number of different items each group can hire from this section, except you may not book the popcorn machine and the candy floss at the same time.

NB Our online booking request system is currently not working (May 2025). Please make a note of the items you would like to book and call or email us to request your booking. Apologies for the inconvenience.

  • Event planning checklist

    However big or small your event is going to be, planning it will follow the same general pattern – and you will want to avoid the same common pitfalls!

  • Fundraising ideas

    Ideas about how to raise money for your community group.

  • Hiring equipment from the Resource Centre

    Answers to the most frequently asked questions about our equipment hire service.

  • Licensing and regulations for events and fundraising activities

    Information for community groups in Brighton & Hove about licensing and regulations for events and fundraising activities.

  • Sample risk assessments

    We provide sample risk assessments for our Bouncy Castle, Smoothie Bike, Popcorn Machine and Candy Floss Machines. We suggest that you use these to give you ideas when carrying out your own risk assessment. Your risk assessment should be specific to your event and organisation.

These books are available at the Resource Centre, to borrow or to use in the Centre.

Groups in Sussex can print posters, flyers and programmes for your fete or fair in our Community print room.  We also have a laminator, to help protect your signs if you put them up outdoors.

The services listed below are not provided by the Resource Centre. These are websites and services we feel are particularly useful for small groups in Brighton & Hove, and which are not easy to find by searching the internet.

Most useful services for local groups 
Brighton & Hove City Council Events Office
01273 292712
https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/libraries-leisure-and-arts/events-and-filming/outdoor-events-office
[email protected]

Services provided:
Information on running events and festivals, Land for outdoor events, Risk Assessment (Health and Safety / Fire)

Notes:
The Events team have lots of useful information and advice on organising events, especially on public land in Brighton & Hove.

Other suppliers