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Home run group

6 replies

sidress · 16/05/2012 13:52

Need just a little advice on running a group privately. As a keen recorder player for many years I know another retired gentleman in the village who is a recorder player as well, and a lovely chap. A church friend of his said her daughter (9) has a recorder as well so we got together at his house and played and had great fun with the varying sizes of recorders (3 generations working together is fun in itself). My daughter may come sometime but she is more a sports/brownies person.

Now the young girl thinks her friends may want to join as well and this is where the rub lies. It has been insinuated by at least one person that as soon as we start something like this we become responsible for health and safety, child protection, crbs, etc etc etc., even for an informal setup free of charge in a private home. I know dance/swim clubs are very careful with these things (and understandably so).

What a sad world we even have to think about these things.

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wheresthesunshine · 16/05/2012 18:01

Will you be charging for the people to come? If not, it is not regarded as work as far as I know.

titchy · 16/05/2012 18:07

If the parents aren't going to atten with their children I think at the very least you need to get a crb check as you'll be in loco parentis and thus responsible if anything happened. A first aid course would also be sensible.

titchy · 16/05/2012 18:08

Where are you though I'd like to join in!

wheresthesunshine · 16/05/2012 18:32

If it is just a fun thing though, it'd be the same as going round to someone's house for a playmate. It's up to the parents to deem whether you are 'acceptable ' people or not.
If you charge, then it's a whole different ball game.
I wouldn't worry if I were you. Musical soirees (sp?) happen all the time. As do group rehearsals in people's houses.
People pop round to other houses all the time to visit friends.

sidress · 16/05/2012 21:56

Thanks. No we are certainly not charging, I thought that was clear in the OP. Being regarde 'in loco parentis' does worry me a little though. It is fine with one child whose mother knows us very well but if others come it could be different.

I do have first aid training. No crb within the last 3 years, the other adult might have one but I don't know.

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wheresthesunshine · 16/05/2012 23:12

Well, sorry, but you seem to be decided.
I think you - and the people who insinuated this are wrong.

Just relate it to hosting a party. It's the same thing.

Just my advice.

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