OK I agree I need public liability insurance but might just wait until I start getting gigs, the first proper gig I get I will look at getting that ready.
In the mean time, I have some sounlab powered/active speakers and an Alesis MultimixFX mixer in my posession to try out.
My question is how the heck do I connect the above mentioned and my laptop together?
As for Maplins I am starting to agree, their disco lights are OK though and they do mist machines quite cheaply that I might look into picking up at some point.