Tag: traffic management
Future events at Matterley estate will avoid JLS chaos, say organisers
The organisers of major events on an The Matterley estate near Winchester have given assurances there will be no repeat of the chaos at last month’s JLS concert. Both the Boomtown Fair music festival and the Motocross 2011 Grand Prix of Great Britain are being held at the Matterley estate near Cheesefoot Head next month. [...]
event traffic management, do it yourself event organisers told.
ORGANISERS of some major Gwent events are being told they have to manage their own traffic problems, a senior police officer says. Officers have previously helped traffic manage events such as Hoggin’ The Bridge and the Monmouth Show. But Superintendent Nigel Russell told the Argus that the police had been taking on additional responsibilities that [...]
Big Green Gathering festival cancelled
Ticket buyers told to stay away after council’s safety concerns lead to festival surrendering licence for Mendips event. The organisers of Britain’s biggest green festival have been forced to cancel the event just days before it was due to start because of a failure to resolve safety problems with police. The Big Green Gathering was [...]
Mud brings festival traffic woe at Glastonbury
Heavy showers of rain overnight and into the Monday morning caused headaches for drivers leaving the Glastonbury Festival site in Pilton. Cars stuck in the mud caused big delays and one driver told the BBC it took four hours to leave the Somerset site. Traffic was heavy on Monday with major delays on the A37 [...]
Beachbreak Live organisers overcome site change’s
The sand has been laid, the chill out lounge is being decorated with beach balls and they are just putting final touches to the palm trees. Meanwhile, a couple of roadies are carrying a huge amplifier to the main stage, whistling: “I do like to be beside the seaside”. With just hours to go until [...]
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