A controversial BNP festival to be held for the second year running in Denby has been met with objections from Heanor Town Council. The red, white and blue festival, organised by the British National Party was held on land owned by former BNP councillor Alan Warner at Codnor Denby Lane, for the first time in July.
Now an application to have live music and to serve alcohol at the second festival on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, August 15, 16 and 17, to be held at the same location, has been submitted to Amber Valley Borough Council.
Speaking at the latest meeting of Heanor Town Council, Cllr Bob Moon said: "The town council have made a submission about the red, white and blue festival. Last year there was a lot of noise coming from the site, before and after the event with people making a lot of noise late into the night."
The town council, which also objected to the event last year, nominated two members to attend the licensing meeting of the borough council on Tuesday, June 10, when a decision on whether to allow live music and alcohol at the event will be made.
Cllr Moon said that to be consistent the council would also object to another separate festival, called Chill Out, set to take place in Denby the following week.
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June 06, 2008
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4 comments:
Why can't local papers get basic facts right? The first festival on Alan Warner's land was held not "in July" but in August 2007.
Anon sed>>>>>>
"Why can't local papers get basic facts right? The first festival on Alan Warner's land was held not "in July" but in August 2007."
The fact that the BNPs already held a festival there with, let's face it, very little trouble or problems, is the reason why, imo, whatever happens the RWB 2008 will go ahead.
A precedent has been set. To ban it would also mean other festivals in the area getting banned - as the article points out.
If it was banned at heanor I'm sure the BNP would have a fall back site anyway.
May sound a bit defeatist but thats my take on it in all honesty. It may actually suit our purposes for it to go ahead because Im fairly sure the numbers attending will be well down on previous years so it gives us a chance to head count and see what effect the factionalism has had on morale and membership.
Dicky Bumbrook will be back on the wagon, as if he is ever off the booze.
Hope videos of him getting pissed are posted on youtube.
I know the organisers of the chillout festival and I am horrified that anyone would think chillout was in anyway linked to the racist scum bnp party. Its in the same location that they held their vile rally. That is the only similarity. Really its quite ridiculous.
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