BNP waits for ruling on festival

A festival for British National Party members which is aiming to attract thousands of visitors could still be stopped by council planners.

The consultation period concerning the event ends on Sunday, July 15, with a decision due to be made by Amber Valley Borough Council on Wednesday, July 18.

Alan Warner has applied for permission to hold RWB, Red, White and Blue, on fields next to his house in Codnor-Denby Lane, Denby, on August 4 and 5. He has also applied for a liquor licence.

Peter Carney, borough council chief executive, said: "We'll be accepting representations from people living near the site, and other interested parties such as parish councils, until July 15. Up to this point, we've received no representations."

A spokesman for Derbyshire police said that claims that up to 10,000 BNP members could visit the festival were unfounded.

He said: "If the event gets the go-ahead, we'll police it as we would any other large public event."

People living in Denby have started a petition, which will be delivered to the borough council, calling for the event to be cancelled.

Derbyshire Evening Telegraph