Lambeth Council’s plans to allow music festivals again in Brockwell Park are already well advanced, all subject of course to Covid-19.
At this stage,we have until 8 December to make our views known to Councillors (see below).
Published documents envisage a Summer Event Series 2021 with up to six Large / Major event days taking place over two consecutive weekends, with medium/ small community event days taking place in the weekdays between.
Final decisions will supposedly be made next spring. But the council has naturally been in discussion with the operators already, and appears disposed to grant permission. So, pandemic permitting, the park will again hold a major event organised by Mighty Hoopla plus other events.
Areas blocked off for weeks
The occupation of major parts of the park area would start on Wednesday 26 May (when the contractors begin the build) lasting until Sunday 20 June 2021 when the derig ends. Allow several more weeks for repairing the damage done to the ground and fixtures of the park.
Quite a lot of people
On ‘Major Event Days’, planning will be in place to accommodate 25,000 on site each day. On ‘Large Event Days’ (mid-week community days), planning will be in place to accommodate up to 10,000 on site.
The detailed timetable, and other details, are in a densely worded Lambeth document: see Brockwell Park 2021 summer events
Divisive?
As in previous years, the prospect of such events provokes controversy.
Some people are content to see the park used in ways that brings fun to mainly young people, and some financial benefit to the council and some local businesses. Others are bitterly opposed to offering this public amenity to what are, in effect, fiercely commercial operators whose events can damage the park, create massive noise disturbance, disrupt local streets and prevent local people and visitors having access to and enjoyment of many areas of the Park .
According to a recent Brixton Buzz article, The Friends of Brockwell Park, in particular, are leading the outcry and inviting people to protest to our Councillors by 8 December. We can also send comments direct to Lambeth via events@lambeth.gov.uk
Our Herne Hill Ward Lambeth Councillors’ contact details are as follows:
Cllr Jim Dickson (Labour Party) jdickson@lambeth.gov.uk
Cllr Pauline George (Labour Party) pgeorge@lambeth.gov.uk
Cllr Becca Thackray (Green Party) BThackray@lambeth.gov.uk
