Welsh Green Gathering

website's at http://www.big-green-gathering.com/wales.html

the BGG was where I first met the joy of Fire, and I'm really looking forward to going back and putting back some of what I took out of the last one.

I'll be there. Who's going to join me?

Have a fabulous time and send us some piccies.

However, i spoke to one of the organisers who was saying they were having difficultys with the site and were trying to find another.

U heard anything? Ne way, should def meet up for a spin if we both make it down there. Have you had replies from any other people yet?

http://www.big-green-gathering.com/walessadnews.html

Basically, the Dyfed-Powys police have decided that using a purpose built festival site to house a festival which the biggest commercial organic farmer in Britain has welcomed onto his land for the last 7 years (and Mark Houghton-Brown's a commercial hardnut, not a hippy by any means), aimed mainly at environmental activists, where alcohol will not be on sale, where no vehicles or diesel generators are allowed on site, organised by people who English Heritage regularly use as consultants on clean, safe ways of organising events, would inevitably turn into a giant riot with, well, here's what they say:

(from the site) Dyfed Powys Police licensing office Tony Davies is also reported to have said "I'm afraid that if the festival went ahead we would be left with 25 acres of land which would be filled with human waste, diesel and cannabis, as well as other matters which I will not go into." (end of quote).

Latest thing is the Lottery Commision are investigating whether this means the original application for £26 million funding for a "public festival site as part of a People's Park" was in fact a fraud.

meanwhile, the crew are desperately looking for 100 acres of land with good road access in the area, but so far they haven't found anything.

Are you getting a sense of how cross this might be making me? Particularly given the work we all put in at previous Gatherings after the 'last day', cleaning up the site thoroughly and scrupulously as a simple matter of courtesy and thanks for the generosity of our hosts...

mikeyB

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M

the E1 Festival in Norwich on the 4th August is along the same lines as the BGG... check out the website at www.festivalsRus.co.uk for info on stages, eco groups, chill out zones...

all renegade/organised/independent/groups of/variety of fire twirlers invited to spin away the evening to whatever music takes your fancy... from hand drums to drum and bass!

the Gathering is now on again (honest!?), they've found a new site and expect to announce the venue on the 6th, once the contracts are signed. Details at the same address at the top of this thread.

tickests still valid, camping tickets valid from Weds 15th Aug to Mon 20th.

Definitely going. Really. so long as I can...

Lynley