Music Festival Peckham Rye Park

[James Barber]

We received this from the Head of Culture about the festival

In summary it says in FUTURE they will consult with friends groups of parks BEFORE signing up to such events. Horse has well and truly bolted.

My lot are asking that local civic societies and groups also be consulted as well,

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Thank you for your email which was forwarded to me for response. Below I have endeavoured to answer both your and Glynis Williams questions.

In June 2017 Southwark Council launched Creative Southwark, its new cultural strategy. The strategy sets out Southwark?s vision to 2022 placing culture and the creative industries at the heart of its priorities, delivering a range of programmes that support our long term ambition of Southwark being the first choice for people to live, work, study and visit.

Outdoor events form an integral part of Southwark?s cultural strategy with more than 160 events taking place within the borough every year. Having a varied and well managed outdoor events programme offers much value and benefits to residents of Southwark. Events in parks are an important aspect of park life and the council is committed to supporting events that contribute to a vibrant culture, environment and economy. The council support and fund many of the free community events and wish to retain this programme, but it's becoming more and more challenging to do so in the current financial environment.

Discussions around continued support for free events started back in June 2016 at the Friends of Parks Conference. Several options have been explored. One area that we are developing is a more diverse use of outdoor spaces to include commercial and major events. The council will always be committed to a careful and considered approach to how this will be achieved, fully taking into consideration potential disruption to local residents and impact on the park. Any event will need to show local benefits, offering an opportunity for local traders to participate, provide work experience, volunteering, training and reduced or discounted tickets for residents.

We will strongly advocate for local businesses to deliver key event services such as catering, staffing, production and talent. This approach ensures that residents and businesses in Southwark will benefit directly from the event activity. It also contributes to our ambition of growing Southwark?s creative economy and generates sustainable employment opportunities for local people within the creative industries. This aligns with our cultural strategy.

As custodians of these unique spaces, we seek to balance the enjoyment and inclusion that events in open spaces can bring to the communities and visitors we serve locally, nationally and internationally, with the provision of spaces for quiet enjoyment and relaxation.

I can confirm that senior officers granted in principle support for the event with a series of conditions set out below:

? That a successful premises license is granted

? All agreed park protection measures are implemented.

? All fees and charges are agreed.

? An agreed damage deposit is paid in advance of occupying the site.

? There is continued support from the Police, Southwark Council Safety Advisory Group (SAG), and other relevant agencies.

? There is continued dialogue with local stakeholders

? London Living Wage is adopted

? Healthily food and beverage options are available at each concession

? Appropriate local environment protections are in place, including for noise, transport infrastructure, parking, waste management, sanitary facilities, trees and bio diversity.

? Appropriate community safety provisions are in place including: security and stewarding, audience and crowd management, safeguarding, counter-terrorism, medical and first aid provision.

? Appropriate access provisions should be provided including but not limited to: digital access provision, viewing areas, toilets, carer ticket allowances, site access and parking.

? There are opportunities for local businesses to access opportunities to trade and supply for the event.

? There are opportunities for local people to access employment and volunteering.

A premises license application was submitted and as this statutory process demands, more than 50 public notices with details of the application were displayed around the entire perimeter of Peckham Rye Park and Common. The consultation period was 28 days, as is stipulated by the Licensing Act 2003 (LA2003).

A stakeholder engagement meeting was arranged to coincide with the public consultation phase of the Premises Licence application. This meeting was not a part of the statutory consultation and was over and above the licensing process. It was arranged to give people more information in light of the event and premises licence applications. At this point, event proposals and use of the site had only been agreed in principle.

On 29 January 2018, the licensing sub-committee granted a premises license for the festival with the conditions below:

? That the depositing of waste glass / earthenware into waste receptacles shall not take place between 20:00 and 08:00 hours.

? That the final egress plan shall include replacement train and bus routes and stops to be clearly mapped out.

? That the ingress and egress plans and dispersal policy must be submitted to the members of the SAG for approval and in particular the licensing authority, the environment protection team and police six weeks before the date of the event for approval.

? That the noise levels to be maintained in accordance with the Noise Policy within the maximum expected to be between 67 and 73 decibels without exceeding 75 decibels at any time at local residential properties. All readings to be available for inspection by London Borough of Southwark officers and the Metropolitan Police.

? That a maximum of 8,000 tickets may be issued including free tickets.

? That, lollipops with paper sticks are to be available and to be provided to all festival customers when exiting the event to assist in keeping potential noise to a minimum.

? That on day two, each adult shall be allowed to supervise a maximum of three children under 16.

? That the event organisers must consult Southwark Council?s highways and parking departments and Transport for London (TfL) and act on any appropriate guidance. A transport infrastructure plan shall be drawn up and submitted as part of the application process

To ensure the above conditions are met the organisers have attended two Safety Advisory Group meetings with a final presentation in late March where all plans have to be agreed to ensure compliance with conditions set. The organisers and ourselves have been responding to those local residents that have and continue to ask questions about the event and we are placing as much information as possible on the major event stakeholder area on our website. Here you can see:

? Minutes to two stakeholder meetings

? Residents letter to over 5,000 local residents and distribution map

? Frequently asked questions

? Site map and plan

? Ecology assessment

We have recently reviewed our processes to support the follow of information between key stakeholders, organisers and ourselves ensuring that both ward councillors and Friends of groups are spoken to in advance of premise license applications being submitted.

Our process regarding stakeholder consultation and engagement methods for major commercial event applications have been reviewed and developed in line with the feedback we received about this event. For any new major commercial event applications, ward councillors and Friends groups will be specifically notified before wider stakeholder engagement takes place. You can view the full process map on our Stakeholder Engagement web page.

Now the premises license for the event has been issued and is publically available if you or any resident, party or stakeholder consider there are unaddressed concerns or clarifications required please forward them to me and the Events Team will do our very best to work with the organisers to ensure they are addressed as the event plan evolves.

Pease do get back to me if you have any further queries.

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[Renata Hamvas]

Hi DBboy,

bus routes are currently scheduled to run as normal, it appears that there may be works on bridge between Denmark Hill and Peckham Rye disrupting services that use that stretch of line, so it's not all services and it's not all stations! There was talk of replacement buses for Nunhead/Peckham Rye/Denmark Hill stopping close to the park, but this was unconfirmed. I should know more after Wednesday's meeting.

Renata

[arturo]

theres talk of a noise management plan and noise monitoring during the event - but does anyone know what actual noise limits have been agreed with the council (or where to find them)?

[peckhambog]

That the noise levels to be maintained in accordance with the Noise Policy within the maximum expected to be between 67 and 73 decibels without exceeding 75 decibels at any time at local residential properties. All readings to be available for inspection by London Borough of Southwark officers and the Metropolitan Police.

[arturo]

thanks peckhambog :-)

[Rolo Tomasi]

Are you all ready for the festival on the Monday after?

[Mick Mac]

Is it true this has been cancelled?

[Rolo Tomasi]

Mick Mac Wrote:

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> Is it true this has been cancelled?

No, that?s the one in Copeland Rd and other venues that?s been cancelled.

[siousxiesue]

Rolo Tomasi Wrote:

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> No, that?s the one in Copeland Rd and other venues

> that?s been cancelled.

Facebook page says it's been cancelled?

[JohnL]

siousxiesue Wrote:

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> Facebook page says it's been cancelled?

Thats the Peckham Rye Music Festival - the one in Copeland I think

https://www.facebook.com/PeckhamRyeFest/?hc_ref=ARRo_4TdQhyoCYjHki8ihpHrAh_fShMjlyHS2Z5NV1HbHMwtLKijecDl8Iszc_GK81Q&fref=nf

[BrandNewGuy]

This the one that's still on:

https://www.facebook.com/events/222639724972836/

[ruffers]

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> This the one that's still on:

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> https://www.facebook.com/events/222639724972836/

That's the Monday. This is the Sunday

https://www.residentadvisor.net/events/976840

[BrandNewGuy]

OK, so I was right :-)

[kiera]

So no-one has any evidence that any of the music events are cancelled? Is that right?

[JohnL]

The Peckham Rye Music Festival (Copeland Park & some pubs around Rye Lane + the bakery) is cancelled - The first post in the facebook link

"It is with great regret that we are having to cancel the 2018 edition of the Peckham Rye Music Festival. We will of course issue a full refund to all ticket holders immediately."

https://www.facebook.com/PeckhamRyeFest/?hc_ref=ARRo_4TdQhyoCYjHki8ihpHrAh_fShMjlyHS2Z5NV1HbHMwtLKijecDl8Iszc_GK81Q&fref=nf

[kiera]

Thank you JohnL for clarifying