Gala festival in Peckham Rye park

[pk]

On the upside thousands and thousands of people have made great memories of amazing days in London?s beautiful parks listening to music that they love with friends and family

I reckon that?s a good thing (and that almost always reasonable steps are taken to consider local people, but you can?t please all the people all the time)

[Loutwo]

Yes but what about the not so nice memories for residents nearby who had their bank holiday weekend ravaged by noise pollution, crowds and a beautiful park they weren?t able to fully use (and still cannot).

Louisa.

[pk]

You think people linger on these terrible memories of being ?ravaged?(!) for long?

Now that?s sad

[first mate]

I think that's the concern Louisa, that we face creeping privatisation of our public spaces. And, thus far, money made by the council does not go towards upkeep of the park but to fund more events, albeit free for now.

[Lemming]

Ravaged

RAVAGED, I say

[Loutwo]

Just out of curiosity, how close do pk and Lenming live to the park? Evidently not as close perhaps as some of those with concerns on here?

Louisa.

[Lemming]

If you'd read the discussion above you would have noted that I walked home from the site in a couple of minutes.

[pk]

Loutwo Wrote:

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> Just out of curiosity, how close do pk and Lenming

> live to the park? Evidently not as close perhaps

> as some of those with concerns on here?

>

> Louisa

How?s that ?evident??

Because everyone in the immediate vicinity of the rye is still ravaged and could never accept inevitable reality?

You?re right on the rye i assume?

[Loutwo]

Lemming Wrote:

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> If you'd read the discussion above you would have

> noted that I walked home from the site in a couple

> of minutes.

Ah right, that?s ok then. As long as you had fun, who cares about the neighbours.

And pk, I don?t live directly next to the Rye no, but I can be empathetic towards people who have concerns. Ever heard of that word empathy? I know it?s a swear word to most in the 21st century.

Louisa.

[pk]

Loutwo Wrote:

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> Lemming Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > If you'd read the discussion above you would

> have

> > noted that I walked home from the site in a

> couple

> > of minutes.

>

>

> Ah right, that?s ok then. As long as you had fun,

> who cares about the neighbours.

>

> And pk, I don?t live directly next to the Rye no,

> but I can be empathetic towards people who have

> concerns. Ever heard of that word empathy? I know

> it?s a swear word to most in the 21st century.

>

> Louisa.

That?s really pathetic

[Lemming]

Loutwo Wrote:

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> Ah right, that?s ok then. As long as you had fun,

> who cares about the neighbours.

Alas I can't say I canvassed every house for opinion (perhaps next year) - but as a very sociable bit of street with a lot a neighbours who know, chat and socialise with each other on a day to day basis - I can report that nobody I know was RAVAGED. A few said they wished they'd got tickets. A few said they wished they were younger, or didn't have young kids, so they could have got tickets. Some went out for the day and did something else. Some were a bit grumbly but ended up at "ah well" and moved on. A few said 'our kids are going, hope it's good'. They're generally an empathetic lot, I expect they simply extended some of that empathy in the general direction of the park for a day or two. You should give it a go.

However.. I will be sure to let them all know that someone who doesn't even live nearby was determined to get in a tiresome stew about it on their behalf - for internet kicks.

[first mate]

Good points Nigello although I hope that we do not go the way of other boroughs in terms of the volume of events in future (no pun intended).

Nigello Wrote:

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> I didn't hear a thing, though I did last year, so

> that is a success. Having that section of the park

> sectioned off for a weekend would be ok, but it is

> not a weekend - it is at least a week. Money is

> needed for services and people like music, all I

> ask is that optimum results be achieved for those

> who go to the concert, those who use the park and

> those who live nearby. (There will likely be some

> overlap so it is not a zero-sum game.) It needn't

> be an exercise is umbrage and antagonism.

> The panelling was tagged almost within a day of

> its being put up, which was ugly and, well,

> expected. It doesn't mean though that it should be

> accepted.

> Turn the volume down just ten or fifteen percent

> and it is likely that the music will sound better

> and people living nearby will be more accepting.

> Let the council be explicit in how much money it

> raises and where it actually goes, publish that on

> forums like this and in the local press.

[Humdinger]

Ravaged! Depressing! Terrible!

Classic stuff. Straight out the Daily Mail!

The individuals problem's are about a lot more than a tame music festival happening 2 days out of 365 with a finishing time of 10pm, they are with the world and life itself. Whilst quite sad, it is also a source of amusement.

[Cyclemonkey]

Ummm ......

[JohnL]

No - but they're planning on expanding to 2 days in 2021

https://thisisgala.co.uk/festival/gala-2021/

[dontbesilly]

axisx Wrote:

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> Yeah i remember those weeks was so annoying

> because that festival but actually i?m wondering

> if someone have an idea about the company who

> organized the festival because my brother 6th

> birthday party is in two days and i'm really

> excited to organize it all, i?m planning to make

> it so cool and fun for him and for his friends, i

> already prepared the backyard, made some food and

> drinks, invited his friends and their parents, but

> i'm still confused about audio and lighting

> systems, my friend recommended me to hire

> ontourevents.co.uk for party services but idk i

> still remember those nice who organized the

> festival in Peckham Rye park and trying to reach

> them insead.

Dont have too much audio, lighting or indeed fun, or else there'll be a thread about you on this forum come Monday morning.