GALA 2025

[Angelina]

We used to have local councillors posting on this forum - are there any who are still members?

[Sue]

18 minutes ago, Angelina said:

We used to have local councillors posting on this forum - are there any who are still members?

At least one used to post but stopped posting, I think because he was given a really hard time on here, quite unfairly in my view.

He had only just become a councillor, and to his great credit was trying to engage with the community, or at least that vocal part of it which posts on here.

James Barber also  used to post on here, but I think unfortunately he is no longer a councillor. He was a very good one.

[Angelina]

Is there a forum to chat with our councillors? I think it would be worthwhile - there is a lack of engagement and complete silence on something that is having such a negative impact

Edited yesterday at 08:45 by Angelina

[alice]

Brockwell Park first, maybe Peckham Rye  next??

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

I can't link, but Daily Mail has article on Brockwell Park possibly having to cancel events after court hearing.

Just checked, Guardian has reported it too!

Edited 21 hours ago by Peckhamgatecrasher
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[Spartacus]

Its also on the bbc 

BBC News - Campaigner wins legal fight over park festivals
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20nkqd30dqo

 

Lambeth's Lawers aren't doung well in the courts at the moment. Bet they won't be in post much longer 😅

[Sue]

34 minutes ago, Peckhamgatecrasher said:

I can't link, but Daily Mail has article on Brockwell Park possibly having to cancel events after court hearing.

Just checked, Guardian has reported it too!

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/may/16/campaigners-win-court-case-that-could-ban-festivals-from-london-park-brockwell?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

[first mate]

Has anyone else noticed a small notice, midway on the green, metal barricade, that is flagging another event in September? It seems to be another event organiser has been granted a licence to operate in the same area of the park? Does anyone know more? If Cllr Hamvas is around, perhaps she could shed some light on this and any other plans for further commercial exploitation of our precious park, by this council.

[tedfudge]

We have 16 weeks of road works in the area which is already causing traffic hold ups we are going to have this gala go on to add to the traffic and there are drop off points and pick up points for it at bottom end of barry road for the green badge of doomer ubers to add to the traffic 

[Sue]

21 minutes ago, tedfudge said:

We have 16 weeks of road works in the area which is already causing traffic hold ups we are going to have this gala go on to add to the traffic and there are drop off points and pick up points for it at bottom end of barry road for the green badge of doomer ubers to add to the traffic 

Yes, I was bemused to see that notice in Barry Road. It seemed a strange place to be having a drop off point.

[Rockets]

How long is the Gala, and potential new event, disruption….this could be key from the article on the High Court challenge against Lambeth…

 

Under permitted development rules, a temporary change of use is allowed for a total of 28 days each calendar year, but the Brockwell Park festivals run over 37 days and were due to begin on 23 May.

[HeadNun]

There was something to do a with a gate in the Brockwell case, I can't recall the detail, but the council removed a gate, which had been gifted in trust to the park, so the festival builders could allow access, or something. And that was illegal and that's what enabled Rylance et al to litigate. 

[taper]

5 hours ago, first mate said:

Has anyone else noticed a small notice, midway on the green, metal barricade, that is flagging another event in September? It seems to be another event organiser has been granted a licence to operate in the same area of the park? Does anyone know more? If Cllr Hamvas is around, perhaps she could shed some light on this and any other plans for further commercial exploitation of our precious park, by this council.

I saw that. I'm pretty sure they put the wrong notice up. It seems to refer to a Burgess Park event later in the summer. 

[Penguin68]

15 minutes ago, taper said:

. It seems to refer to a Burgess Park event later in the summer. 

Maybe it's being moved to us now they've had that spot of bother

Edited 2 hours ago by Penguin68