GALA 2026

[first mate]

Thanks for that. Maybe forthcoming elections have stymied the 7 day request? If Labour get back in, do we think GALA will try with greater success in 2027?

[fishboy]

It's the "due to commercial reasons" line again that is vexing.

Last year it seemed, although there was a similar level of objection, that the reasons were commercial - Gala didn't appear entirely prepared to run 3 more events, or more likely didn't have sufficient interest from other promoters / organisers who could 'sub-let' the site as with Brockwell Park (I believe?).

This year they appeared more organised, had another year to plan & prepare, to the extent they actually had names for two of the three new events which indicated to me that they had third party promoters / organisers in place. 

So yes, it does make you wonder whether the repeated level of objection, combined with the impending elections, led to the council 'advising' that maybe they shelve it again?

I'm afraid I can't see the whole extension application just being a ruse to guarantee permission for the 'regular' event. Gala are a commercial venture with ambition - every festival's business plan is to expand, expand, expand, year on year on year. Gala won't give up until they have taken over the whole park for a Summer of Raves, and the mysterious owners are on their yachts counting their ££££

[Cyclemonkey]

"Mysterious owners" 😆  If only there was a powerful search engine at our fingertips to find out such deep secrets.

 

 

 

 

[Penguin68]

1 hour ago, Cyclemonkey said:

If only there was a powerful search engine at our fingertips to find out such deep secrets.

It required legislation to identify the beneficial owners of properties in the UK held by overseas companies - and these still haven't been properly disclosed - ownership of things isn't just a google search away - and to suggest otherwise is not to understand how capitalism works. Unless you (cyclemonkey) do have access to that knowledge and would like to share.

[Cyclemonkey]

There you go - it took all of 30 seconds

https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/09886417/officers

 

 

 

 

 

[fishboy]

4 hours ago, Cyclemonkey said:

"Mysterious owners" 😆  If only there was a powerful search engine at our fingertips to find out such deep secrets.

 

 

 

 

I'm not sure the word "mysterious" actually means "completely impossible to identify". More that it's a mystery who they are. Anyone know anything about Jonathan Edwards or George Napier? The address given for them both is local - oh, actually, no, it's a flat above a coffee shop in Shoreditch. That's odd, you'd think they'd at least be South of the river. Never mind, who's the other Director - oh, "EDITION CAPITAL DIRECTORS LTD", who / which is also Director of 35 other companies, several of which are "In administration" or "Liquidated". No, that's not mysterious at all...