Glastonbury Festival 2002
Friday 28th to Sunday 30th June 2002Worthy Farm, Pilton, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 4AZ, England MAP
£97 plus £3 booking fee - all tickets SOLD OUT
Glastonbury Festival Public Entertainments License Hearing
THE FESTIVAL IS ON!
The Regulatory Board of Mendip District Council has this evening granted the application for a Public Entertainments License for Glastonbury Festival 2002.
The Meeting lasted for over 6 hours. .
Below are the updates direct from the meeting.
23:05 ITS ON! - More details to follow
22:48 Neil says decision is imminent and its looking good... He'd better not show his ugly mug around here if he is wrong!
22:39 Still waiting, 4 votes yes to 1 no out of 13.... Sorry if access speeds slow, there are '000's of users online with us...
21:58 Board now back and deliberating...Lots of people in the Chat Room failing miserably to stay calm...
21:40 Result expected by 10:10, now over to Peter Snow with the swingometer.....
21:35 Comments concluded, short break, then the Board will sum up.
21:26 Floor open to Public comments...
21:10 Regulatory Board now about to start considering what they have heard
21:01 Mark Cann standing up and responding to all the issues raised by emergency services - getting close to a decision now.
20:58 The Ambulance Service are NOT objecting
20:54 The Fire Brigade have given their view and are NOT objecting
20:15 Police Summing up - Not saying whether they will or won't police the Festival.
19:15 The Regulatory Board must share my concerns about Neil's health as they have broken for a tea&wee break. Emergency Services next up to voice their concerns. Neil's impression is that the Police aren't too convinced with the arguments made so far.
19:10 I'm worried about our newshound Neil who is in the meeting. He hasn't texted me for 20 mins and he's been in there for over 2 hours without a fag, could get nasty....
18:50 Glastonbury Festival being "cross examined" on the application
18:18 Mark Cann summing up the "Robust and detailed application"
17:59 Mark Cann is presenting reasons for higher numbers (135,000) this year
17:50 Mark Cann has started outlining the Security Plans.
17:38 Mark Cann (one of the senior Glastonbury staff) is now presenting the Glastonbury Festival's application.
17:35 Regulatory Board discussing what the legal parameters are for granting a licence with conditions. Doesn't mean they will tho'
17:25 Regulatory Board discussing the application. Much ado about Nothing at the moment.
17:08 Introductions over, Hearing proper starting.
16:59 Meeting started. Approx 100 present, meeting could take anywhere from 30-120 minutes
16:55 Michael Eavis has entered the building ;-)
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