Contact number for dance event

Stratford-on-Avon District Council officials preparing for this weekends Global Gathering 2009 dance event at Long Marston airfield in south Warwickshire have issued a contact number for local residents in the event of any noise complaints. 

The event will run from 12noon on Friday 24 July to 6am on Sunday 26 July.

The District Council's out-of-office hours number is 01789 414066.

The organisers, Angel Festivals Ltd, have a permanent licence for this 2-day event, with an audience of 55,000, which was applied for from Stratford-on-Avon District Council as the Licensing Authority for the District in 2007.  Environmental Health officers will be monitoring the event for any breaches of the licence conditions. 

Sound checks to test the systems and set the levels will take place between 12noon and 6pm on Thursday and from 10am on Friday.

Angel Festivals Ltd can be contacted on 0845 805 3563.

Warwickshire Police and Stratford District Council are working together at Global Gathering to protect the community and with the organisers, Angel Festivals Ltd to make this a safe and enjoyable event and offering an amnesty in the form of bins at the gate where illegal substances can be left without fear of further police action.