We’ve recently been told that Haringey Council’s plans for a 10 day music and sport festival in Finsbury Park have fallen through after the event organisers failed to raise the necessary finance.   The proposed ‘Jamaica Village‘ event during the Olympics was controversial with residents because of the unprecedented length – and concerns about noise, anti-social behaviour and litter.  Ordinary park users would have been kept out of the bottom half of the Park for 4 weeks of the school summer holidays. Previous posts detail how we raised these concerns with the Council.

Although the cancellation is bad news for all those planning to attend, many residents will be really relieved they won’t be subject to so much disruption.  It’s a shame the organisers didn’t go for a smaller event spread over less days, as this might have been cheaper to finance and might have had more support from residents.

Richard says, “Haringey Council did grant a 10 day license for the event so we need to make sure this doesn’t set a precedent for long events in the Park in future years. Katherine, Ed and I will keep pressing the Council to consult properly about future events in the Finsbury Park so everyone gets a proper chance to have their say.”