I guess the subtle joke in the subject line is probably lost on some of the younger ones (maybe Site and Biotech may get it….)
this one from auntie 2006-03-06
they seem to be starting a bit earlier than last year though and even before the financial year has ended!
Festival promoters have been warned by police they risk prosecution if they organise illegal raves over the summer. The Wiltshire, Avon and Somerset, Devon and Cornwall, Gloucestershire and Dorset police forces are pooling intelligence to target organisers.
Officers believe many people will be attracted to the area for the solstice but, as the Glastonbury festival is rested, will look for other events.
The public were also being encouraged to report suspicious activity to them.
Police said they would liaise with English Heritage and other agencies during the solstice period to ensure the environment around Stonehenge is protected from unlawful activities.
and from Wiltshire constabulary press office. (some bits removed for obvious reasons!) Note paragraph about traffic movements – it seems that inadvertantly causing a traffic jam without contributing to the market economy now appears to be a criminal activity :rant:
Wiltshire Police is again participating in a south west regional operation and is warning people not to try and set up illegal raves.
The south west is considered to be one of a number of susceptible areas in the UK for illegal raves and the five south west region police forces – Wiltshire, Avon & Somerset, Devon & Cornwall, Dorset and Gloucestershire – are working together to combat them by proactively targeting organisers of events in an intelligence-led manner.
The operation will run throughout the coming months and will also take into account the Solstice celebrations in June, where large numbers of people are expected to visit the region. Because Glastonbury Festival is not being held this year, it is anticipated that there will be attempts to stage some ‘events’ instead and people may gather illegally to try and achieve this.
Wiltshire Police works very closely with English Heritage and other agencies during the Solstice period to ensure the environment around Stonehenge is protected from unlawful activities and that the movement of traffic along one of the south west’s busiest trunk roads is not impeded. The type of work undertaken by Operation Hartley allows police officers to be better informed and therefore more effective in their operational enforcement.
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this is hartley BTW…
and here’s one of his friends…
and here’s one of his friends…
The pipkins 🙂 There’s a pig, and hartley hare, there’s a tortoise and hartley hare, there’s (can’t remember), and hartley hare….
You kind of get the idea that there was some favouritism going on, no?
As for impeding the traffic. I hope nobody crashes! They could get thrown in the cell for the day along with their injuries.
Holding up the traffic indeed! Must not clog up these free flowing roads of ours with cars. Whatever might happen.
