Our park has been destroyed by thousands of visitors descending on area for six events in nine days – here’s worst part
FUMING residents say their park has been destroyed by thousands of visitors descending on the area for six events in nine days.
Brockwell Park in Herne Hill, south London has hosted five massive festivals over the past fortnight – with another planned for this weekend.
The line-up for the festivals included massive stars like Kelly Rowland, Gemma Collins, Nadine Coyle and Mae Muller.
But locals said that revellers had outstayed their welcome by blasting loud music and partying along the street – with the grass churned up and muddied in large cordoned-off sections of the park.
Dad Mark Baynes, 43, told MyLondon: “It’s like we’ve been living at a festival for the last 10 days.
“The noise is annoying. You just hear noise, not any of the music.
“It has also been pretty awful not being able to access the park. The kids wanted to play on the grass.”
Resident Stella said: “Without any doubt the noise this year is the worst it has been.
“It was horrendously bad on the first weekend. I tried to stay away from home but there’s only so much time you can spend away.
“It starts with the sound check at 10.30am and it’s relentless until it closes at night. It’s a nightmare.”
Janet said: “Much too much noise, too much of the park closed off. All the people I’ve spoken to think it’s dreadful. I live close by.”
Jan Clark said: “There’s no let up from morning till night over three bank holidays.
“No one could park near the house because the street was packed with cars on all 3 days.
“Nor could we hear ourselves speak or hear our own music because of the level of noise from the park because it vibrates even in the house.
“Saturday evening I couldn’t hear the TV because of the level of noise.
“Apologies to those you think we shouldn’t complain and that it’s OK for the residents not to be able to enjoy their bank holiday or weekend as well.”
Other locals claimed that litter was strewn around the gates of the park, where “dozens of cab drivers” held up traffic while waiting for bookings.
25,000 revellers are thought to have attended each day of the festival – with residents over 3.5 kilometres away from the park complaining about the noise.
Local councillor Donna Harris said: “Residents deserve information regarding how the noise generated by such events is being monitored and kept within legal limits.
“We want to ensure noise limits are adhered to so that everyone can enjoy all that Summer 2023 has to offer.”
Lambeth Council said: “We apologise for any noise disturbance caused to local residents, and have worked hard throughout to ensure the impact on local people was kept to a minimum.
“That included noise monitoring, a strict music curfew – including at 10pm on Sunday, and council wardens on hand to immediately address any local issues.
“We will be carrying out a full impact assessment to see if there are lessons to be learned for the future.”
Brockwell Live said: “Our sound levels have been agreed with the Local Authority and are built into our licence.
“The event team work very closely with the Safety Advisory Group and Lambeth Public Protection officers to ensure we do not go above the set levels for noise.”