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Brolly ban at Chase gig
Friday 22nd June 2007, 3:00PM BST.
Thousands of fans at a Cannock Chase concert are set to get that soggy feeling – after being banned from taking umbrellas.
If the appalling weather of the past few days continues, they will be watching The Feeling while getting distinctly wet, wet, wet.
Organisers of three concerts at the beauty spot – the first is tonight – say there are concerns that umbrellas pose a safety risk.
Signs have been put up at the Birches Valley site letting people know umbrellas are not allowed and the rule has been included in the terms and conditions accompanying tickets.
Alastair Semple, forest planner for the Forestry Commission, said it was a condition of entry which would not be waived.
He said: “We will have 4,500 people in a relatively small, confined space and somebody could end up losing an eye if we allowed everyone to have umbrellas. It is also a matter of wanting people to be able to enjoy the concert.”
A total of 4,500 tickets were available for each concert. Tickets are still available for Jools Holland on Sunday.
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What a load of cobblers !! Won’t go then and hope its a flop !!!!
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Because Mr Semple as lost his personality and common sense ordinary folk suffer.
You can just tell what this guy is like, obviously he wont be attending the concert, just think 4500 people breaking so many PC laws. Hearing loss, noise pollution, the stress it may be casing the trees, I have suggestion were I would like to stick my umbrella and its not in someones eye, step forward Mr semple….
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i think this is brilliant! no matter how wet it is 2day its all part of the experience. personally i cant wait…and there is nothing worse than soneone infornt of you blocking your view at a concert….well done to the organisers of the concerts!
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Its true what alister says, umbrellas are allowed here in hampshire and people are always losing their eyeballs only this morning i saw at least 10 people walking about with eye balls hanging out of the sockets all due to umbrellas ban em i say Alister sounds very clever to me
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Can anyone save us from this nanny state, this health and safety fanaticism where every risk, however miniscule must be eliminated? Common sense and proportionality seem to be a thing of the past in this country.
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