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South Wales Argus
23-04-2025
- Entertainment
- South Wales Argus
Will GemFest on Herefordshire-Wales border go ahead?
An application for a licence for GemFest, an 'eclectic range of electronic dance music' over the weekend between June 13 and 16, spanning the river Monnow near the hamlet of Walterstone, had been due to be decided on by Herefordshire Council's licensing committee last week (April 17). The council has since confirmed the application has been withdrawn. A similar application had been before Monmouthshire County Council in January, but was also withdrawn. Despite this, the festival's organiser, south Wales-based record label PullUp Recordings, is still promoting the event online, selling weekend tickets for £80. Its website says the event's location 'is yet to be announced, but it will cover both England & Wales, in the Monmouthshire and Hereforshire [sic] areas'. 'We will be operating a shuttle bus service for a small fee from Abergavenny station,' it adds. Festival organisers were approached for comment. Longtown Group Parish Council had said policing the event would require 'significant manpower', access for emergency services both to and within the festival site would be 'severely restricted', and the music and crowd noise would cause 'extreme nuisance to local people'.
Yahoo
22-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Border festival organisers withdraw application
Plans for a 5,000-guest music festival straddling the England-Wales border appear to have been put on hold. Herefordshire Council was due to make a decision on whether to grant a licence for GemFest - an event between 13 and 16 June featuring an "eclectic range of electronic dance music" - last week. However, the authority confirmed the application for the festival on the River Morrow, near the hamlet of Walterstone in Hereforshire, had been withdrawn. The organisers, south Wales-based record label PullUp Recordings, have been contacted for comment. The festival's website is still live and appears to be selling weekend tickets for £80. It said the event's location "is yet to be announced, but it will cover both England & Wales, in the Monmouthshire and Hereforshire [sic] areas". A similar application had been before Monmouthshire County Council in January but was also withdrawn. The previous event drew about 1,500 festival-goers. Longtown Group Parish Council in Herefordshire had said policing the event would require "significant manpower". It raised concerns that access for emergency services to and within the festival site would be "severely restricted" and the music and crowd noise would cause "extreme nuisance to local people". This news was gathered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service, which covers councils and other public service organisations. Follow BBC Hereford & Worcester on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram. Festival noise would be nuisance - parish council Local opposition threatens music festival Longtown Group Parish Council Herefordshire Council
BBC News
22-04-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Herefordshire-Wales border festival GemFest withdraws application
Plans for a 5,000-guest music festival straddling the England-Wales border appear to have been put on Council was due to make a decision on whether to grant a licence for GemFest - an event between 13 and 16 June featuring an "eclectic range of electronic dance music" - last the authority confirmed the application for the festival on the River Morrow, near the hamlet of Walterstone in Hereforshire, had been organisers, south Wales-based record label PullUp Recordings, have been contacted for comment. The festival's website is still live and appears to be selling weekend tickets for £ said the event's location "is yet to be announced, but it will cover both England & Wales, in the Monmouthshire and Hereforshire [sic] areas".A similar application had been before Monmouthshire County Council in January but was also previous event drew about 1,500 Group Parish Council in Herefordshire had said policing the event would require "significant manpower".It raised concerns that access for emergency services to and within the festival site would be "severely restricted" and the music and crowd noise would cause "extreme nuisance to local people". This news was gathered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service, which covers councils and other public service organisations. Follow BBC Hereford & Worcester on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
