Tag Archives: Alan Warner

Licence Application Mark II

Back in April we wrote about plan’s by Alan Warner to use his land for a further festival after Red White and Blue has finished. The licensing application for this event appears to have been submitted to Amber Valley Borough Council yesterday and can be viewed on their website.

The licence covers the period from Friday 22 – Monday 24 August (i.e. the weekend immediately after Red White and Blue), but there doesn’t seem to be anything planned for the Monday. Should you be interested in finding out more, the reference number for the application is 08/00728/PRLIC. The public consultation period closes on Wednesday 11 June.

One festival’s never enough

According to the Derby Evening Telegraph, Alan Warner is planning another festival after Red White and Blue. I wonder if anybody’s told the artists and others involved about his fascist connections? Continue reading

Warner’s going ahead whatever (apparently)

More coverage in the Derby Evening Telegraph. Continue reading

Licensing Application

This has appeared on the Amber Valley Borough Council website. Note that the festival will be on 15th-17th August.

Application received for Red, White and Blue Festival
02 April 2008

Amber Valley Borough Council yesterday received an application from Mr Alan Warner to hold the Red, White and Blue Festival on land at Denby, Derbyshire from the 15th to the 17th August 2008.

Responsible authorities and any other interested parties now have a minimum of 28 days from today to submit any representations to the Council.

If no representations are received the application will automatically be granted. If we do receive representations we will hold a hearing within 20 working days, giving those submitting representations the opportunity to raise any issues of concern.

Representations should be sent to the Licensing Section, Amber Valley Borough Council, Town Hall, Market Place, Ripley, Derbyshire DE5 3XE.

Ends.

For further information contact Lisa Garnham, PR and Communications Manager at Amber Valley Borough Council, on 01773 841655.

Notes for editors:
Responsible authorities are Amber Valley Borough Council Licensing Section, Derbyshire Constabulary, Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service, Social Services Child Protection Office, Trading Standards Service, Amber Valley Borough Council Environmental Services Department, Amber Valley Borough Council Borough Development Department and Amber Valley Borough Council Environmental Health Department.

Belper News Article

The campaign seems to be generating quite a lot of interest in the local meda. This article appears in today’s Belper News.

Move to fight Amber Valley BNP festival
By Clive Whittingham

Battle lines are already being drawn over plans to hold the British National Party’s annual Red, White and Blue festival in Amber Valley again this summer.

Party member and former Heanor councillor Alan Warner hosted the event on his land near Denby last summer and despite major complaints from nearby residents says he plans to do so again this year.

Mr Warner said: “The application for a liquor and entertainment licence has already gone in and we’re waiting for the outcome of that.

“We wanted to get it banged in early because there will be more things going on here this year and more people. We’ve got another 14 acres to use this year thanks to a neighbour of mine opening up his fields.

“He was put off last year but everything went off all right so he says he’s not going to be dictated to by the protesters and we can use his land.

“There was no trouble last time according to the police. They came onto the site four times a day and were quite happy.”

Mr Warner promises the festival will be bigger and better than last year with a big wheel, dodgems, children’s rides and even a massive blimp bearing the BNP logo hovering overhead.

A website has been set up to call for more organised opposition than last year when a lone protester with a placard saying “no to racism” picketed the site.

A spokesman for the nobnpfestival website said: “The BNP is a far right nationalist party. Its politics are divisive and designed to stir up hysteria around immigration.

“The RWB festival is intended to draw new recruits into the party and consolidate these disgraceful politics.

“In 2007, Amber Valley Council granted the organisers entertainment licenses in spite of widespread local protest. Anti-fascists did not mobilise in time to help stop the festival. We are determined that will not happen this year.”

The site’s organisers say they intend to draw together thousands of people who oppose the BNP and protest against the festival.

Mr Warner said: “If we’re going to have thousands here protesting then let them come. This is a family festival and there’ll be no trouble from us.

“I don’t know where they’re all going to park because they can’t park on the road – we have on site parking for BNP members.”