Music festivals in Newcastle’s parks are still on the table despite a row with council bosses over noise, the charity in charge of the city’s green spaces says.
Newcastle City Council recently imposed a strict set of rules, including tighter noise limits and a requirement to give six months’ notice, on major events in Exhibition Park after a slew of complaints, which it has been claimed will make it impossible to put on massive concerts like This is Tomorrow. But a boss at Urban Green Newcastle now says that music festivals “will play a part” in the future of the city’s parks.
It comes as the charity, which took control of 33 parks and more than 60 allotments from the council in 2019, finally announced a new chief executive after a protracted search. Carol Pyrah, who has previously held senior positions at both English Heritage and Historic England, will take over the top job in July – replacing James Cross, who left the organisation last September.
