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Fury as Lambeth Council spends £200k on legal battle over Brockwell Park festivals

An FOI request has revealed Lambeth spent £187,724 on legal cases related to the park’s events in 2025

Evening Standard

Lambeth axes Brockwell Park Country Show amid major budget squeeze

The council has scrapped its flagship free event and abandoned a legal fight to keep major Brockwell Park festivals running in 2026

Evening Standard

Fresh legal challenge over Brockwell Park festivals as campaigners accuse council of 'silencing residents'

Lambeth Council approved a Certificate of Lawfulness less than 24 hours before Wide Awake opened its gates to revellers

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What festivals are taking place in London this weekend and where?

There are lots of events and happenings this weekend in the capital

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Kneecap release new song ahead of headline performance at London’s Wide Awake

The Irish rap trio are playing the festival on Friday evening in Brockwell Park.

Evening Standard

Kneecap star appears at surprise 100 Club gig with tape over mouth after terror charge

The rap trio are set to headline Wide Awake Festival at Brockwell Park on Friday evening - two days after Mo Chara was charged with a terror offence

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Kneecap to headline festival two days after terror charge

Mo Chara was charged over the alleged display of a flag in support of Hezbollah at a gig in London last year.

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Campaigners set to challenge festival organiser's decision to proceed with Brockwell Park events as planned

Protect Brockwell Park group has said it will challenge Lambeth Council if it were to grant a new certificate of lawfulness for events in Brockwell Park

Evening Standard

Six London festivals including Mighty Hoopla will go ahead despite planning drama

Brockwell Live - who are behind events such as Mighty Hoopla and the Lambeth County Show - said the series will go ahead

The Independent UK

London park festivals to go ahead as planned after court ruling, organisers say

Brockwell Live said that the series planned for 2025 will continue after a High Court ruling last week.

Evening Standard

Is your London music festival cancelled? Brockwell Live share crucial update after High Court ruling

Good news for music lovers are Brockwell Live organisers confirm the shows will go on

Evening Standard

Music festivals in park ‘have to be cancelled’ after court decision, lawyers say

But industry body says cancelling festivals would be a ‘devastating blow’ that would leave thousands of ticket holders ‘in limbo’

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Campaigner wins court case over festivals in south London park

Rebekah Shaman, of Protect Brockwell Park, took action against Lambeth council over number of large-scale events

The Guardian - UK

Brockwell Park festival plans thrown into chaos as campaigners win High Court legal challenge

The decision today could disrupt the capital’s music festival landscape and transform the way public parks are utilised throughout the city

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Campaigner wins legal challenge over use of London park for music festivals

Brockwell Park in south London is due to host several festivals, including pop event Mighty Hoopla, between May and June.

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Legal battle over use of park for music festivals reaches High Court

Brockwell Park in Lambeth hosts a series of events called Brockwell Live, attracting hundreds of thousands of people to six festivals.

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