EVENT DATE
51st Festival – Saturday 3rd August 2024 11:00 - 22:00
INFORMATION FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITY
51st Festival, now in its 8th Year, will take place at Copthall Playing Fields on Saturday 3rd August and will host 15,000 people.
51st are keen to work with and build a great connection with the local community, and ensure the event takes place with minimal disruption to park users, local residents and surrounding businesses.
The voice of local residents in the community is hugely important to us and we are committed to ensuring that 51st takes place with minimal disruption to park users and the local community.
We welcome your feedback and through consultation with local residents, stakeholders, Barnet Council and the Safety Advisory Group, we endeavour to make improvements to the events and deliver the best possible experience.
This page is dedicated to the local community and updated regularly with relevant information as and when confirmed. Please check back if you would like to find out more about the event.
COMMUNITY HOTLINE
From 08:00 on Friday 2nd August 2024 until 16:00 on Monday 5th August 2024 we will have a community hotline for you to call regarding any concerns you may have.
The community hotline is 07751912288
For all enquiries before the event weekend you can email us on community@51stfestival.com. This email shall be responded to within 2 working days.
ON-SITE BUILD, EVENT AND DE-RIG SCHEDULE
The construction and event schedules are as follows:
Start of setting up |
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Saturday 27th July – Thurs 1stAugust |
8.00am – 8.00pm |
Event opening times |
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Saturday 3rd August |
11.00am – 22.00pm |
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Finish of breakdown |
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Monday 5th August – Wednesday 7th August |
8.00am – 8.00pm |
Sound checks will take place at 09:00-10:00 on Thursday 1st August.
PRIOR TO THE WEEKEND OF EVENTS
We will begin the build of the event on Saturday 27th July 2024 at 08:00 till Thursday 1st August at 20.00. There will be more vehicles accessing the site than usual and once the build phase has started there will be 24 hour security on the site. We will have an experienced Banksman (Guard who manages the flow of the vehicles) on-site throughout the build. Each day works will start NO EARLIER than 08:00 and finish NO LATER than 20:00. During site working times the site office will be staffed. We expect to return the site to the Barnet Council on Wednesday 7th August 2024 at 20:00.
While the event build and break is taking place, people from the community will be able to walk around the outside of the fields and we will have a perimeter fence in place to keep you and your pets safe and out of the construction zone.
RESIDENT TICKET INFORMATION / TICKETS FOR THE COMMUNITY!
Due to the amount of resident ticket requests, we are now doing a ballot for tickets which will have these three tiers:
To apply for 2 tickets for 51st Festival on Saturday 3rd August 2024 please email a proof of address to info@51stfestival.com Full event info is here www.51stfestival.com
To apply for 2 discounted tickets for T Live Festival on Sunday 4th August 2024 please email a proof of address to info@t-live.co Full event info is here www.t-live.co
NOISE MANAGEMENT
All events create a level of noise, which understandably may cause you some concern. However, to reassure you, we have a strong and very experienced independent acoustic management company, that will minimize any disruption and will respond positively to any concerns via our community hotline. They will work closely with the council’s environmental team who will be on site across the weekend.
The noise specialists will be monitoring points both on site and at properties closest to the site. They will liaise back with the sound engineering teams on site to ensure we keep below pre-agreed noise levels.
Details of the time that amplified music will be playing are included within the table below.
Friday 2nd August 2024 |
Sound Check
09:00-10:00
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Live Event
13:00-22:00 |
Saturday 3rd August 2024 |
Sound Check
09:00-10:00
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Live Event
11:00-22:00 |
Sunday 4th August 2023 |
Sound Check
09:00-10:00
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Live Event
11:00-21:00 |
SECURITY
We are working with some of the leading security teams in the UK to run a safe and secure event. They are proactive and professional security and will help within the event and in the immediate vicinity too. They will be approachable and friendly. We will have external security response teams - if you have any concerns you can phone our community hotline. We are working with the Police on our security planning in and around the event.
TOILETS
We understand that people will be some concern about public urination so we will be providing toilets outside of the event perimeter as well as inside.
WASTE MANAGEMENT
There will be a professional waste management company that will look after litter picking on site, litter picking off site and the disposal of waste. To keep this as environmentally friendly as possible, they will send as no litter to landfill. If you see any event related litter you can contact the community hotline and a team will be sent to investigate and resolve the issue. The site will undergo a thorough deep clean after the event to ensure it is as clean as it was before the event.
PARKING
We are engaging with Barnet Council as we understand that some people are concerned about the impact of non-resident parking in the local area on the forthcoming festival days. In response to these concerns, we have increased the capacity of the off-street parking provision in the vicinity of the festival site by four times the amount this year. We have also put these extra measures in place to help reduce any impact:
Increased traffic management measures such as temporary ‘at any time’ waiting and loading restrictions to deter obstructions and maintain traffic flow.
The deployment of parking enforcement removal vehicles which will be patrolling local roads where necessary to deal with any vehicles committing a parking offence which require relocating vehicles.
We are also advising event attendees not to park on local roads and to use the off-street parking spaces available on event days or to travel via public transport.
Strategic road closures will also be put in place. These will be marshalled, resident and business access will be maintained at all times where applicable.
If you have any parking related issues on the event day please call or message our community liaison hotline If 07778 209 621 and our traffic team will attend.
If you require a car to be towed as its blocking your access please call Barnet council on and they will send a parking enforcement removal vehicle.
LOCAL CHARITIES
Each year we raise money for local charities and we raised over £4800 in 2023. We will be raising money this year for these two local charities again: Noah’s Ark Children Hospice and Barnet Young Foundation.
COMMUNITY RELATIONS AND CONTACTS
The voice of the local residents and community is important to us, and we want to ensure your views are heard. We understand that you may want to contact us about the event plans and may need to contact us during and after the festival, please refer to the contact details below.
For all enquiries before the event weekend you can email us on community@51stfestival.com. This email shall be responded to within 2 working days.
If you have any queries on the day, please call or message our community liaison hotline on 07751912288.
FAQ’s
If I want to attend how do I obtain tickets?
Tickets are available from https://51stfestival.com
What travel information is provided to customers attending the event?
Customers are strongly advised to travel by car or use public transport to travel to the event. The Organisers have advised using the following tube and bus destinations via their website/social media presences:
Special emphasis has been placed on using Mill Hill Broadway & Mill Hill East as shuttle buses will be provided, more information to follow.
Those customers that wish to use taxis will be guided to a dedicated taxi drop-off point.
This will be publicised with Uber and local taxi companies.
What roads will be affected and when?
We are working with Barnet council as we understand that people will be concerned about parking in the local area. There will be plenty of parking space available on site for the event attendees and we are advising event attendees not to park on local roads as we are working with Barnet council in regards to putting parking restrictions in place for the surrounding roads. More details will be updated closer to the event.
Who do I contact if a vehicle is blocking my access to my home/business?
Please contact Barnet Council on 0203 856 0020
Will the event affect public transport?
Although tube and bus services will be busier than usual TfL envisions a normal service throughout the weekend. Mill Hill East & Mill Hill Broadways Station will be particularly busy from 9pm during the egress of the event
Is there a cleansing operation in place for areas outside of the playing fields?
There is a cleansing operation for areas outside of the park. Barnet Councils Waste Management department have been commissioned in order to organise extra sweeps of the surrounding areas during and immediately after the event.
Who should I contact if I want to report issues to do with litter or street cleansing as a result of the event?
Please call the community hotline on 07751912288
Will I be able to use the rest of the playing fields and if so, will it be safe?
You will be able to use the rest of the park as normal. We take public safety extremely seriously and have a range of measures in place to ensure the public remains safe and secure at all times during the event. There will be sufficient security guards in Hi-Vis jackets ring-fencing the site and at other appropriate areas throughout the event. Supervisors will have specially marked Hi-Vis jackets. They will patrol and spot-check the perimeter regularly, and will be on duty throughout the event. The Emergency Services have been consulted about the security plans and will be briefed and on site throughout the event itself.
What is being done to address certain elements of anti-social behaviour witnessed?
Entry and exit from the event will be tightly controlled by security and traffic management companies. There will be signage throughout the event encouraging guests to leave quietly.
Clear measures are in place to prevent open drinks being carried outside the licensed premises.
All security staff are SIA-accredited (the industry standard) and well-trained in dealing with crime and disorder issues. Any member of the public causing a nuisance will be required to leave the site and a note of this made in our records. Any use of illegal substances will be dealt with by the Police officers who will be on duty in and around the park.
NOISE MANAGEMENT
Who should I contact if I want to complain about noise from the event?
There will be an independent noise management company and the Council's Noise Management Officers on duty who will be undertaking noise assessments at all times that live music is being played to monitor sound levels.
If you have a noise complaint on the day of the event please call our community liaison hotline on 07778 209 621 or Barnet’s Council out-of-hours noise hotline 020 8359 4605.
How can I find out more detailed information about the 51ST Festival?
You can visit https://51stfestival.com for more information about the event.
There are robust written policies in place for noise, crowd and waste management which have been reviewed by our Safety Advisory Group.
For further information, please visit: https://51stfestival.com