This is taken from the EDP’s usual report about NYE incidents compiled in conjunction with Norfolk Constabulary press office
Quote:
“On New Year’s Eve the atmosphere is one of bon homie but nastiness is never far away when people are drinking heavily,” he said.
“But we have a vested interest in supporting the entertainment sector. The alternative is that people will begin to turn to the dangerous, unregulated music events.”
http://new.edp24.co.uk/search/story.aspx?brand=EDPOnline&category=News&itemid=NOED01%20Jan%202008%2013:26:16:523&tBrand=EDPOnline&tCategory=search
I always thought from what I had been told over the last 10 years long standing locals of East Anglia (I only moved here recently myself) that at least one reason EA’s free party community is so determined against all odds to continue, is because of the attitude of the Police throughout East Anglia!
The impression I got is that cops seem to have made it as difficult as possible to put on dance music events through legitimate channels.
Whilst they say “you can get licenses” they add on various extra “health and safety” conditions to stop events they don’t like the look of), or “recover costs” making it too expensive (especially if they make crews pay for CID from outside forces to nanny their event!)
So people in East Anglia took matters into their own hands and set up free parties as the remaining dance music events had been forced into over-commercialisation….
