Residents of Lambeth are protesting against the council's approval of large summer festivals at Brockwell Park, claiming these events damage the green space. Over 150 residents participated in a visual protest against proposed fencing. Protect Brockwell Park is contesting the council's decision in a High Court review, emphasizing concerns about ecological harm from festival activities, despite council claims of low ecological sensitivity. The group supports events but opposes unsustainable practices that privatize public space for profit.
We're not against events in the park. But we are firmly opposed to oversized, unsustainable festivals. Fencing off huge sections of the park... undermines the very purpose of the park as a public space.
Campaigners believe events like Brockwell Live... have an adverse ecological impact on the park, including damage to grassland, harm to trees, and disruption to root protection zones caused by heavy equipment.
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