The festival season at Crystal Palace Park got under way with the Wireless Festival on 1, 2 and 3 July. Feedback from residents suggest that the Festival was better managed than in 2021. In a survey carried out by the CPCA last year, only 26% considered that the Festival was well-managed then, and only 10% felt that consultation with the local community was adequate. This year, Wireless organisers Festival Republic promised to be ‘good neighbours’ and took steps to address traffic management, noise, and debris and urination in surrounding streets. The Festival was accompanied by a heavy, some might say over-heavy, police and security presence. Last year’s survey showed that…

The Crystal Palace Park Trust is due to take over day-to-day running of the Park from Bromley Council. It has stated that, in order to provide sufficient income for maintenance and much-needed improvements, it is essential that the Park hosts large scale events such as the recent South Facing and Wireless concerts.  The Wireless event caused major disruption across the Crystal Palace, Anerley, Penge and Upper Norwood areas and residents have expressed strong views both in support of and against future major events.  The Trust has indicated that it will carry out a consultation later in the year but CPCA believes that local residents should be invited to express their…