In a way, it’s a major shock. But if you were in Woolwich Town Hall yesterday, it’ll come as no surprise at all. Greenwich Council’s licensing committee has refused permission for the four Peninsula Festival licences – meaning no beach, no 20,000-capacity gigs, no campsite, and no “business lounge” on the Greenwich Peninsula during next […]
Greenwich Council’s licensing committee is discussing the application to hold next summer’s Peninsula Festival after an day-long meeting at Woolwich Town Hall heard sharp criticism of the plans from police, Olympics chiefs and local residents. Four different licenses are being applied for, but the Metropolitan Police, Transport for London and Olympics organisers LOCOG lined up […]
Backers of the Peninsula Festival have applied to Greenwich Council to hold 45,000-capacity concerts on an empty plot of land in the week before the Olympics. They want four shows to be held between 19 and 26 July 2012, with eight smaller concerts during the Olympics period itself. The application, for the land bounded by […]
Frank Dekker walks along the riverside path, and gestures towards Canary Wharf. He’s sketching out a scheme for his planned beach on the Greenwich Peninsula. Why not get a sponsor to fund a water flume on the beach? “It’s limited only by our imaginations and what we can make happen commercially. The cost of a […]
The Peninsula Festival‘s organisers revealed their plans to local residents yesterday with a couple of meetings in the swish new office blocks next to the Dome. From the 11th floor, it’s easy to see where boss Frank Dekker gets his enthusiasm from – just look down at the vast empty spaces that remain on the […]
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