NATIONAL NEWSPAPERS
2026
24 Feb - Brockwell Park festivals approved by council - BBC
21 Feb - Brockwell festivals set to go ahead despite doubts - BBC
16 Jan - Fury as Lambeth Council spends £200k on legal battle over Brockwell Park festivals - Evening Standard
2025
29 Dec - ‘Cities need nature to be happy’: David Attenborough seeks out London’s hidden wildlife - The Guardian
7 Dec - Lambeth axes Brockwell Park Country Show amid major budget squeeze - Evening Standard
1 Nov - Britain one of least ‘nature-connected’ nations in world – with Nepal the most - The Guardian
24 May - Those who object to music events shutting off parks are branded nimbys. But this time, I'm on their side - The Guardian
24 May - 'I honestly don't know what's going to happen next': Brockwell Park festival row ignites debate over public space - The Guardian
22 May - Brockwell Park festivals to go ahead this summer - BBC
19 May - These London festivals will go ahead despite High Court drama - Independent
16 May - Campaigner wins court case that could lead to festival ban in London park - The Guardian
15 May - Residents take council to court over Brockwell Park festivals as grass turns to 'mud bath' - ITV
12 May - Londoners launch legal challenge to protect park ahead of major music festivals - Mirror
8 May - Battle of Brockwell Park looms as residents rage over festivals - The Times
22 April - Oscar winner Mark Rylance joins fight to stop music festivals turning London park into 'prison camp' - Independent
22 April - Mark Rylance blasts Labour council over star-studded festivals that campaigners say are turning loved local park into 'a prison camp' - Daily Mail
22 April - Labour council turning park into 'prison camp', says Sir Mark Rylance - Daily Telegraph
22 April - Oscar winner's fight over festivals that turn park into 'prison camp' - The Times
2018
19 April - Field Day festival set to go ahead after organisers, council and locals do battle- The Guardian.
REGIONAL & SPECIALIST PRESS
2026
1 May - Protect Brockwell Park announce High Court hearing for Weds 6th May 2026 - Brixton Buzz
1 May - Labour, London and Lambeth - Counterfire
20 Apr - Protect Brockwell Park launches third judicial review against large-scale commercial events in the park - Brixton Buzz
31 Mar - The Living Museum – The Man Who Gave South London a Breath - Brixton Buzz
25 Mar - Halt commercialisation of London parks before it’s too late - CPRE
9 Mar - News on London LNRS - London - LNRS
4 Mar - The number Lambeth won’t reveal: Brockwell Live 2025 payment finalised – but kept secret - Brixton Buzz
3 Mar - Oops… They Did It Again: High Court rules Lambeth Council acted unlawfully over Brockwell Live 2025 – for the second time - Brixton Buzz
13 Feb - Dispute over how much park is “lost” as Brockwell Live heads to Town Hall decision – is it 26 per cent? Or closer to 45–60 per cent? - Brixton Buzz
14 Jan - Campaigners lay out detailed objections as Brockwell Live planning consultation closes - Brixton Buzz
12 Jan - Opinion piece: What should we ask of a public park? Large festivals and Protect Brockwell Park - Brixton Buzz
7 Jan - Brockwell Park Festivals Face New Objection As Campaign Group Launches Bid To Stop The Day Festivals In South London – Here’s What’s Happening - Secret London
5 Jan - Brockwell Live opponents warn of long-term damage to park - Brixton Blog
2025
13 Dec - Lambeth Country Show cancellation sparks Lib Dem criticism of Council finances - Brixton Buzz
10 Dec - Brockwell Live forced into first-ever planning application as Brockwell Park faces 32 days of partial closure - Brixton Buzz
6 Dec - No more Lambeth Country Show: Battle for Brockwell Park returns - London Centric
5 Dec - Lambeth cancels the Country Show — and its carefully worded press release raises more questions than answers - Brixton Buzz
22 Nov - Auditors slam Lambeth Council over chaotic accounts, failed savings and years of inaction on Homes for Lambeth - Brixton Buzz
14 Nov - Can Brockwell Park host Mighty Hoopla? Council appeals High Court ruling - My London
25 Sep - Exclusive: de-brief minutes expose tensions behind Brockwell Live and Lambeth Country Show 2025 - Brixton Buzz
4 Jun - The “Battle of Brockwell Park” isn’t over - Party Lines
23 May - A Mighty Fudge: Hoopla approved, just don't ask how- LondonCentric
19 May - Brockwell Live confirm Wide Awake, Field Day, The Mighty Hoopla and more will go ahead despite losing court case - NME
19 May - Campaigners win legal battle over imminent Brockwell Park gig series - Rolling Stone
19 May - Brockwell Park festival organisers say that events will go ahead this summer despite High Court ruling - TimeOut
19 May - ?Festivals at Brockwell Park to go ahead as planned despite High Court ruling - Mixmag
16 May - Mighty Hoopla and Field Day: Victory for anti-festival campaigners - LondonCentric
15 May - Midland, Spray, Roza Terenzi and more cancel Field Day sets amid KKR boycott - Resident Adviser
7 May - Campaigners stage 'No Walls' protest at Brockwell Park as High Court legal battle approaches - Evening Standard
7 May - "Five gays with a laptop" vs Mark Rylance: The Battle For Brockwell Park - LondonCentric
28 April -Oscar-winning actor joins fight against Brockwell permitted development festivals - The Planner
26 April - Brockwell park faces six weeks of disruption as Lambeth Council is set to approve extended event infrastructure - Brixton Buzz
25 April - A Legal Challenge Has Been Launched Against Festivals in Brockwell Park | London News at a Glance- London on the Inside
25 April - Mark Rylance condemns music festivals for turning London park into 'prison camp' - Bishops Storford Independent
24 April - Mark Rylance condemns music festivals for 'destroying' London park and turning it into 'prison camp' - My London
23 April - Brockwell Park locals crowdfund legal action against festivals including Field Day - Access All Areas
22 April - Locals crowdfund legal action against Mighty Hoopla, Wide Awake, Field Day and other "unlawful" festivals in London's Brockwell Park - NME
22 April - Oscar winner Mark Rylance hits out at music festivals for turning London park into 'prison camp' - LBC
22 April - Crowdfunder aims to stop "unsustainable" events taking place at Brockwell Park - standoutmagazine.co.uk
22 April - Campaigners launch ?31k legal challenge to stop festivals like Mighty Hoopla going ahead in Brockwell Park- The Standard
22 April - Huge UK festival under threat over environmental concerns as campaigners raise ?31,000 - Metro UK
17 April - The ?30,000 legal challenge to Mighty Hoopla and Field Day festival - londoncentric.media.
17 April - What does Lambeth Council, Brockwell Park festivals, a Global Private Equity firm and the funding of genocide of Gaza have in common? - brixtonbuzz.com.
17 April - Protect Brockwell Park launch website: protectbrockwellpark.org.
31 March - Hundreds of residents campaign council to protect Brockwell Park - swlondoner.co.uk
18 March - Daytimers withdraw from Lost Village and Mighty Hoopla slots over Superstruct acquisition by private equity firm KKR - mixmag.net
2018
23 April - Lambeth Council says Field Day and Mighty Hoopla decision was unlawful - wandsworthguardian.co.uk
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2026
6 May - Protect Brockwell Park Statement
The High Court has refused permission to proceed with our legal challengeof the Brockwell Live planning decision. The judge considered that althoughLambeth Council had misrepresented at least three issues, these failings were not enough to justify overturning the planning committee's decision. He made no judgment on whether that decision itself was correct.
It is wrong to say the court approved of holding Brockwell Live commercial events in the park.
Although we have not met the very high bar for proving procedural failure, by taking this action we have made huge steps forward in protecting the park:
🌳 The Council can no longer grant permission without taking proper account of the damage and impact on the park from events in previous and future years.
🌳 The Council has been forced to disclose important information about income from the events and expenditure on the park.
🌳 We are much better able to ensure planning conditions are complied with.
🌳 Council decisions will have to be made with greater transparency and take the park's protections more seriously.
This is what holding the Council to account looks like, and we are very grateful to our supportersin helping us achieve this.
We believe it is possible to hold popular and sustainable events in the park, but ultimately, planning law allows elected councillors to make almost any decision they like. If we think these are damaging and unfair, our best defence is through the ballot box.
Thank you to our supporters for standing with us. Together, we will keep protecting our precious local park.
21 April - Campaigners Launch Third Legal Challenge to Protect Brockwell Park
2025
21 May - Lambeth Council set to Defy High Court and Continue to Ignore Concerned
Residents Over Brockwell Park Festivals [PDF]
16 May - PBP Wins Judicial Review - final [PDF]
BBC News SouthEast, 25Apr25
BBC Radio London
Are festivals "permanently damaging" Brockwell Park?
BBC London's Riz Lateef heard from residents and spoke to the groups co-founder Jen Hawkins.
BBC Radio
Is our noisy world killing us?
