Illegal rave plans in Nottinghamshire foiled as police make six arrests

Officers attended five properties including one in Deal Gardens, Bulwell and five men aged 33, 41, 55, 59 and 62 and one woman aged 51 were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to cause the public nuisance following a series of warrants.

The other four properties were in Kimbolton Avenue, Radford, Rolleston Drive, Lenton, Summer Street, West Bromwich and Cavell Way, Sittingbourne.

The force gathered intelligence on social media following a promotion of an illegal rave due to take place at a farm in Costock, near the Leicestershire border.

The event was due to start on Friday, August 28, for two nights.

Public Order Public Safety Commander Neil Williams is leading the investigation.

He said: "Officers conducted a series of warrants this morning in Nottingham, Kent and the West Midlands following intelligence being passed onto the force.

"We have acted upon that information by arresting five people and seizing a number of mobile phones and laptops as part of our enquiries.

"The force has worked closely with Rushcliffe Borough Council ahead of the planned bank holiday weekend event.

"It is our understanding that the unauthorised music event would have hosted hundreds of people, DJs and food stalls.

"We are working closely with the local authority to ensure the event doesn't go ahead.

"We believe early intervention is best regarding these illegal events and it's important to quell their planning.

"We will continue to use these disruptive tactics to ensure that these types of events are cancelled to protect the communities during a period of a global pandemic."

Coun Rob Inglis, Rushcliffe Borough Council’s cabinet portfolio holder for neighbourhoods, said: “We’re pleased to be working in partnership with Nottinghamshire Police to halt this illegal gathering and fully support the arrests that have taken place.

“It’s more important than ever that our communities in Rushcliffe are protected from any events that threaten measures to combat the pandemic or cause localised anti-social or illegal activity.”

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