Maidstone River Festival cancelled
One of the county’s most popular
and largest free events, Maidstone River Festival, has
been cancelled.
In what would have been its 29th year, the event’s
voluntary committee have been forced into the cancellation
following a new directive that the Police now charge
for attending Public Events.
The new regime was announced in October 2007, in line
with documentation issued by Association of Chief Police
Officers, and comes into effect in April 2008. These
charges are substantial and they come on top of the
event licence fees quietly introduced by the government
just two years ago.
River Festival 2007 review
After a summer which has seen heavy rain and freak flooding
across parts of the country, Maidstone River Festival
weekend brought the sunshine to Kent's county town...Review
2007
Photo Gallery
The first batch of photos from the 2007 River Festival
is now online. Thanks to everyone who has sent in their
snaps - we will add them to the website over the weekend...Photos
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Thank you
Maidstone River Festival would like to thank our sponsors
and supporters. We really appreciate your backing and
couldn't stage the event without you. We also extend
that thanks to everyone who took part and helped out
on the day - entertainers, stewards, safety boat crew,
police, St John Ambulance to name but a few.
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and St Peter's Bridge. Change the colours by texting
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metal or elemental to 07775 864202. Pop
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