I cant emagine many people wanting to put their hands up to organising ilegal events, or as squat juce would say,

OB!

i’ve organised a few legal nights before, not exactly legal raves though, more showcasing local young musicians type nights

yeah it was at local pubs, one in particular with very supportive owners

its a good night definitely, the pub was happy to do it as it filled the place with people spending money, the musicians jumped at the opportunity to gain a bigger reputation and even get on the starting block, and punters enjoyed it. we’d do donations for various charities which raised quite a bit

however especially when it became a regular night instead of a “now and then” thing, the police were about. it seems strange but even a relatively low-key night attracted a police presence, and now the said pub is under scrutiny from the council because of reported “underage drinking and drug use” and also “lack of door security”

however i’ve rarely seen anything other than the odd spliff being smoked outside, which is inevitable – but there was never any trouble, great atmosphere etc. whereas places in the centre of town get left alone by police despite being majorly agrro pisshead places

to be honest this might have just been our local police force, its something to keep in mind when organising events, if your council/police are a bit better than ours they may grant you a license without conditions, unfortunately round here obtaining a license means having to comply with certain conditions, mainly they seem keen on having bouncers operating and a strict ID only entry – for an event they know has bare young people at

The police are going to be the same ones in my area and they are strict…the Council is Suffolk Coastal which will probably be the same as Ipswich (fairly strict as well) – its in the new Licensing Act that “children” have to be kept “safe from harm” which includes exposure to alcohol and drugs

Josh won’t be able to get a TENS in his own name for any event what sells alcohol until he is 18. However an older friend can do so.

he events at the Carribean Club have been good but have had “security issues” due to chavs causing unneeded trouble and nicking things – it would be prudent to keep an event small and with trusted friends rather than go for massive stacks and large crowds. Even many of the mainstream events in Norwich
have become ticket only to keep the chavs out.

there is a lot of competition for venues in Norwich from the local crews (especially with them losing the Queen Charlotte due to noise complaints) TBH if you know your local area and any potential venues you’d be better off staying closer to home. Another issue is your friends may not have cars and young drivers under the influence is dangerous anyway so keeping it local is safer for everyone (and greener)

Also I think Suffolk Coastal has a lot of businesses dependent on the leisure industry potentially more willing to accept these sorts of events as the recession bites…

any driver under the influence is dangerous

im not saying i’ve never done it, like most people i disagree with it on principle but still do it occasionally

that goes for a lot of things… i ate a kit-kat yesterday.

i have helped organiz a few privet partys in the past and am helping my friend organise a small legal event (not privet) happeneing some time in the next year in the north east london area … will keep you all posted closer to the time of further details if any one is interested 😉

The impression I get is Essex and Suffolk cops are using the same protocol as the MPS in London called “safe and sound”; and they consider all dance music events to be a risk of trouble including class A drug dealing and knife/gun violence and expect promoters to prepare accordingly.

cunts, the lot of them.

i considered the idea of judging the individual policeman and accept that there may be some policemen with the right-idea and who are decent people

however even these decent policeman made an informed decision to join an overall organisation which is oppressive and full of institutional corruption and abuse of power

which invalidates them as a decent person.

I once tryed to organise a piss up at the local brewery, it was not a success.