Boardmasters organisers increase security measures

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The organisers of Boardmasters said determination would beryllium 50% much precocious visibility information patrols

Organisers of an yearly euphony festival successful Newquay person confirmed they person accrued information measures for the 2025 shows.

Boardmasters said in a Facebook post it was boosting information unit to "crowd and behaviour absorption positions" by 20% for the lawsuit taking spot betwixt 6-10 August.

The festival volition person 25 much introduction lanes which organisers said would alteration deeper searches of visitors' belongings, 25% much watchtowers manned 24-hours a day, and 50% summation successful high-visibility information patrols.

On the Friday nighttime of the 2024 Boardmasters lawsuit successful August seven radical were taken to hospital with injuries aft determination was a assemblage surge.

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The yearly festival takes spot astatine Newquay successful Cornwall

In its Facebook post, Boardmasters said it would beryllium sharing updates connected changes for adjacent year's lawsuit implicit the adjacent fewer days and weeks.

Organisers added determination would beryllium 50 buses for the parkland and thrust and the drop-off country would beryllium person to the gates.

The station connected Facebook besides said changes would beryllium made to camping facilities for adjacent year's lawsuit including a "chilled zone" which would person a sound curfew of 23:00 BST.

The creator line-up for 2025's festival has not yet been revealed.

The festival's organisers person said they would not beryllium commenting further beyond their societal media post.


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