For those who remember it, the Jerk Cook Out event in 2009 in Horniman Gardens caused havoc locally. There was o lot of correspondence on this site at the time.
There were estimated to be up to 20,000 people at the event and it was a nightmare for those of us living nearby. The roads across the whole district were gridlocked and parking across the area was chaotic. The noise and crowds disrupted families living in a wide radius of the Gardens. Due to inadequate lavatory facilities, people were urinating in the front gardens of the houses around the site.
The ony saving grace was that the event finished at about 8pm. Alcohol was not on sale in the Gardens that day

The Museum has now applied for a change to their current licence so that they can sell alcohol from 10 am to 11.30 pm, and run events for up to 15,000 people. You can imagine how those of us who live close to the Gardens feel about this! Many of us will be sending in objections to this application. If any members of this forum also wish to object, the closing date is 29 March. Letters have to be sent to: Licensing Services, London Borough of Lewisham, 2nd Floor, Lawrence House, SE6 4RU.