I'm not actually clear how gridlock and people driving around for hours and not being able to park and get in to the event is meant to help attract people to Forest Hill or to help its economy. Traffic congestion is well known for doing the exact opposite. The reports on various websites by those who attended are also saying that people were complaining about the music not being loud enough or the stage not being large enough and could have they louder music next year? Cue another venue, I think? I can't see the Tewkesbury Lodge folk agreeing to that; I am already aware that of concerns in that department already

Reports I have read suggest that 20000 people attended; others say 10000 so I am not sure which is correct. I understand that last year 5000 attended. Clearly the venue is now too small for what is a burgeoning and successful venture and I am still of the opinion that any traffic management solution can only tinker around the edges. I suspect therefore that the organisers are already searching for a new venue that will bring them even more income. Good luck to them. I would like to suggest Crystal Palace Park as a suitable option as it has loads of space, great transport links and lots of car parking within the site and is designed for large scale events.

Please note that I for one have no intention of being 'marshalled' into my own street, or to have to have proof of address before being allowed home.

The best interests for FH are surely to let it go and ask that the Horniman run events that are more appropriate for the scale of the venue. I am sure that they can manage to do this. Sorry, but I don't see it as my responsibility to find a solution to the problems of a commercial venture who clearly made a mint out of the event at the expense of local people without considering the impact upon them, and I really don't give a flying hoot whether other potential companies think its NIMBYISM or whatever. There are countless other events at the Horniman which manage to bring home the bacon without alienating large numbers of people.