Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Director of Place Management.

The report sets out the intention of UK Tribute Festivals to utilise Woodbank Memorial Park for their annual family music festival on 23 May to 25 May 2025. 

The Area Committee is requested to grant the application, subject to all appropriate paperwork, fees, health and safety documentation and licences being obtained and submitted to the council at least two weeks prior to the event taking place and this being confirmed to the ward councillors.

Officer contact: Kath Hughes 0161 474 4418 | kath.hughes@stockport.gov.uk   

A representative of the Director of Place Management submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) which set out the intention of UK Tribute Festivals to utilise Woodbank Memorial Park for their annual family music festival on 23 May to 25 May 2025.

It was reported that ward members had been in regular contact with officers and the event organisers in relation to the application. 2024 had proved a challenging year for the festival, given the unprecedented rains which had waterlogged the park. The condition of the park had since improved back to its former condition, with the event organiser repairing the ground at their cost. Site visits had been had, and lessons had been learnt; in 2025, the site layout would be reconstructed, and security staff was expected to further support movement as a result. Further investment into the park was being investigated.

RESOLVED – That approval be given to an application received on behalf of UK Tribute Festivals to utilise Woodbank Memorial Park for their annual family music festival on 23 May to 25 May 2025, subject to all appropriate paperwork, fees, health and safety documentation and licences being obtained and submitted to the council at least two weeks prior to the event taking place (and this being confirmed to the ward councillors).