Officials said they had no choice but to call off Saturday’s ‘night glow’ on safety grounds. Full story:
There were balloon launches and musical performances at the festival earlier on Saturday
Marianne McGrath, who did not get in, said the installation of barriers this year had led to an "absolute shambles".About 9,000 people attended the event at Telford Town Park on Saturday. "It was the most difficult decision for me to make, but I had to make that call given that advice because it is just in the interests of public safety."The police said they basically didn't have the resource to manage what was going on out there."Marianne McGrath estimated that more than 3,000 people were outside the barriers for the "night glow" event
Mrs McGrath said her five-year-old nephew was "incredibly disappointed" he could not go into the arena.
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