Residents unhappy ahead of Snoop Dogg’s visit to Sussex

Snoop Dogg will perfom at Fontwell. Photo credit: Matthew Baker/PA Wire

FURIOUS Fontwell residents voiced their anger at being ‘kept in the dark’ about this weekend’s Mutiny Festival.

The festival, headlined by US rapper Snoop Dogg, has concerned residents who say they were not informed about the festival beforehand.

Around 80 people attended an extremely heated residents’ meeting on Friday at Fontwell Park Racecourse – the venue for the three-day event which begins this Thursday – to complain about a number of issues including noise levels, parking and the potential for anti-social behaviour.

Neil Robins from Mutiny and Simon Williams, executive director of the racecourse, attended and were forced to answer a barrage of questions from angry people.

Around 80 local residents attended a residents meeting to complain about Mutiny Festival at Fontwell Park Racecourse SUS-150713-115150001

Although Mr Robins insisted the organisers had done everything legally required of them, he admitted an error had seen a number of neighbouring residents not receive the information leaflets they should have.

“You have a lot of upset people who live in the village, what are you going to do about it?” said Walberton Parish Councillor Sue Wallsgrove with the first of many questions at the two-hour meeting.

Residents said they were unaware that around 15,000 people were expected to attend the event, and that alcohol could be served until 1.30am, until one member of the public distributed her own leaflets.

People complained that elderly people based at nearby care homes, as well as horses at nearby stables, would be affected.

One woman said: “Westergate Care Home has a lot of people with dementia and is right next to the camping field.