Police Block Roads To Shut Down Weekend Rave

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Over 100 vehicles attend Easter weekend rave.

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...ravers still found ways onto the site via back roads.

Police have counted up over 100 cars parked to attend an illegal free party near Dorstone, Herefordshire.

It is reported that police had to shut roads surrounding the party but ravers still found ways onto the site via back roads.

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A local farmer threatened to shoot stray dogs that chased his sheep.

Local residents say they witnessed a mass of traffic headed to the rave site and at one point could hear 'every beat of music' on Easter Sunday morning.

The BBC were reporting that 150 ravers were dancing to one large sounsystem midday.

A report of an attendees dog disturbed local farm animals during the party. A local farmer threatened to shoot stray dogs that chased his sheep.


The current situation in the UK is that organisers of illegal raves can be fined up to £10,000 for gatherings larger than 30 people.

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