But then there was some news from the police. It would have been no surprise if Sting and the boys had got wind of this gathering from America and announced they would be rocking up to provide music for the over 1000 strong guest list on Facebook.
Unfortunately the Police in question were the boys in blue who have allegedly decided to contact the party organiser to kindly inform them that should the party go ahead they could incur a fine of up to £10,000 and face being booted out of university.
A few things strike me about this intervention. Firstly, did the university estates bosses just happen to come across this Facebook event or are MI5 not busy enough at the moment.
Secondly and more seriously, what happened to the right of assembly? Last time I checked getting a 1000 people together in a four bedroom house didn’t constitute a crime.
But in all honesty this is far from a human rights tragedy and the police and the University have probably done the organisers a favour putting the breaks on before hand.
Trying to explain your way out of couple of grand’s worth of damage when its all over and everyone’s gone home would be more challenging than a degree in Medicine.
Plus there's always the distinct possibility that nobody turns up, an event from my first year springs to mind, and that's never nice for the organiser - word tends to get around on the quasi automous state of Hendrefoeland Student Village.
Although judging by the Facebook message, which says they have people in Germany now facing a night in watching the Pobl y Cwm omnibus after it was called off, that probably isn't the case here.
All in all though best not to get your house destroyed. But, if or when the university finally sell the village to developers, an impromptu festival to see off the village would surely be the only right thing to do!
They have done the University a favour. HSV is a bit of a hole at the best of times, imagine if you lived in house 58 and opposed the party! Bet theyre breathign a sigh of relief (However, I doubt they opposed it!)
ReplyDeleteAs you say, it would have destroyed the house, I stayed in the village for a night in my freshers, there was a party- it was ruined, prompt security etc etc.
I like the idea of deystroying the village (when it is due) in one mass party!!!!