‘The party was chilled until police sent in the riot squad’: when a Dorset free rave turned violent

The organisers of Eggtek in Lulworth and local police have two very different stories about how trouble started at the Easter event

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/apr/11/the-party-was-chilled-until-police-sent-in-the-riot-squad-when-a-dorset-free-rave-turned-violent

#rave #techno #police #Dorset

#humour #sarcasm [ #uk_geography ]

#dorset [sw uk ] : [john] how do you get to 'scratch arse ware '
location postcode[BH19-3HG]?
[mick] go through ' pratt s bottom'[aka noble s valley]
London/Kent postcode [BR6-7SQ] [125-miles-SW <V]
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#scottish_folklore : #selkies could be a #selfie_walkie_talkie
#brad_gelina , #demi_john , #jack_straw_berry ,
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Oof - thats 3 different #constabularies involved shutting down the #rave - #Dorset , #HantsPol and #AvonAndSomerset (you can work this out from the two letters on the officers public order helmets), and a lot of arrests

Bank Holiday #rave is always a risky one, old bill are more determined to shut it down as otherwise its likely to carry on until Monday evening, these things often look like Lord of the Flies by then and then there's multiple sleep deprived and not sober drivers trying to make their way home which isn't really safe, but with these events increasingly being dispersed to corners of the country folk who have spent 4 hours driving there aren't simply going to turn back home and situation easily escalates..

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cddqm316mvjo

Dorset rave chaos as riot police attacked with missiles in horror violence

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/dorset-rave-chaos-riot-police-36973984

Beth has her sights set on us hiking from Wool to Lulworth this morning.

8 miles of footpaths across the #Dorset countryside, with (hopefully) a pub at the end.

Family-friendly hotel with its own play barn and childcare close to an 18-mile beach

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/travel/uk-ireland/family-friendly-hotel-play-barn-36955320