A WEEKEND music festival which expects to attract up to 12,000 people later this year is facing a storm of opposition from residents.
The Hudbu Festival would be held at Wirral Rugby Club, near Clatterbridge Hospital, in late September and organisers hope to attract thousands of music fans, with 4,000 camping at the site over the weekend.
But residents have already started petitions opposing the event, according to community leaders, because they fear it will disrupt life in the villages of Thornton Hough and Raby Mere.
A festival spokesman said they were only aware of two objections so far, and were trying to alleviate any issues residents might have with the event.
But Clatterbridge councillors have already submitted a joint objection, led by Cllr Cherry Povall.
She said: “The transport issues are just horrendous for a quiet backwater like this. The people who live near the rugby club are incandescent. Residents are very concerned.
“The festival organisers have not been granted a licence yet, but according to their website they are already selling tickets.”
She said the organisers of the festival had met residents to answer their questions and were “very up-front about the logistics”, but had failed to allay their concerns.
The festival is due to be held over the weekend of September 24 and 25 at the Memorial Fields and dozens of acts have been confirmed, including The Japanese Popstars, Popof and Shlomi Aber.
