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January 27th - London Colney: Freedom To Party

Later on that night, an abandoned [ and brand new ] warehouse in London Colney [ between St. Albans and Radlett ], Hertfordshire is quickly "requisitioned" by Tarquin de Meza and his production team from Weekend World. Closely following Tarquin to the building are the other members [ Sunrise, Genesis and Biology ] of the coalition who within a couple of hours, arrange and set up the impromptu party.

 

The coalition's after-demonstration activies haven't entirely gone un-noticed - Police officers from the local Hertfordshire Police have located the planned gathering and they errected a cordon around the warehouse which effectively blocks the convoys coming to the party. As atmospheres in both camps reaches boiling point, a minor altication breaks out between the authorities and potential party-goers.

 

Outnumbered, Hertfordshire Police call off their operation and allow the party to continue until 9am.

 

 

 

February

February 24th - Blackburn: Nelson Rave Bust

Tommy Smith and Tony Creft's long run of illegal parties in Lancashire ends in abrupt circumstances in a warehouse on the Lomeshaye Industrial Estate in Nelson, Near Burnley, Lancashire. The alarm bells start to ring at their latest Hardcore Uproar party when a contingent of around two-hundred riot police from the Lancashire Constabulary attempt to raid their party.

 

On their approach to the building, Lancashire's elite policing division also dosen't have it entirely their way as they faced fierce opposition from the guests who greeted them with a barrage of stones and other heavy objects. Lancashire's biggest [ and last ] illegal party to date was witnessed by a crowd of over ten-thousand people who unsuspectingly, will see the end of a magical era in Lancashire pay party history.

 

Shortly before the party, a group of up-and-coming local producers asked the organisers if they could record the crowd noise for their latest track they are working on, the organisers agree in principle but insist that the name of the track is to be called - "Hardcore Uproar". With a live P.A. in the bag and with just minutes to spare, the producers sampled the crowd noise, packed up the keyboards and recording gear and vacated the building before the ensuing chaos unfolded.

 

Shortly after the raid in Nelson, a un-named newspaper reports that the local authorities had pulled off another successful operation due to recovering a substantial quanity of controlled substances from the scene. As Lancashire's illegal party scene goes into a self-consuming freefall, a slew of legal parties takes place at Malfoy's Nightclub but after another bout of persecution by the local authorities, those parties come to a shuddering halt as well.

 

 

 

March

March 3rd - London: Freedom To Party II

The ravers bitter struggle against "the powers that be" continues as the "Freedom To Party" coalition reinforces it's displeasure at Graham Bright's parliamentary bill.

 

For the second time in as many months, thousands of protestors and activists marched through the royal part of London into Traflagar Square turning the area into another thick quagmire of disgruntled ravers, route-masters buses and passing cars.

 

 

 

March 3rd - Manchester: Freedom To Party

Receiving the same injustice as their raving counterparts down south, the "Freedom To Party" protest against the increased penalties bill gains momentum with a new branch of membership.

 

Not alone with the current state of affairs, the coalition's plight against the uncooperative government spreads to the north of England. Held on the same day as the second London rally, tens of thousands of protestors rallied in Albert Square in Manchester, Greater Manchester to futher turn the screw against an unrepentant establishment.

 

 

 

 

 

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