Bulldog disappointed - police ask for licence review

We are very disappointed that Warwickshire police should seek a review of the show’s licence at this late stage. They have had nine months in which to seek a review -we can only guess at the reasons for waiting until now; but it would seem to be designed to cause disruption to the show.

Their bid doesn’t appear to contain any new arguments that would justify stopping the Bulldog Bash, though there may be some technical issues that could be resolved without a review. We would point out that there was a full two day hearing of the licence application last year which went through every aspect of the show in great detail …this resulted in Stratford council granting us a ten year licence for the event.

This decision obviously disappointed the police who then mounted a hugely disruptive, expensive and we believe unnecessary operation outside the show. The event went off with no problems as it has every year, yet the police are again trying to get the show cancelled.

Asst Chief Constable Bill Holland has already made it clear he doesn’t want the show to go ahead and has talked of repeating that disruptive police operation again if it does - something we know local people are unhappy about.

It seems inappropriate to us and we would again appeal to the police to work with us as they have in the past to make sure we have a safe and successful Bulldog Bash. We are confident the event will go ahead –any issues the police have can be resolved between the organisers, themselves and Stratford council.

Tickets are available from The Bulldog Bash, PO Box 5026, East Reading, RG6 1QZ – Please send a cheque or postal order for £50 per person, plus a first class postage paid SEA, to arrive no later than 30th of June. After this date the gate price of £55 applies.