Angry parents slam lacklustre park event

Helen Durnford was also unhappy, adding: ‘This was an £80 family ticket and the experience we got to what was expected was far from the truth. Disgusted.’

Another attendee Donna Glyde said: ‘(It was) badly organised, falsely advertised and a kids singing group got kicked off the stage.’

DonellaOgilvie-Leesadded: ‘Lots of unhappy people (including myself ) who attended the event.’

The organiser said they were left with a ‘major issue’ after the staging company left them with a half-built main stage and no second stage and issues with the sound-with her having to pay for sound equipment.

The lack of a second stage which was ‘beyond our control’ meant some acts were not there, such as the magician. This meant there were also tensions over those due to be performing, with a mum whose child was part of a children’s singing group storming a Craig David tribute set on the main stage–resulting in a heated confrontation with the organisers .‘ They were meant to be on the second stage and she wanted them to go on the main stage ... I said they couldn’ t go on there as that’s where the main artists were ,’ the organisers aid.

‘The mum (who then went on stage) then asked them to cut (the tribute act) short and she got the crowd to boo (the act).’

The organiser said the bar not turning up was also beyond their control.

The company also came under fire for an event in Basingstoke in April that was cancelled a week before it was due to take place due to a problem with the condition of the ground. But it was reportedly called off because the organisers failed to show how they would keep the public safe.