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Castlemorton, May 1992 – A slideshow

By 1992 leaked documents from Avon and Somerset Constabulary demonstrated the existence of Operation Nomad. Force Operational Order 36/92 marked `In Confidence’, revealed:  “With effect from Monday 27th April 1992, dedicated resources will be used to gather intelligence in respect … Continue reading

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“IT’S NEVER TOO FAR”: THE INSIDE STORY OF CASTLEMORTON — HISTORY’S MOST INFAMOUS RAVE

Read an excerpt from DiY founder Harry Harrison’s new book, Dreaming in Yellow: The story of DiY Soundsystem Never has there been a more turbulent time in UK politics than in the 1980s. Through a new era of young ravers … Continue reading

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Facebook Pix : Criminal Justice Bill Protest Pictures

Another submission for a feature in ‘Saturday Guardian Mag’ “We are running a feature on the 30th anniversary of the Criminal Justice Bill in The Guardian’s Saturday magazine. It will publish on Saturday 20th April. “ https://tinyurl.com/28qqtf5r

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Facebook Pix : Castlemorton, DiY, FreeParty and Clubs

First submission for a feature in ‘Saturday Guardian Mag’ “We are running a feature on the 30th anniversary of the Criminal Justice Bill in The Guardian’s Saturday magazine. It will publish on Saturday 20th April. “ https://tinyurl.com/2ysdm7xy

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Bristol venue to host legendary 90s rave sound systems and DJs at ‘free party’ exhibition

The event at Lost Horizon will bring together some of the most instrumental people from the early 1990s free party scene By Mark Taylor Life Writer Festivalgoers these days are used to paying hundreds of pounds for the privilege of … Continue reading

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Free Party Exhibition and Show. A Retrospective

Free Party Exhibition and Show. A Retrospective Lost Horizons, Bristol Samsung S10 4K Video 3840 x2160 I’m there again next Saturday 28th May and on the panel discussion then: 4pm – 5pm – Talks w. Q&A – DiY (Harry H … Continue reading

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Free Party, A Retrospective. Film and Panel discussion at Lost Horizon, Bristol

Free Party, A Retrospective. Film and Panel discussion at Lost Horizon, Bristol. * Aaron Trinder, Filmmaker* Harry Harrison, DiY* Steff Pickles, Traveller* Alan Lodge, ‘Tash’, Photographer …. video of the panel by Sam also check out the groove at ….

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Hatred of Dissent: Reviewing Four Decades of Repressive Tory Laws on the 38th Anniversary of the Battle of the Beanfield – Andy Worthington

38 years ago, on June 1, 1985, a convoy of vehicles carrying what the photographer Alan Lodge described as “a small, mild mannered bunch of people” — around 550 men, women and children, generally described at the time as New … Continue reading

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Blocked from Facebook for 24 hours

For heaven sake! I have been blocked for 24 hours from posting on Facebook because I had uploaded this image. Now I know the ‘community guidelines’ go on about nudity and sexual activity etc ….. but if anyone sees rudeness … Continue reading

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Convoy forming up and leaving Stonehenge, 1982

GOLLY GOSH !!!!! I have found me taking this very photo at 3.55mins inChris Waite’s Film : Stonehenge Visions Tipi Valley Dreams. Pt 3. 1982, 40 years ago ….. Look, I had hair and everything 🙂 me taking this very … Continue reading

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Photographic Exhibition titled: ‘Freedom’

Welcome to an evocative collection of freedom themed photographs, a generous visual response by over two hundred talented photographers. Individually the images illustrate personal notions of freedom, collectively they articulate the nuance of freedom itself from multiple perspectives. A compelling mix … Continue reading

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Free Party, A Retrospective. Film and Panel discussion at Lost Horizon, Bristol

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The 1992 gathering led to a wave of controversial legislation targeting free parties, Roma and New Age travellers.

On the 30th anniversary of seminal UK rave Castlemorton, free party veterans have been drawing comparisons between the infamous Criminal Justice And Public Order Act 1994 (CJA) and new legislation targeting protests. From May 22nd through 29th, 1992, tens of … Continue reading

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30 years ago this week was a rave so chaotic that it shook Middle England to its core – DJMag TikTok

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Tash on festivals, free party, rave, Castlemorton, Stonehenge, Beanfield etc etc … and so on…. DJ Mag

Castlemorton 1992: photographing the illegal rave that changed UK dance music forever This week marks the 30th anniversary of the biggest and the most infamous illegal rave that ever took place: Castlemorton – a week-long, 20,000-person party deemed so anarchistic … Continue reading

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An earlier example of pictures for a DiY article in DJ Mag 1992

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DiY Sound System: Anarchist Ravers of Castlemorton : Vice Video

Including 25x of my pictures, supplied to illustrate the background to this material and interviews. “Someone called us 72 hour party people. It would start on Saturday and finish on Tuesday.”In the 1990s, no one partied harder than the raver. … Continue reading

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Free Party, A Retrospective Exhibition, at Lost Horizons. Bristol

Free Party, A Retrospective Exhibition, at Lost Horizons. Bristol [Outside Panels]. Picture : thanks to Nick Clague

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Free Party, A Retrospective Exhibition, at Lost Horizons. Bristol

Free Party, A Retrospective Exhibition, at Lost Horizons. Bristol [Outside Panels]. Picture : thanks to Nick Clague

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Free Party Exhibition and Show. A Retrospective

Free Party Exhibition and Show. A Retrospective Lost Horizons, Bristol I’m there again next Saturday 28th May and on the panel discussion then: 4pm – 5pm – Talks w. Q&A – DiY (Harry H & Jack), Alan ‘Tash’ Lodge, photographer … Continue reading

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