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Illegal rave broken up
Police broke up an illegal rave just hours after promising a "robust" approach to unlicensed events.
Around 50 party-goers descended on Shilton airfield, near Carterton, on Friday, a spokesman said today.
Officers arrived at about 9.20pm and organisers were forced to pack up sound equipment and clear the area.
No one was arrested and the site, which is owned by Cotswold Wildlife Park, was emptied by 11pm.
Earlier in the day Insp Andy Higgs had urged people to contact police if they spotted a rave.
He added illegal raves cause disruption to residents, damage to property and potential safety problems for revellers.
9:49am Tuesday 25th March 2008
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CommentPosted by: alan page on 11:08am Tue 25 Mar 08
Some people never grow up.
I bet they were all in their mid 30's.
The only way post thatcher to engender community concern is pump yourself full of drugs and wave a glowstick.
Some people never grow up.
I bet they were all in their mid 30's.
The only way post thatcher to engender community concern is pump yourself full of drugs and wave a glowstick.
Posted by: Amadeus, cowley on 12:01pm Tue 25 Mar 08
[quote][bold]alan page[/bold] wrote:
Some people never grow up. I bet they were all in their mid 30's. The only way post thatcher to engender community concern is pump yourself full of drugs and wave a glowstick.[/quote] Sounds like a great night out, you free tonight Alan?
alan page wrote:
Some people never grow up. I bet they were all in their mid 30's. The only way post thatcher to engender community concern is pump yourself full of drugs and wave a glowstick.
Sounds like a great night out, you free tonight Alan?
Posted by: alan page on 12:58pm Tue 25 Mar 08
I would but I'm visiting Edward Carpenter's great neice this afternoon.
I would but I'm visiting Edward Carpenter's great neice this afternoon.
Posted by: fanny, cart on 1:14pm Tue 25 Mar 08
Y break it up ffs it wasn't hurting anyone just something to do over the long weekend were be back.
Y break it up ffs it wasn't hurting anyone just something to do over the long weekend were be back.
Posted by: Adam, UK on 1:43pm Tue 25 Mar 08
Pagey, do you have a social life?
Pagey, do you have a social life?
Posted by: Mr Stringfellow, Abingdon on 1:45pm Tue 25 Mar 08
You may take away our illegal raves but you will never take our straatttttoooonnssss
You may take away our illegal raves but you will never take our straatttttoooonnssss
Posted by: llcherri, headington on 1:55pm Tue 25 Mar 08
I go to raves/parties a lot and don't really see these problems what the police are saying especially as most of the places are derelict. Went down to a few nightclubs in the city centre last weekend got attacked, fights etc. Get you prioritise right.
I go to raves/parties a lot and don't really see these problems what the police are saying especially as most of the places are derelict. Went down to a few nightclubs in the city centre last weekend got attacked, fights etc. Get you prioritise right.
Posted by: DanOxford on 6:20pm Tue 25 Mar 08
A job well done- who [bold]KNOWS[/bold] what damage could have been done on a disused airfield in the middle of nowhere...
Oh and just ignore Alan- he suffers a rare condition where he thinks he's Rik from the young ones in the early 1980's.
The symptoms are not unlike Tourette's where he involuntarily shouts 'Racist!' 'Bourgeos!' 'Junkie!' 'Child abuse!' and 'Thatcher!' entirely at random.
It's disconcerting at first but you get used to it.
A job well done- who
KNOWS what damage could have been done on a disused airfield in the middle of nowhere...
Oh and just ignore Alan- he suffers a rare condition where he thinks he's Rik from the young ones in the early 1980's.
The symptoms are not unlike Tourette's where he involuntarily shouts 'Racist!' 'Bourgeos!' 'Junkie!' 'Child abuse!' and 'Thatcher!' entirely at random.
It's disconcerting at first but you get used to it.
Posted by: 40s Raver, Oxford on 7:49pm Tue 25 Mar 08
OMG takes me back to Cassington, Forest Hill and all the Industrial Estates off the M25 back in the Early 90s. About time they started again and stopped all the violence and brought a sense of belonging to all those that enjoy these. I still have my decks, Anyone wanna join me???
OMG takes me back to Cassington, Forest Hill and all the Industrial Estates off the M25 back in the Early 90s. About time they started again and stopped all the violence and brought a sense of belonging to all those that enjoy these. I still have my decks, Anyone wanna join me???
Posted by: alan page on 9:27pm Tue 25 Mar 08
[quote][bold]Adam[/bold] wrote:
Pagey, do you have a social life? [/quote] Yes but am rather choosy about it.
If you really think that taking drugs and waving a glowsticks constitutes any but a waste of time then I pity you.
I have had a really good afternoon out and coming back to you chimps jabbering on is quite a culture shock.
Adam wrote:
Pagey, do you have a social life?
Yes but am rather choosy about it.
If you really think that taking drugs and waving a glowsticks constitutes any but a waste of time then I pity you.
I have had a really good afternoon out and coming back to you chimps jabbering on is quite a culture shock.
Posted by: alan page on 9:31pm Tue 25 Mar 08
[quote][bold]DanOxford[/bold] wrote:
A job well done- who [bold]KNOWS[/bold] what damage could have been done on a disused airfield in the middle of nowhere... Oh and just ignore Alan- he suffers a rare condition where he thinks he's Rik from the young ones in the early 1980's. The symptoms are not unlike Tourette's where he involuntarily shouts 'Racist!' 'Bourgeos!' 'Junkie!' 'Child abuse!' and 'Thatcher!' entirely at random. It's disconcerting at first but you get used to it.[/quote] Rather like "immigration" "Moslem terrorists" "overcrowding" "chavs" then really isn't it?
DanOxford wrote:
A job well done- who KNOWS what damage could have been done on a disused airfield in the middle of nowhere... Oh and just ignore Alan- he suffers a rare condition where he thinks he's Rik from the young ones in the early 1980's. The symptoms are not unlike Tourette's where he involuntarily shouts 'Racist!' 'Bourgeos!' 'Junkie!' 'Child abuse!' and 'Thatcher!' entirely at random. It's disconcerting at first but you get used to it.
Rather like "immigration" "Moslem terrorists" "overcrowding" "chavs" then really isn't it?
Posted by: alan page on 11:05pm Tue 25 Mar 08
[quote][bold]alan page[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]Adam[/bold] wrote: Pagey, do you have a social life? [/quote] Yes but am rather choosy about it. If you really think that taking drugs and waving a glowsticks constitutes any but a waste of time then I pity you. I have had a really good afternoon out and coming back to you chimps jabbering on is quite a culture shock.[/quote] Besides drugging yourself up is the most ANTI social way to behave anyway.
A social life involves swapping interests, conversations, you know boring things like that.
Simply necking a shedload of e's and leaping around the same as everybody else is not sociable it is CONFORMISM.
So yes, I do have a SOCIAL life. Unlike the people here.
alan page wrote:
Adam wrote: Pagey, do you have a social life?
Yes but am rather choosy about it. If you really think that taking drugs and waving a glowsticks constitutes any but a waste of time then I pity you. I have had a really good afternoon out and coming back to you chimps jabbering on is quite a culture shock.
Besides drugging yourself up is the most ANTI social way to behave anyway.
A social life involves swapping interests, conversations, you know boring things like that.
Simply necking a shedload of e's and leaping around the same as everybody else is not sociable it is CONFORMISM.
So yes, I do have a SOCIAL life. Unlike the people here.
Posted by: DanOxford on 11:41pm Tue 25 Mar 08
Right- I have two sets of tickets here- one for an illegal rave in the middle of nowhere where you may or may not take illegal drugs; the other for 'an audience with Alan Page' where Alan will enthrall an audience with his views on Oxford, Oxford residents and a range of (un)related topics.
Book now to avoid disappointment...
Right- I have two sets of tickets here- one for an illegal rave in the middle of nowhere where you may or may not take illegal drugs; the other for 'an audience with Alan Page' where Alan will enthrall an audience with his views on Oxford, Oxford residents and a range of (un)related topics.
Book now to avoid disappointment...
Posted by: alan page on 12:26am Wed 26 Mar 08
[quote][bold]DanOxford[/bold] wrote:
Right- I have two sets of tickets here- one for an illegal rave in the middle of nowhere where you may or may not take illegal drugs; the other for 'an audience with Alan Page' where Alan will enthrall an audience with his views on Oxford, Oxford residents and a range of (un)related topics. Book now to avoid disappointment...[/quote] And like a flock of sheep they all went running for their little glowsticks.
What was it Mill said about higher and lower pleasures?
Dan again supporting illegality. Not quite the same attitude he took those illegal traders setting up stalls in Cornmarket street though.
Then it was a case of "bloody criminals" stealing trade, string em up. I did say then that were they to be selling drugs Dan the degenerate would be the first to support their rights.
Such is the consistency of those who brandish glowing phallic substitutes.
DanOxford wrote:
Right- I have two sets of tickets here- one for an illegal rave in the middle of nowhere where you may or may not take illegal drugs; the other for 'an audience with Alan Page' where Alan will enthrall an audience with his views on Oxford, Oxford residents and a range of (un)related topics. Book now to avoid disappointment...
And like a flock of sheep they all went running for their little glowsticks.
What was it Mill said about higher and lower pleasures?
Dan again supporting illegality. Not quite the same attitude he took those illegal traders setting up stalls in Cornmarket street though.
Then it was a case of "bloody criminals" stealing trade, string em up. I did say then that were they to be selling drugs Dan the degenerate would be the first to support their rights.
Such is the consistency of those who brandish glowing phallic substitutes.
Posted by: alan page on 12:31am Wed 26 Mar 08
[quote][bold]alan page[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]DanOxford[/bold] wrote: Right- I have two sets of tickets here- one for an illegal rave in the middle of nowhere where you may or may not take illegal drugs; the other for \'an audience with Alan Page\' where Alan will enthrall an audience with his views on Oxford, Oxford residents and a range of (un)related topics. Book now to avoid disappointment...[/quote] And like a flock of sheep they all went running for their little glowsticks. What was it Mill said about higher and lower pleasures? Dan again supporting illegality. Not quite the same attitude he took those illegal traders setting up stalls in Cornmarket street though. Then it was a case of \"bloody criminals\" stealing trade, string em up. I did say then that were they to be selling drugs Dan the degenerate would be the first to support their rights. Such is the consistency of those who brandish glowing phallic substitutes. [/quote] Sorry, correction. Should be "bloody FOREIGN criminals". I suppose if they were Asian it would be "Bloody w
alan page wrote:
DanOxford wrote: Right- I have two sets of tickets here- one for an illegal rave in the middle of nowhere where you may or may not take illegal drugs; the other for \'an audience with Alan Page\' where Alan will enthrall an audience with his views on Oxford, Oxford residents and a range of (un)related topics. Book now to avoid disappointment...
And like a flock of sheep they all went running for their little glowsticks. What was it Mill said about higher and lower pleasures? Dan again supporting illegality. Not quite the same attitude he took those illegal traders setting up stalls in Cornmarket street though. Then it was a case of \"bloody criminals\" stealing trade, string em up. I did say then that were they to be selling drugs Dan the degenerate would be the first to support their rights. Such is the consistency of those who brandish glowing phallic substitutes.
Sorry, correction. Should be "bloody FOREIGN criminals". I suppose if they were Asian it would be "Bloody w
Posted by: BB, Toon Town on 9:28am Wed 26 Mar 08
HAHA! People have no idea what happens at these 'raves'. They're a laugh, you have a good old stomp till the early hours in the [bold]middle of no[/bold] [bold] where[/bold] and then go home...would people not rather that then get knived, beaten up and mugged by a drunken yob in the centre of town????
People should learn to enjoy themselves more and before you judge those who attend these 'raves' maybe go to one and maybe you might enjoy it!
HAHA! People have no idea what happens at these 'raves'. They're a laugh, you have a good old stomp till the early hours in the
middle of no where and then go home...would people not rather that then get knived, beaten up and mugged by a drunken yob in the centre of town????
People should learn to enjoy themselves more and before you judge those who attend these 'raves' maybe go to one and maybe you might enjoy it!
Posted by: alan page on 10:25am Wed 26 Mar 08
And they are also illegal.
Sorry but being trapped in a field with thousands of people all doing exactly the same thing is too close to the Nuremburg rally mentality for me.
If taking a shedload of e's and jumping up and down to some computer generated crap a child of four put together is your idea of fun, then so be it.
If they were to be liscenced and legitimate and held with the consent of the people in the surrounding area then no problem.
Simply turning up and imposing your primitive idea of fun on people is as self absorbed as it gets.
And they are also illegal.
Sorry but being trapped in a field with thousands of people all doing exactly the same thing is too close to the Nuremburg rally mentality for me.
If taking a shedload of e's and jumping up and down to some computer generated crap a child of four put together is your idea of fun, then so be it.
If they were to be liscenced and legitimate and held with the consent of the people in the surrounding area then no problem.
Simply turning up and imposing your primitive idea of fun on people is as self absorbed as it gets.
Posted by: DanOxford on 10:33am Wed 26 Mar 08
[quote][bold]alan page[/bold] wrote:
[quote][bold]DanOxford[/bold] wrote: Right- I have two sets of tickets here- one for an illegal rave in the middle of nowhere where you may or may not take illegal drugs; the other for 'an audience with Alan Page' where Alan will enthrall an audience with his views on Oxford, Oxford residents and a range of (un)related topics. Book now to avoid disappointment...[/quote] And like a flock of sheep they all went running for their little glowsticks. What was it Mill said about higher and lower pleasures? Dan again supporting illegality. Not quite the same attitude he took those illegal traders setting up stalls in Cornmarket street though. Then it was a case of "bloody criminals" stealing trade, string em up. I did say then that were they to be selling drugs Dan the degenerate would be the first to support their rights. Such is the consistency of those who brandish glowing phallic substitutes. [/quote] Oh dear, he's off again.
For those in the thick gallery here we go.
The reason I objected to illegal traders selling mini kites and silks in Cornmarket street is that they posed a major threat threat to the health and safety of any body who buys them.
People who sell class a drugs pose no threat whatever and people should have the right to knowingly purchase harmless illegal merchandise.
alan page wrote:
DanOxford wrote: Right- I have two sets of tickets here- one for an illegal rave in the middle of nowhere where you may or may not take illegal drugs; the other for 'an audience with Alan Page' where Alan will enthrall an audience with his views on Oxford, Oxford residents and a range of (un)related topics. Book now to avoid disappointment...
And like a flock of sheep they all went running for their little glowsticks. What was it Mill said about higher and lower pleasures? Dan again supporting illegality. Not quite the same attitude he took those illegal traders setting up stalls in Cornmarket street though. Then it was a case of "bloody criminals" stealing trade, string em up. I did say then that were they to be selling drugs Dan the degenerate would be the first to support their rights. Such is the consistency of those who brandish glowing phallic substitutes.
Oh dear, he's off again.
For those in the thick gallery here we go.
The reason I objected to illegal traders selling mini kites and silks in Cornmarket street is that they posed a major threat threat to the health and safety of any body who buys them.
People who sell class a drugs pose no threat whatever and people should have the right to knowingly purchase harmless illegal merchandise.
Posted by: BB, TT on 10:38am Wed 26 Mar 08
Oh Alan, you sound oh so boring...you should live a little and enjoy yourself, you must have done something a little naughty in your life time?! actually probally not! and how would you know its 'computer generated crap a child of four put together' if you have never been?! and to be fair...not every1 takes 'a shedload of e's' maybe you should attend a 'rave' and see what its like before you tarnish everyone with the same brush. And 1 last thing...whats your idea of fun ey?! something very very legal im sure!
Oh Alan, you sound oh so boring...you should live a little and enjoy yourself, you must have done something a little naughty in your life time?! actually probally not! and how would you know its 'computer generated crap a child of four put together' if you have never been?! and to be fair...not every1 takes 'a shedload of e's' maybe you should attend a 'rave' and see what its like before you tarnish everyone with the same brush. And 1 last thing...whats your idea of fun ey?! something very very legal im sure!
Posted by: Tom, Oxenltenham on 11:26am Wed 26 Mar 08
I mostly take cheese these days... sure I know the risks, but edam it all I'm not as mature as I'd like.
I mostly take cheese these days... sure I know the risks, but edam it all I'm not as mature as I'd like.
Posted by: alan page on 1:34pm Wed 26 Mar 08
[quote][bold]BB[/bold] wrote:
Oh Alan, you sound oh so boring...you should live a little and enjoy yourself, you must have done something a little naughty in your life time?! actually probally not! and how would you know its \'computer generated crap a child of four put together\' if you have never been?! and to be fair...not every1 takes \'a shedload of e\'s\' maybe you should attend a \'rave\' and see what its like before you tarnish everyone with the same brush. And 1 last thing...whats your idea of fun ey?! something very very legal im sure![/quote] I have heard enough of the kind of stuff played there. I also know how it is put together.
It must be the drugs that makes it bearable.
If you need to break the law to have fun then you must be pretty desperate.
If it was organised with the consent of the people around the area then fine.
I bet if somebody was to do something like that at the bottom of your garden you would be up in arms about it.
BB wrote:
Oh Alan, you sound oh so boring...you should live a little and enjoy yourself, you must have done something a little naughty in your life time?! actually probally not! and how would you know its \'computer generated crap a child of four put together\' if you have never been?! and to be fair...not every1 takes \'a shedload of e\'s\' maybe you should attend a \'rave\' and see what its like before you tarnish everyone with the same brush. And 1 last thing...whats your idea of fun ey?! something very very legal im sure!
I have heard enough of the kind of stuff played there. I also know how it is put together.
It must be the drugs that makes it bearable.
If you need to break the law to have fun then you must be pretty desperate.
If it was organised with the consent of the people around the area then fine.
I bet if somebody was to do something like that at the bottom of your garden you would be up in arms about it.
Posted by: BB, TT on 5:07pm Wed 26 Mar 08
Up in arms yes...only because i would be joining in and having a good old stomp! ha!
Up in arms yes...only because i would be joining in and having a good old stomp! ha!
Posted by: party on, carterton on 5:55pm Wed 26 Mar 08
[bold]bold[/bold] wots the problem with raves would u rather have us on the streets fighting or in the middle of nowhere haveing a bit of fun we r not hurting any one just having a good time. People who dislike them most proberbly have not even been. AVE IT!!!!!!!!!!
wots the problem with raves would u rather have us on the streets fighting or in the middle of nowhere haveing a bit of fun we r not hurting any one just having a good time. People who dislike them most proberbly have not even been. AVE IT!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Mr Ison on 6:29pm Wed 26 Mar 08
[bold]alan page on 11:08am Tue 25 Mar 08
alan page on 12:58pm Tue 25 Mar 08
alan page on 9:27pm Tue 25 Mar 08
alan page on 9:31pm Tue 25 Mar 08
alan page on 11:05pm Tue 25 Mar 08
alan page on 12:26am today
alan page on 12:31am today
alan page on 10:25am today
alan page on 1:34pm today[/bold]
[quote]So yes, I do have a SOCIAL life. Unlike the people here.[/quote]
It appears you don't!
I rest my case m'lud!
alan page on 11:08am Tue 25 Mar 08
alan page on 12:58pm Tue 25 Mar 08
alan page on 9:27pm Tue 25 Mar 08
alan page on 9:31pm Tue 25 Mar 08
alan page on 11:05pm Tue 25 Mar 08
alan page on 12:26am today
alan page on 12:31am today
alan page on 10:25am today
alan page on 1:34pm today
So yes, I do have a SOCIAL life. Unlike the people here.
It appears you don't!
I rest my case m'lud!
Posted by: KT on 3:56pm Sun 6 Apr 08
I'm 43, I've never been to a rave and I have no desires to go to one. However, I wouldn't criticise those who do choose to go to raves. Who is this Alan Page? I'm a bit miffed at his reaction just to a rave. And that you expect people over a certain age to behave in a certain way. As for illegal, lets get things in perspective, there are things that are illegal that most people with decent morals would not break the law on, i.e. murder, rape, theft etc. Having a rave in an unlawful place hardly constitutes a serious crime. If you have never broken a silly law, then good for you. And what is this "grow up" business about? Why is that statement always branded about as an insult. It's actually a compliment! Most children tend to be fun loving, open minded and non judgemental. Therefore Alan the world would be a much better place if you and the rest of the world's sanctimonious, bigoted, judgemental lot were a little more child-like! Stop being such a grown up!
I'm 43, I've never been to a rave and I have no desires to go to one. However, I wouldn't criticise those who do choose to go to raves. Who is this Alan Page? I'm a bit miffed at his reaction just to a rave. And that you expect people over a certain age to behave in a certain way. As for illegal, lets get things in perspective, there are things that are illegal that most people with decent morals would not break the law on, i.e. murder, rape, theft etc. Having a rave in an unlawful place hardly constitutes a serious crime. If you have never broken a silly law, then good for you. And what is this "grow up" business about? Why is that statement always branded about as an insult. It's actually a compliment! Most children tend to be fun loving, open minded and non judgemental. Therefore Alan the world would be a much better place if you and the rest of the world's sanctimonious, bigoted, judgemental lot were a little more child-like! Stop being such a grown up!
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