Well on the security issue, it's only a matter of time....and before anyone suggests race AGAIN! it's all about too many people vying for space in an unsuitably small area - and in today's world, what are the chances of some nutter amoungst the 10,000 or so visitors having a knife or worse? Lets face it, it wasnt the Womans Institute Cake making competition was it?

On the controlled traffic issue, you'd need clampers and police to ensure people didnt just ride rough shod over blocked roads. Local people would need some kind of permit or proof of address so they could pass through the barricades. It would require serious policing as there were plenty of people on Sunday who didnt give a dam about local residents or anyone else for that matter, parking on pavements, dangerously perched on corners, double yellows and blocking drive ways. As someone on this board has already said it only takes a few JERKS to start an argument and the next thing you know you've got trouble, which we could all do without.

Over crowding in the park didnt make for a great day either.

Time to move this to a bigger venue. What's the harm in that? The Hornimans is still a great space for smaller events such as the Carols, plant and book sale, bangla Indian day, Forest Hill day etc.

It's all very well for people who were not affected by the traffic/people to say 'It's only one day a year' but if this day is truely a large community event appealling beyond the boundaries of FH, then why not move it to a more suitable location? Seems those who want to keep it in FH are acting rather selfishly.