one problem here…

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it occasionally finds its way into the “civvy” areas of Thetford Forest as it is!

another one is the MOD have a zero tolerance on drug use in HM Forces and encouraging personnel to attend these is creating a health/security risk…

TBH Forestry could theoretically license other bits of Thetford Forest which aren’t MOD land but equally tucked away for legal events but there are wider issues of safety and public liability.

getting back to this event what happens is that crews think its too “boring / geeky ” to read up on licensing stuff – and yes it is boring but it has to be done nowadays. people were given a chance and pissed it up the wall, now they have to prove they can hold decent events via the proper channels.