Images released of attendees at unlicensed music event on New Years eve in East Horndon church
POLICE Officers investigating an unlicensed music event which caused damage to a church in East Horndon have released images of more than 130 people suspected of attending who we want to identify.
Hundreds of people attended the event at the All Saints Church which was a clear and blatant breach of the Government’s Covid-19 regulations.
Damage was caused to the church and the officers who responded to it reported having objects thrown at them.
We are now releasing images of 133 people we want to identify in connection with attendance at the event.
District Commander Ant Alcock and Rev’d Canon Paul Hamilton Essex Police has taken the unprecedented step of releasing photos of more than 100 people wanted in connection with an illegal party. Hundreds of revellers attended the event on New Year s Eve despite Essex being under a stay at home order which banned all gatherings and household mixing. Organisers of the rave broke into the historic All Saints Church in East Horndon to host the event and caused significant damage before police broke-up the party. Detectives now want to speak to 133 people about the incident and have released images of each person in an effort to track them down.
Astrid Gillespie and Reverend Canon Paul Hamilton outside All Saints Church
- Credit: Church Conservation Trust
Two volunteers who spearheaded a campaign to repair a historic Essex church after an illegal rave have been recognised with a national heritage award.
Astrid Gillespie and Reverend Canon Paul Hamilton sprung into action after the illegal rave at All Saints Church in East Horndon, near Brentwood, caused significant damage to the building.
Essex Police seized equipment and made three arrests at the unlicensed New Year s Eve event, but a major clean-up operation was required after revellers trashed the Tudor church.
The pair spoke with the media and launched a fundraising drive by advertising a Just Giving page via Facebook.
£10,000 fine for man behind unlicensed music event at 500-year-old church
All Saints Church, in East Horndon, was trashed on New Year s Eve
The organiser of an unlicensed music event at All Saints Church has been fined £10,000 (Image: PA)
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