Sports clubs hope to host festivals at stadium

The clubs hope to be given permission to erect stages ahead of the Wiltshire Throwback Festival being held in June, with Tinchy Stryder billed to perform

A football and rugby stadium may host regular live music events over several days if the clubs are successful in securing planning permission.

Melksham Town Football Club and Melksham Rugby Club hope to host music events at Oakfield Stadium lasting between one and four days, with a build and break phase before and after each event.

The clubs want permission to erect temporary structures including stages, bars and marquees, with the hope of hosting the Wiltshire Throwback Festival as its first live music event on 20 and 21 June.

It is anticipated the festival will attract up to 3,000 people per day, with the line-up including Boney M's Liz Mitchell, So Solid Crew, and Tinchy Stryder.

The Local Democracy Reporting Service reports the festival will find out on Wednesday if it has secured the live music and alcohol licences needed for the event to go ahead.

Organisers of the Wiltshire Throwback Festival aim to arrive on site on 16 June and begin erecting structures the following day.

Taking down the stages and other temporary structures from 22 June.

A number of risk assessments were submitted to Wiltshire Council last week, covering medical assessments, fire risks, noise management, waste management, drugs and alcohol, and security.

During music events, music will be played until 23:00 each night

The traffic management plan, updated following consultation with Wiltshire Police and the highways authority, anticipates 875 cars parking at the site each day, along with 375 taxi drop-offs and pick-ups.

Several roads will be closed to all but residents to prevent festivalgoers parking there.

Oak Community School's car park will also be used for drop-offs and pick-ups.

Music would finish at 23:00, with Timmy Mallet, Artful Dodger, 911, and Dick and Dom - who will be DJing - among the other 80s, 90s, and 00s acts billed on the festival's line-up.