Festival bid ruffles feathers; Amorous barn owls key to 'international' gig: Licensing committee to consider plans this week.Byline: KEVIN CORE PLANS for a huge two-day music festival could be altered to protect a pair of amorous am·o·rous adj. 1. Strongly attracted or disposed to love, especially sexual love. 2. Indicative of love or sexual desire: an amorous glance. 3. barn owls. Wirral businessmen Gerard White and Andrew Carr said if the Station Road, Thurstaston, event gets the go-ahead thousands could flock to see international bands in action. Police originally made representations to the council that loud music could "recklessly disturb" a pair of "regularly breeding" barn owls at the site - an offence under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. In a major boost for organisers of the "Sunset at Thor's Rock" festival however, licensing officers have withdrawn their representations over the lovebirds. They said they will not object if some of their criteria are met. Among them are artificial lighting being directed north and west away from the nest and for security fencing to match the height of hedges to avoid birds mistakenly flying into them. Music would be confined con·fine v. con·fined, con·fin·ing, con·fines v.tr. 1. To keep within bounds; restrict: Please confine your remarks to the issues at hand. See Synonyms at limit. to four marquees, the main stage being 40ft x 40ft. The bid will be considered in an all-day session of Wirral's Licensing Committee on Friday. Chair of the meeting Cllr Sue Taylor completed a site visit with members last week. She said: "We have had a lot of letters opposing but there are also some in favour, no decisions have been made and we're looking forward to hearing people's representations on Friday." Merseyside Police Merseyside Police is the Home Office police force responsible for policing Merseyside in North West England. The force area is 647 square kilometres with a population of around 1.5 million. At present the force has 4,466 police officers plus over 2,000 police staff. licensing sergeant Dave Peers said: "The wildlife expert went on a site visit and gave us his opinion that the distances involved meant it was unlikely that the barn owls would be disturbed. "For us that meant it was not likely an offence would be committed under the Wildlife and Countryside Act." Wirral's barn owl barn owl Any of several species of nocturnal birds of prey (genus Tyto), sometimes called monkey-faced owls because of their heart-shaped facial disk and absence of ear tufts. Barn owls are about 12–16 in. population suffered a massive decline in the last century, as the habitats of their prey, mice and voles, disappeared. In 1999 there was thought to be one breeding pair Breeding pair is a pair of animals which cooperate to produce offspring. In contrast to any two copulating animals, the term breeding pair indicates some form of a bond between the individuals. For example, many birds mate for a breeding season or sometimes for life. on the peninsula but they have rallied in recent years. The birds are often monogamous and stay together for life. The meeting takes place at 10am at Wallasey Town Hall. CAPTION(S): ON A WING AND A PRAYER: Can the breeding barn owls stop the show? THOR POINT: Thor's Rock in Wirral has been earmarked as the venue for a music festival next year |
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