Article by Kentnews.co.uk - ONE of the county’s largest music festivals is under threat of losing its licence.

Kent Police have asked Canterbury City Council’s licensing committee to revoke the three day festival’s license

Lounge on the Farm attracted thousands of music fans to the site at Merton Farm near Canterbury in July but Kent Police say this year there were an extreme amount of incidents which it had to deal with. They have asked Canterbury council’s licensing panel to look into the three day event after they had a large number of complaints from festival-goers. There were reports of sexual assault, robbery, thefts from tents, drink and drug abuses and parking problems.

This year’s festival was headlined by Katy B, Echo and the Bunnymen and The Streets.

The licensing panel will be discussing the festival at a meeting in the town’s Guildhall on Tuesday December 13.

A spokesman for Canterbury city council said: “The police have requested a review of the licence on four grounds: The prevention of crime and disorder, public safety, the prevention of public nuisance and the protection of children from harm.

“The panel will go through the formal process of reviewing the license first before making their decision. People can still send their views to the council. The closing date is November 21.”

Lounge on the Farm’s organiser Sean Baker says they are working with the police to improve security and traffic management.

Tickets for next year’s event are already on sale. Anyone who has already bought one will have their money refunded if the council decides to revoke the license.

If you want to make any comments to the festival to the panel you can write to Licensing, Canterbury City Council, Military Road, Canterbury, CT1 1YW or email [email protected]

A campaign has been set up against the proposed revocation of Lounge on the Farm's license and a petition form can be found HERE