Police gatecrash illegal rave in Northamptonshire farm field during early hours of Sunday morning

Police broke up an organised illegal rave in a remote Northamptonshire farm field in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Oficers received reports of noise somewhere between Whilton and Great Brington.

Police Community Support Officer Steve Sangster said: "We were made aware of a rave taking place in the area of The Old Grange Farm Dairy, between Whilton and Great Brington.

"Officers attended and engaged with the organisers. The situation was been dealt with and monitored closely until everyone had dispersed and left the area."

This is the third rave Police have had to deal with in the last month and officers are continuing to appear for locals to look out for signs of events being planned in rural areas.

A 34 year-old man from Wellingborough was arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and public order offences during an event near Wilby on June 27. And, a week later, around 300 people dispersed from an event at around 11.30pm in Brixworth Country Park.

The Force relies on information from the public when responding to raves which can be disruptive in terms of noise and nuisance and harder to clear once they are established.

Please call the police if you notice posters or messages advertising a rave, cropped bolts on a gate, people in cars or vans stopping to look into a field or climbing over a fence into a field or flattened or disturbed hedgerows.

Neighbourhood Policing Sergeant Chris Stevens, said: “We can nip illegal raves in the bud and stop them taking place if we have reliable information.

“In many cases those people who are looking to set-up a rave will visit the proposed site a couple of days before the event and I would urge anyone who spots any suspicious activity in their village, along a country road or around farm land to let us know.”