Cheshire Police - Advice for people attending Creamfields 2010

Festival goers are being urged to be on their best behaviour during this year's Creamfields music festival.

Cheshire Police is urging those attending the two-day event to be on their best behaviour as they arrive and leave the site over the Bank Holiday weekend -- and to be respectful towards the local community.

Inspector Gary McIntyre, of Warrington South Neighbourhood Policing Unit, and Inspector Sharon Case, of Widnes Neighbourhood Policing Unit, will be responsible for policing in the local communities surrounding the site over the weekend of the festival.

They will be on hand over the course of the weekend - along with a dedicated team of community officers - to address the specific concerns of residents and deal with any community policing issues arising directly from the event.

Inspector Gary McIntyre said: "We are once again asking all ticketholders to be mindful of the fact that the site lies in a residential area and to be respectful towards neighbouring properties as they enter and leave the site.

"There will be an increase in the amount of traffic on local roads in the area over the weekend and we would ask those heading to and from the event to be patient and to work with us to help minimise any impact on the local community."

Anti-social behaviour -- and drinking in the street -- will not be tolerated during this year's event. Positive action will be taken against anyone causing disruption in the area.

Drivers - heading for the Creamfields music festival over the Bank Holiday weekend have been warned not to drink or take drugs and drive.

A team of officers - who are trained to carry out field impairment tests - will be carrying out spot checks on vehicles travelling to and from the event to see whether the drivers are unfit to drive through drink or drug-related impairment.

PC Andy Taylor, of Cheshire Police's Impaired Driver Team, said: "Cheshire Police takes drink and drug-driving extremely seriously. Drivers should be aware that officers will be carrying out checks on roads over the weekend. Cheshire will have a team of officers dedicated to field impairment testing, which can detect if anyone has taken drugs and driven.

"Anyone caught drink or drug-driving will be prosecuted. The penalties for drink driving are the same as for drug-driving -- a minimum of 12 months disqualification for anyone caught driving under the influence and a criminal record. The message is simple -- do not drink or take drugs and drive."

Officers will be based at various points on routes to and from the site over the course of the weekend.

PC Taylor added: "Signs will be put up around the site to warn drivers that drug-driving tests are being carried out. Drivers who are stopped will be asked to carry out a variety of exercises designed to test their level of impairment.

"Around 40,000 people are expected to attend the event each day and this means that local roads will be busier than usual.

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