There will be a brand new music festival in Wickwar this weekend after the event was granted a licence.

Around 500 people are expected to attend Triplicity Festival at Oxwick Farm near Wickwar.

There will be two stages and over 100 different performers.

Yate Town Council had lodged an objection but withdrew it after the organisers agreed numerous conditions with police and trading standards.

Residents that lived nearby had also expressed concerns, but are now willing to ‘see what happens’.

At the festival, which has been held at numerous festivals around the country over the years, there will be a collection of food stalls and workshops.

If the event is a success, then it could be held annually at the farm.

Music starts at midday on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, May 24-26, and must be turned down between 11pm and 4am on the first two nights and end at midnight on the final evening.

Those with tickets will start arriving from Thursday afternoon and will leave the area by 6pm on Monday.

Oxwick Farm owner Nigel Pitt told South Gloucestershire Council’s licensing sub-committee: “As the landowner, I would say that if it goes badly, it will not happen again.”

Yate town councillor Chris Willmore told the meeting on Thursday, May 16: “There is a problem with the process — the licensing regulations are a dog’s breakfast.

“The town council does not get given the proposed conditions, so all we have to go on is the application.

“The town council put in an objection saying we were worried about noise, crime and disorder, access and damage to listed buildings.

“It is only when the public papers of the committee are published a week before the meeting that we can cross-check our concerns against the conditions.

“The town council’s position is that on the face of those conditions, we will withdraw our objection.”

Neighbour Alex Whitfield said: “We feel that the event should go ahead and we will see what happens, but our concern was the concept of such a major event being held in a location like that without our prior knowledge or understanding.”

Triplicity event control manager Beth Goodenough said security and stewards would ensure public safety and prevent people moving into areas not covered in the licence.

She said: “The size of the event is comparable to a town fete.

“It’s a small event and we don’t have large vehicles or articulated lorries coming to it.

“I have 20 years’ experience of running events and we always try to make sure we involve the local community.

“We encourage our traders to use local suppliers.”

Triplicity director George Thompson said: “Lots of residents have expressed they are happy with the event and that they are attending and bringing their families.”

For more information, visit triplicityfestival.com.