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6 May 2025

Why do councils rent out their parks for summer festivals?

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Daily Sensemaker

Why do councils rent out their parks for summer festivals?

Underfunded councils are turning parks into festival grounds to raise cash but this is transforming the meaning of public space in cities.

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