Island concert gets green light amid safety concerns

ESCAPE PLAN QUESTIONED BY COUNCILLORS

- By EMILY DALTON

THE show will go on for an exclusive summer concert on a private island in the Thames.

D'Oyly Carte Island has been given the go-ahead to host three days of music and entertainment as part of the Weybridge Festival over July 4 to 6, 2025.

The private island, inaccessible to the public for part of the year, opened its grounds last year for Weybridge Festival and celebrated music ranging from Motown and Soul to 70s and 80s soft rock.

In January, the festival plans were put on hold as Elmbridge Borough Council decided to stop the event going ahead due to "serious health and safety concerns".

After four months of working on risk assessment and escape plans, the weekend concert can now go ahead.