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| Beach party ditched says website | Beach party ditched says website |
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| A beach party that had been planned to take place at a south Devon resort this weekend looks to have been cancelled. | |
| The event on 4 July in Torbay was being advertised on the social networking site Facebook as a "night of mayhem". | The event on 4 July in Torbay was being advertised on the social networking site Facebook as a "night of mayhem". |
| An entry has since appeared on the site saying that due to an "unexpected high number of people", the event was off. | An entry has since appeared on the site saying that due to an "unexpected high number of people", the event was off. |
| More than 7,200 people claimed they would attend but Devon and Cornwall Police had said they would prevent the event which they said was dangerous. | More than 7,200 people claimed they would attend but Devon and Cornwall Police had said they would prevent the event which they said was dangerous. |
| Police warning | |
| The post on the website warned that people attending beaches in Torbay on the weekend "will be asked to leave or be arrested". | The post on the website warned that people attending beaches in Torbay on the weekend "will be asked to leave or be arrested". |
| It continued: "Do not travel to Torbay. There will still be a high police presence around the coast. | It continued: "Do not travel to Torbay. There will still be a high police presence around the coast. |
| "No event whatsoever will be taking place in Torbay and we urge you to inform all others you know that are planning to attend that it is no longer going ahead. | "No event whatsoever will be taking place in Torbay and we urge you to inform all others you know that are planning to attend that it is no longer going ahead. |
| "Sorry for any inconvenience." | "Sorry for any inconvenience." |
| It added that the Facebook page would be closed "in due course". | It added that the Facebook page would be closed "in due course". |
| Torbay police commander Supt Chris Singer earlier warned people not to attend the party. | |
| His message to the organisers was "this is an event which will not take place". | |
| He said: "The so-called organisers here have taken no steps at all to think about sanitation, first aid, access for emergency vehicles. | |
| "The planning process is there - if someone wants to have an event they can do it, but do it safely." |