There is so much misinformation out there about the role of councils and dealing with large gatherings of people. Please let me help.

Councils do not have powers to close public beaches

Councils cannot close roads without advertising in advance for 7 days.

Parking fine levies are set nationally. Councils cannot change them. Money received can only be used to fund parking enforcement and no other service.

There were no council outlets at the beach in Bournemouth selling alcohol.

We can't stop people coming. We can only manage our finite resources as best we can in response.

No one deserves to be spat at ever and especially not when undertaking a vital public service role. Please be kind

Waste is everyone's responsibility to manage. Please take it home. Councils provide bins and put extra on when expecting large crowds. They are emptied more frequently too.

Toilets were open and in response to large crowds were kept open for longer.

We ask everyone to respect, protect and enjoy our coastline. That's it.