And when a few of the audience tried to salvage something of the night by returning to Oxford to stage their own music party in Greater Leys, police moved in to stop that as well making one arrest.

Party-goers including families with children were ordered to leave The Midsommer Reggae Festival at the Crawley Inn, Crawley, on Friday night.

Organisers had not got a temporary entertainment licence, and were forced to pack up sound equipment, tents, children's bouncy castle and even an organic juice bar.

Police also ordered landlords to close the Crawley Inn for 24 hours. About 150 people were expected at the three-day festival, with revellers arriving in the Oxfordshire countryside from as far away as Wales and Birmingham.

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