August 10, 2024

The Equifest Bomb Scare Incident

Willa Newton jumping at Arena UK
Event Venue:
Arena UK
Show Organisation:
7 / 10
Stayed on site?
No
Showers and toilets:
7 / 10
Food and drink:
5 / 10
Entertainment:
40 / 10

It's Friday night at Equifest and the evening performance had just finished, rather later than planned.

Spectators are filing out from both sides of the indoor arena and Arena UK, but we are talking to the owners of a trade stand right by the automatic doors out into the car park.

There is a drunk couple standing by a rather overflowing bin on the other side of the doorway, and they don't look particularly "horsey".

The female appears to be pestering the male to come with her, but he isn't moving.

Suddenly, out of the blue, he says, "no, we can't go yet, I haven't placed the bomb."

She says something along the lines of, "don't be so stupid".

There is an exchange, and then he says, "it's ok, I've set it anyway."

They walk out.

We stop talking and stare at each other. "Did you just hear that?", someone said.

"Yes", was the unanimous answer. We are looking at the overflowing bin.

We went and told one of the Stewards who was standing nearby, who turned out to be an off-duty Police officer. "I'm going to have to do something about this now", she said. And off she went.

Long story short we are told he spent the night in the cells at Grantham Police Station.

As for the rest of the show, it was OK. Very busy, very noisy (someone please turn the PA system down) and always slightly late. But apart from that...

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