{"id":2474746,"date":"2026-06-25T05:55:05","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T05:55:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2474746"},"modified":"2026-06-25T05:55:05","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T05:55:05","slug":"devon-village-braced-for-lockdown-ahead-of-powderham-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/devon-village-braced-for-lockdown-ahead-of-powderham-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Devon village braced for &#8216;lockdown&#8217; ahead of Powderham event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Public events have been held so that local people can voice their concerns, while organisers said they have gone to great lengths to try to mitigate the transport problems in the area including an extra 40 trains over the four days.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">They have also laid on 125 buses and cars coming onto the site have been limited to 3,000.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Event organiser Oliver Mason said he wanted to work with businesses and residents going forward. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;We do acknowledge that some businesses have been disrupted,<b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">&#8221; <\/b>Mason said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;However, working with the local authorities, the council, the police, it&#8217;s been assessed that overall impact of this event at powder and this weekend is overwhelmingly positive. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Buses are being provided from Exeter City Centre, Exeter Science Park and the race course.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Organisers are reminding people to plan their journey and not to turn up in a car unless they&#8217;ve booked.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\">Follow BBC Devon on <\/i><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bbcspotlight\" class=\"ssrcss-1e0jzsh-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">X<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\">, <\/i><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DevonBBC\" class=\"ssrcss-1e0jzsh-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\">Facebook<\/i><span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\"> and <\/i><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bbcdevon\/\" class=\"ssrcss-1e0jzsh-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\">Instagram<\/i><span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\">. 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