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Prevent "The International Concert for Freedom" being on Sword beach in Normandy

Submitted on Sunday 24th June 2018

Rejected on Monday 2nd July 2018

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)

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Prevent "The International Concert for Freedom" being on Sword beach in Normandy

Petition Details

Prevent / reconsider "The International Concert for Freedom" being on held on Sword beach in Normandy; a recognised invasion scene of Battle on D-Day 1944. This location is where veterans / families return to pay respects, the remains of former veterans (Ashes) are laid and where the fallen remain.

Additional Information

On the 6th June 2019, the 75th commemorations of the Normandy landings. It is proposed by the Ouistreham commune, the Calvados department in Normandy with the organisers of "The Liberty Concerts to hold a concert under the guise of "The International Concert for Freedom" . On the beaches Ouistreham designated Sword beach on D-Day. The organisers predict 1 million guests. This petition is to prevent the concert been held on this sensitive area /scene of battle and reconsider its location.


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This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

You could start a new petition calling on the UK Government to raise this issue with the government of France, if that's what you'd like to happen.

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