After multiple discussions with the Upper Moreland Police Department and Emergency Responders and continual meetings with the June Fete committee, Upper Moreland Township has, out an abundance of caution, decided to deny the permit application for the June Fete Fair and Horse and Pony Show. The collective opinion of our public safety officials is, that while additional security measures proposed in the revised permit application were appreciated, the high risk of safety and security issues remain.  

The decision was not made lightly and was based on current safety and security issues that arose at numerous local events that are similar to the June Fete. Recent local events included fights, assaults, robberies, and gun violence that overloaded public safety resources and lead to cancellations of partial or all of certain events within our immediate area. The recent safety concerns and dangerous conditions at other local events pose a real and obvious safety issue for the 2024 June Fete Fair and Horse and Pony Show.