Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inJump to contentIndependent Bulletin homepageDownload our app AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleOrganisers ordered all day visitors to leave the site immediately, (Big Church Festival)Friday's entertainment at the Big Church Festival in West Sussex was cancelled following a ‘serious incident’ involving a fallen sign. South East Coast Ambulance Service confirmed at least six people required medical treatment at Wiston Park near Steyning. Organisers ordered all day visitors to leave the site immediately, while campers were advised to return to their campsites. Emergency services, including Sussex Police and critical care paramedics, were called to the venue shortly after 3.30pm on Friday. The incident coincided with windy weather across the region, with wind speeds reaching up to 27mph recorded nearby. In fullBig Church Festival cancels shows after sign falls on visitors, injuring sixMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

Witnesses report helicopters at the scene at Wiston Park, Steyning, West Sussex, with critical care medics also deployed. Paramedics have so far confirmed six patients.

Emergency services were called to Big Church Festival near Steyning in West Sussex following the incident at around 3.38pm on Friday.