# Barnoldswick council meeting halted after councillor refuses to stop filming chairwoman

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/moment-council-meeting-descends-into-jackie-weaver-style-chaos-as-police-called-to-remove-councillor-filming-chairwoman-while-brass-band-plays-in-background/
- Published: 2026-09-29T10:24:47+00:00
- Updated: 2026-09-29T10:32:48+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16168605/council-meeting-Jackie-Weaver-police-filming-chairman.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Culture, Entertainment, Fashion, Film, Music, Trending, Weird & Viral, World

## Key points

- Barnoldswick’s council meeting was adjourned after a dispute over filming.
- Police attended but said removal was the council’s responsibility.
- A brass band added an unexpected backdrop to the confrontation.

## Summary

A meeting of Barnoldswick Town Council descended into disorder after chair Leanne Barrett asked councillor David Whipp to stop filming her. He refused, saying the public could film a public meeting, so Barrett adjourned proceedings and called the police; the incident echoes the viral Handforth Parish Council meeting of 2021.

The meeting had been under way for 13 minutes when it was adjourned, and police arrived about 40 minutes later. A police community support officer asked Whipp to speak outside, but he said he needed to continue recording; a brass band playing elsewhere in the civic hall then became audible, prompting laughter from members of the public. Lancashire Police said any decision to remove someone was for the council to make.

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