Legal Action against the police could be taken by the organiser of Wales' biggest motorcycle show after he was forced to cancel on the instruction of the force. The annual Welsh National Motorcycle Show was to have taken place at the Royal Welsh showground in Powys, but Dyfed-Powys Police said there would be a "significant risk of violence" if it went ahead as planned next week.

Organiser Steve Bennett said the cancellation would hit his pocket hard and admitted that he is now considering taking legal action against the Royal Welsh Showground Committee after they called off the event following meetings with police.

Bennett said his company Welsh Motorcycle Shows Ltd, which organises the event, had not been part of the discussions and only found out about the cancellation on Tuesday.

Bennett said he was considering legal action for traders and entertainers who had been at the event, along with ticket holders.

"We're talking about a significant amount of financial suffering here and an awful lot of money is involved in these events," he added.

This next text is taken directly from the Welsh National Bike Show webpage:

WMS Statement 14/5/08

For reasons known only to the police and the committee of the RWAS, the committee have after consultation with Dyfed-Powys Police decided to cancel The Welsh International Motorcycle Show.

Welsh Motorcycle Shows Ltd was not involved in those consultations.

W.M.S Ltd apologises for any inconvenience caused to our customers and traders by the cancellation of the event.

W.M.S ask that we be allowed time to consider the legal and financial implications of the cancellation before we make decisions regarding the companies future actions.

WMS statement 19/5/08.

In an effort to inform people of our current situation and in an effort to counter some of the more inaccurate press reporting we have issued the following statements.

The case is currently in the hands of our solicitors.
The legal system doesn't move quickly and there are procedures to follow.

The show was cancelled by the Committee of the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society after consultation and presentations by Dyfed-Powys Police.

We did not attend and were not given the opportunity to attend those meetings.

No member of "The Hells Angels MC" or "The Outlaws MC" has ever been banned from attending any of our events.
In common with most motorcycle shows we have a policy of "Back patch clubs by prior arrangement".
Neither club had expressed any interest in attending the "Welsh International Motorcycle Show 2008"

I would like to thank all those members of clubs, biking organisations, traders, support crews and the hundreds of private individuals who have expressed their support in the last few days.
As you can understand this has been a very difficult and troubled few days and that support has not only been very welcome it has at times been the only thing keeping me going.
Steve