Officers say there were shocked at the group and urge others thinking of planning events to 'think of the bigger picture'.
A"rave" in a park, attended by dozens of people said to be"sick of self-isolation", has been shut down by police.
The West Mercia force said it broke up a"mass gathering" of around 70 people at Granville Country Park in Telford, Shropshire on Saturday during the coronavirus lockdown. In a series of tweets, using the hashtag #hangYourHeadsInShame, one post said:"We have worked so hard and sacrificed so much and this group decide it doesn't apply.Police said there was a DJ playing and claimed the event"appeared to be pre-planned".Another post explained that officers had asked them why they had come to the event, to which one of them replied:"I'm sick of self-isolation.
Replying to users on Twitter asking if the group had been fined, West Mercia Police said it does not fine people"unless there is no other action open".
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