Police have given an update POLICE have warned people against attending illegal highly dangerous raves. In June 2020 GMP responded to two large illegal raves in Greater Manchester - in Daisy Nook and Carrington. In May last year, Police pre-emptively shut down a planned rave in Rivington, after rumours of the party were posted on social media. And in March, 12 people were issued with coronavirus fines in Healey Nab Quarry, north of Horwich. One of the June raves saw the death of a member of the public, while many others were injured, including police officers Since the raves, Greater Manchester Police has had a dedicated operation in place to scan intelligence and to supply extra resources around hot spot areas to ensure they stop the events taking place.