Three festivals have pulled out coming to Clapham Common this summer, with organisers claiming they are putting their energy into the Diamond Jubilee and Olympics instead.

The much loved Ben & Jerry's Sundae festival, which has taken place on the common for the past seven years, will not be returning in July.

Organisers have said they are planning a road trip across the UK instead.

The team behind Sainsbury's Super Saturday also said they will not be holding an event this year, opting to host the Hyde Park Jubilee Festival in it's place.

Foodies will also go hungry, with Jamie Oliver's Feastival joining the list of axed events, alongside the urban swimming pool British Gas Big Dip which took place last year.

In February, Lambeth Council said they were advised by police to not host festivals during the Olympics because of heightened security risks, but festival chiefs have denied this.

The loss of the festivals comes following complaints from park groups that too many events were being hosted on the common, and opposition from Wandsworth Council to the increasing number events.

A spokesperson for Ben & Jerry's said: "The Ben & Jerry’s Sundae festival will be having a rest this year.

"With the Olympics and Queen’s Jubilee dominating the summer months we’ve decided to try something a bit different in 2012.

"We’ve got an exciting road trip planned this summer and will be spreading the Ben & Jerry’s peace, love and of course fairtrade ice cream across the land, in our biggest ever scooping adventure."

The festival will be missed by the Clapham Society and the Friends of Clapham Common (FCC), who said it was something the whole community could get involved with.

Melanie Oxley, chairman of FCC, said she was concerned Lambeth Council will struggle to make its target income from festivals this year.

She said: "It is going to affect income for Lambeth. I don't see how they can raise income for events from open spaces, partly because they have lent the common to one organisation for a discounted rate.

"There needs to be a strategic way of planning the events that are desirable that welcome the whole community that are extremely well run."

Pride House, a hub for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, will be held on the common for three weeks during the Olympics and dance festival SW4 will still take place across the August bank holiday weekend.