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Thread #70734   Message #1248818
Posted By: fiddler
16-Aug-04 - 03:53 PM
Thread Name: 51st Sidmouth festival
Subject: RE: 51st Sidmouth festival
So there is a venue - there are acts that folk (sorry about the pun) want to see there is a 200K profit = Mrs Casey then MUST have been getting it wrong!!!

Is this profit after all the stewards have been paid, the health and safety and fire precautions attended too - oops forgot temporary electrics and insurance - possibly a bar licence and staff to run it plus advertising to ensure there is a full house every night - where will all these people stay?

Oh yes and will it fall under the Pop festival and similar gatherings Act which dictates many more aspects that need to be attended too beyond those listed above - Disaster planning, first aid cover - the list is endless -

However I am sure you all know exactly what is involved.

There is a publicly declared no festival in 2005 by the council and a consortium examining a plan from there forwards. Perhaps it is not I'd need to be convinced by the proposal of a tent in Blackmore Gardens!