Sidmouth 05 is alive?

Subject: RE: Sidmouth 05 is alive?
From: fiddler
Date: 05 Oct 04 - 03:29 AM

From Tony

"donating loadsa dosh (hoho)"

From Anne Croucher
"but there was also considerable speculation about the levels of investment that might be made."

Hello, Whilst I appreciate and understand what everyone is doing don't these two comments show that really nothing has changed! Teh chess board has been re arranged and a new set of pieces put in, tentatively, one one side. If you prove to be too good they will get removed again!

From negative feedback on the grapevine nothing is changing, the Council don't seem to know what they want, the traders other than those who are directly involved and affected (Radway, Anchor, Bedford etc.) have not changed and do not seem to be putting any effort in .....

Tony and anyone else who will be at the 23rd meeting I hope you can come back with some really positive feedback as to what is really happening - and please temper the enthusiasm to keep it there with just a small touch of cynicism that the Council may (out of the public view) have a different agenda - I had my ear bent by the Chair of East Devon council not long back believe me we need a demolition squad to get through the brick walls they are (have) putting (put) up.

I shall miss it this year and look forward to the future, I am keeping my ear firmly 'to the ground'

Good luck and despite my cynicism please keep us all, including me, posted.

If not before I should see you in February.

Andy

Subject: RE: Sidmouth 05 is alive?
From: GUEST,Cats at Work
Date: 04 Oct 04 - 07:07 AM

Tony Day - Jon and I can come down to the meeting on 23rd. Can you please send details on snail mail to our old address, and it will get posted on. No home e mail for a couple of weeks as we move on friday and I'm only on line at work.

Thanks
Kathy & Jon

Subject: RE: Sidmouth 05 is alive?
From: GUEST,Gadaffi Fez
Date: 04 Oct 04 - 06:07 AM

I went to the Horseshoe session at London Bridge yesterday to contact any regulars from the Sidmouth Volunteer session and drum up support to continue the 'In the Tradition' slot. I also emailed Martin Graebe c/o the Traditional Song Forum, and Bill Lankester to that end.
I hear that Jane Hutton is handling links on behalf of the Radway session, although someone else told me that Ian and Hilda Dedic have this honour.

Subject: RE: Sidmouth 05 is alive?
From: GUEST,Anne Croucher
Date: 03 Oct 04 - 08:05 PM

It was pretty obvious at the end of Sid week 04 that there would be people turning up next year, but there was also considerable speculation about the levels of investment that might be made.

I do not get involved with the central events, so I was fairly certain that my particular festival was not going to be greatly affected by there being no organisation to set up stages, tents, lights or amplification.

However,I am sure that there will be a lot of people who will want to know what will be happening and what will not be at the festival next year.

As old threads were being called up regularly I thought 05 deserved to have its own, so if and when any news is available it can be added here.

Anne

Subject: RE: Sidmouth 05 is alive?
From: GUEST,A
Date: 03 Oct 04 - 12:02 PM

Anne we knew that on the last day of Sidmouth this year so whats "NEW"!!!!!!.

Subject: RE: Sidmouth 05 is alive?
From: Tony Day
Date: 03 Oct 04 - 11:53 AM

This is true. But the meeting is not an "open house" to discuss the rights and wrongs of the past, present or future, or the meaning of life. There might be one of those later on!

It is a working meeting to agree how to co-ordinate the many offers that have been made for 2005 - and strictly the 2005 "fringe festival" only, not 2006 and beyond.

If anyone has some serious and concrete offer to make - such as running an event, performing (no fees available!) or donating loadsa dosh (hoho) - they'd be more than welcome to attend. Let me know (I am acting as postbox for Bill Lankester, Eddie and John). The meeting is in Sidmouth during the afternoon, and the Anchor top bar is available in the evening for music and song over food and ale.

If you can't make it, e-mail what you want to do and I will ensure it is passed on. Likewise if you just have a point of view you want to express.

My e-mail is [e-mail] - or you can use the fringe at aol one, it'll end up in the same place.

There WILL be a Sidmouth 2005 - and it looks like being a good 'un - further info will be posted on here and elsewhere when there is any!

Tony Day

Subject: RE: Sidmouth 05 is alive?
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 03 Oct 04 - 11:19 AM

Hi Anne!

The Sidmouth Festival Fringe 2005 newsletter published at the end of August (by Folk South West, Wren Music, Great Western Morris, John Dowell, Derek Schofield, Gohn Golightly, Bill Lankester and Colin Andrews) said that Bill Lankester (President of the Friends of Sidmouth) had made provisional bookings of the main Festival venues.

I e-mailed Bill to say that, if there's any chance of running singarounds in the cafe bar at the Manor Pavilion, I'd like to be involved. I also wrote to East Devon District Council and have received the standard letter saying that all developments will be publicised through the press and the Council's website at www.eastdevon.gov.uk. (There's a shortcut from the home page to Sidmouth festival.)

I understand, from Tony Day, that there is to be a planning meeting in Sidmouth on 23 October.

Kitty

Subject: Sidmouth 05 is alive?
From: GUEST,Anne Croucher
Date: 03 Oct 04 - 10:12 AM

I thought Sidders needed a new thread, as old ones keep being dredged up.

I am hoping that I will be there again next year, in excentric orbit between the cafe bar (assuming it is available)the promenade, Motley Morris and the Volunteer.

I do have a few Folk skills and a bit of knowledge - if the organisers are scraping the bottom of the barrel I could lend a hand with something instead of singing and playing.

Anyone already involved in the 05 festival got any comments/wishlists/ or information about what might be in the offing?

Anne