Moor & Coast Festival to End after 2009

Subject: Moor & Coast Festival to End after 2009
From: GUEST,M&C
Date: 10 Jan 09 - 08:54 AM

The festival committee have made the decision to make the 2009 Moor & Coast Festival the final one.

There are a number of reasons for this, but the main one is the increasing workload placed on the active members of the committee becoming to great. With ever increasing financial, administrative, logistical and bureaucratic pressure being placed on the small group organising the festival, we feel it's time to call it a day.

The first festival was held, in part, to celebrate the arrival of the replica of Captain Cook's ship "The Endeavour" to Whitby in 1997. Since then the festival has been very successful being held on the 1st May Bank Holiday weekend each year.

2009 will be the 13th Moor & Coast Festival to be held in Whitby.

The final Moor & Coast Festival will be from 1st to 3rd May 2009. We have a great line up, inviting some of our friends who have appeared at past festivals. They include Vin Garbutt, Jez Lowe and Kate Bramley, Elbow Jane, Tom McConville, Something Nasty in the Woodshed, George Welch, Anthony John Clarke, Ember, Dan McKinnon, The Young'uns, Workshy Profits, Copper Kettle and many others…

Details can be found on our website which will be updated very soon…

http://www.moorandcoast.co.uk/

Subject: RE: Moor & Coast Festival to End after 2009
From: GUEST,Tom Bliss
Date: 10 Jan 09 - 09:09 AM

Best of luck with it Glen. Still sobbing quietly that you didn't have room for us after all - but hope you have a grand time anyway - that's a great line up. I've always really enjoyed the fest and thanks for all your support over the years, specially for having The Piper Sons. T

Subject: RE: Moor & Coast Festival to End after 2009
From: Rasener
Date: 10 Jan 09 - 02:47 PM

Glen
Its a great shame, but a man has to do what a man has to do.
I have always thought that the Moor & Coast Festival was one of the best. You and the rest of the committee and helpers have worked bloody hard and I don't think anybody can thank you enough for what you have all done.
Thank you also for being so kind to my family and I over the few years that we have been up there. That has never been forgotten.
I hope that the 2009 festival is a great success.
Best Wishes
Les Worrall

Subject: RE: Moor & Coast Festival to End after 2009
From: Rasener
Date: 12 Jan 09 - 12:09 AM

Refresh

Subject: RE: Moor & Coast Festival to End after 2009
From: GUEST,MC Fat (at work)
Date: 12 Jan 09 - 06:19 AM

Sad news but not unexpected. I've been involved since year 2 and enjoyed every one. I think the last one will be a bit special.

Subject: RE: Moor & Coast Festival to End after 2009
From: Aeola
Date: 12 Jan 09 - 06:18 PM

Sorry to hear re final fest!

Subject: RE: Moor & Coast Festival to End after 2009
From: GUEST,M&C
Date: 14 Jan 09 - 04:23 AM

The website is now updated...

http://www.moorandcoast.co.uk/

Subject: RE: Moor & Coast Festival to End after 2009
From: muppitz
Date: 14 Jan 09 - 08:08 AM

Well, seeing as I'm on the line-up I'd better get practicing!

muppitz
x

Subject: RE: Moor & Coast Festival to End after 2009
From: Raggytash
Date: 14 Jan 09 - 10:39 AM

How's that Muppitz ........... a folkie practicing ! Disgusting !

Didn't allow that sort of thing in my day ..... Harrumph!!

Subject: RE: Moor & Coast Festival to End after 2009
From: GUEST,Mr Red
Date: 14 Jan 09 - 11:46 AM

Apart from it clashing with Upton FF Whitby is a long way from my local FFs. I never made it. So maybe Upton will benefit - though I suspect people will, in future, be cutting down on things generally.

Subject: RE: Moor & Coast Festival to End after 2009
From: GUEST,Linda
Date: 15 Jan 09 - 12:35 PM

I think it will be a difficult year for festivals this year.

Subject: RE: Moor & Coast Festival to End after 2009
From: GUEST,Campervan
Date: 17 Jan 09 - 08:25 AM

Any plans for 2010? I really enjoy my times at the Moor & Coast Festival and it would be a shame to loose it completly...

Subject: RE: Moor & Coast Festival to End after 2009
From: Kampervan
Date: 17 Jan 09 - 08:31 AM

Just for the record, Guest - Campervan is not me 'Kampervan' on a bad spelling day. It is another person altogether.
Probably nicer than me, and certainly a better speller.

K/van

Subject: RE: Moor & Coast Festival to End after 2009
From: GUEST,Trailertent
Date: 17 Jan 09 - 09:56 AM

Will use Trailertent from now on K/van, so as not to confuse...

C/van

Sorry I mean T/tent....

Subject: RE: Moor & Coast Festival to End after 2009
From: Kampervan
Date: 17 Jan 09 - 10:06 AM

Hi there T/tent, thanks for that. i'm not being precious, but it just might lead to confusion.
Never made it to the Moor and Coast, but my old friend Jim McDonald often did, and spoke very well of it.

Seems a shame. Maybe it will be resurrected in the future.

Regards

K/van

Subject: RE: Moor & Coast Festival to End after 2009
From: GUEST,M&C
Date: 18 Jan 09 - 03:50 PM

We have a plan to put on an event in 2010 but it will be much smaller and not so concert based... and not called Moor & Coast Festival. As soon as we know the plan we will let all parties know...

Subject: RE: Moor & Coast Festival to End after 2009
From: Tyke
Date: 18 Jan 09 - 08:06 PM

Answers to the new name on the back of a £5 note to Glen at this years Moor and Coast Festival.

Subject: RE: Moor & Coast Festival to End after 2009
From: GUEST,M&C
Date: 18 Jan 09 - 08:43 PM

Now that's a plan I like...

Subject: RE: Moor & Coast Festival to End after 2009
From: the lemonade lady
Date: 19 Jan 09 - 09:36 AM

I'm so sorry to hear about this. Would it not be possible just to cut it in size and expense? Like this maybe? After all, most of us have no money these days, but we still have our voices to sing, our fingers to play and feet to dance. We need music to give us strength and merriment!

Dear God did I just say that? Must be losing my marbles.


Sal

Subject: RE: Moor & Coast Festival to End after 2009
From: GUEST,M&C
Date: 19 Jan 09 - 02:48 PM

Thanks Sal for that... Yes we are planning a smaller event in 2010. At the moment it's going to be called the "Whitby Spring Session" and will be held on the Bank Holiday weekend at the end of May. All at low cost (for us and the customer)

cheers

Glen

Subject: RE: Moor & Coast Festival to End after 2009
From: Tyke
Date: 19 Jan 09 - 04:09 PM

Is that the old Cleepthorpes Weekend before it's closure? Still a chance of Rain but out of the Footy Season and into Mick and Liam Haywoods Birthday Weekend.

Subject: RE: Moor & Coast Festival to End after 2009
From: Kampervan
Date: 20 Jan 09 - 06:33 AM

Subject: RE: Moor & Coast Festival to End after 2009
From: GUEST,M&C
Date: 20 Jan 09 - 07:34 AM

Yes it's the old Cleethorpes weekend...   Have already spoken to Mick about it with our initial plans....

It's also out of the rugby season so hoping to use the local rugby club as a venue and camsite...

The dates will be 28th, 29, and 30th May 2010 with the bank holiday Monday being the 31st May 2010...

Subject: RE: Moor & Coast Festival to End after 2009
From: John Routledge
Date: 20 Jan 09 - 12:35 PM

Whitby 2009 looks great

What is latest time for vacating camp site so we can arrange accommodation after the festival.

Subject: RE: Moor & Coast Festival to End after 2009
From: GUEST,M&C
Date: 20 Jan 09 - 12:56 PM

The campsite closes at 16.00hrs on Monday 4th May 2009

Subject: RE: Moor & Coast Festival to End after 2009
From: GUEST,Rex
Date: 26 Jan 09 - 07:08 AM

Sounds like another great weekend. What a pity it's the last festival.

Subject: RE: Moor & Coast Festival to End after 2009
From: Tyke
Date: 26 Jan 09 - 05:29 PM

Well the Rugby Club is very near Liddle which is good and the Extra money, if any, raised should help the Rugby Club raise funds to refurbish the Showers which are a bit minging.

It will also keep a festval running on the East Coast Bank Holiday. Sound like a win win situation to me!

Subject: RE: Moor & Coast Festival to End after 2009
From: LesB
Date: 26 Jan 09 - 05:53 PM

"Showers which are a bit minging."
So minging in fact (as were the toilets), that after camping there last Aug for Whitby week my wife said that she would never camp there again.
Cheers
Les

Subject: RE: Moor & Coast Festival to End after 2009
From: Tig
Date: 26 Jan 09 - 06:39 PM

Sorry about that LesB. I know how she felt and as one of the stewards on the Rugby Club site we did our best with what we had been given. The Suppliers claimed they had never had any decent loos like we had the first year on that site (although at that point the showers were even worse!)

The ladies loos had come straight off a building site and on Friday morning we were on our hands and knees scrubbing concrete off the floors and walls. They had also failed to provide a key for the fellas to wash.At least last year we had TWO lots of showers - an improvement on the couple of years before when we were running a shared system.

I hope she put on her festival review sheet just how she felt about them. We were encouraging people to so that this point could be made to the suppliers. Considering the weather and the fact that site was run by 8 of us I felt we did quite well. At least there was plenty of loo roll!

The state of the showers on that site is down to Scarborough Council and nothing to do with the festival organisers - although we also kept them as clean as possible.

Tig

Subject: RE: Moor & Coast Festival to End after 2009
From: GUEST,M&C
Date: 26 Jan 09 - 07:19 PM

We are aware of the problems with the showers area but we have also spoken to the club about getting better facilities, which will benifit all involved...

Subject: RE: Moor & Coast Festival to End after 2009
From: GUEST,Lucy
Date: 26 Jan 09 - 07:23 PM

It was difficult during 7 days of folk week last year, and the weather didnt help. But there should'nt be a problem with a 3 day weekend festival. Some festivals dont offer any shower facilities over a weekend.

Subject: RE: Moor & Coast Festival to End after 2009
From: Northerner
Date: 27 Jan 09 - 10:28 AM

Sorry to hear it's the last. I enjoyed it last year. Hope to get along again to it.

Subject: RE: Moor & Coast Festival to End after 2009
From: Tyke
Date: 27 Jan 09 - 11:07 PM

Sorry I was trying to be positive and to say that things could only get better at and for the Rugby Club. The Cabernet Salvinion and Shiraz (Chille14%) at £2.99 it did sell out during Whitby Folk Week (please take note Lidle). It was a superb Full Bodied Fruity Red with a Good Bouquet (I'm talking about the wine here not the showers).

If showers are left to Scarbough Council? Well my understanding of it is that they put the price of visiting the public Loos up last year in Whitby to pay for the much-needed refurbishments to the loos in Scarbough.

The Stewards did a brilliant job it was what they had to work with that's the problem.

Subject: RE: Moor & Coast Festival to End after 2009
From: John Routledge
Date: 30 Jan 09 - 07:14 AM

Sunday 3rd May is Pete Seeger's 90th birthday.

As another thread says "Sing for Pete's sake"

Subject: RE: Moor & Coast Festival to End after 2009
From: GUEST,M&C
Date: 24 Feb 09 - 05:40 AM

Pleased to say tickets are going fast...

Subject: RE: Moor & Coast Festival to End after 2009
From: John Routledge
Date: 25 Feb 09 - 11:04 AM

Tickets have arrived safe and sound.

Set up looks first class - The joy of indoor "facilities"

Even I am getting excited!!

Subject: RE: Moor & Coast Festival to End after 2009
From: GUEST,M&C
Date: 18 Mar 09 - 08:52 PM

Please note ticket prices go up after the 1st April...

http://www.moorandcoast.co.uk/

2010 (Whitby Spring Session) plans going well...

Subject: RE: Moor & Coast Festival to End after 2009
From: GUEST,Neovo
Date: 19 Mar 09 - 04:38 AM

Hi M&C, which dance sides will be there?

Subject: RE: Moor & Coast Festival to End after 2009
From: GUEST,M&C
Date: 20 Mar 09 - 05:34 AM

Dance programme still being sorted but will post as soon as it is finalised...

Subject: RE: Moor & Coast Festival to End after 2009
From: John Routledge
Date: 24 Apr 09 - 12:57 PM

Festival Programme available on web-site as above first post

Looks Great.

Thanks Glen.

Roll on next Friday

Subject: RE: Moor & Coast Festival to End after 2009
From: Rasener
Date: 27 Apr 09 - 12:54 PM

Refresh

Subject: RE: Moor & Coast Festival to End after 2009
From: GUEST,M&C
Date: 27 Apr 09 - 02:01 PM

Dance Teams appearing:

Black Rigg Rapper
Bogart's Breakfast
Cædmon Cloggies
Earlsdon Morris Men
Mr Fox
The Goathland Plough Stots
Green Ginger Garland
Jet Set
Kirkburton Rapier
Persephone
Sullivans Swords

Subject: RE: Moor & Coast Festival to End after 2009
From: Rasener
Date: 27 Apr 09 - 02:09 PM

Refresh

Subject: RE: Moor & Coast Festival to End after 2009
From: GUEST,M&C
Date: 03 May 09 - 06:09 AM

It's the final day of the final Moor & Coast Festival...

Subject: RE: Moor & Coast Festival to End after 2009
From: GUEST,M&C
Date: 04 May 09 - 10:29 AM

The campsite's cleared and the stage and bar has all been taken down for the last time...

Thanks to all of you who have supported us over the last 13 years at the Moor & Coast Festival. We hope you had some great times...

Cheers

Glen Rogers
Chris Roper
Judie Knight
Ian Davies

Subject: RE: Moor & Coast Festival to End after 2009
From: old git
Date: 04 May 09 - 10:37 AM

And again a cracking weekend with some superb singing. Thanks to everybody who performed at my stints in the Endeavour. It will be a long time before I forget that finish to the Saturday afternoon session with the supergroup ...The Young 'uns Loct'up Together with the Roaring Forties....Someone reported the roof of the Endeavour floating down the river!!    And on Sunday I got my "fix" of Dan McKinnon.   Hopefully next year's "Spring Session" will prove equally superb.
geoff turner

Subject: RE: Moor & Coast Festival to End after 2009
From: Lenny's mum (inactive)
Date: 04 May 09 - 02:50 PM

Already looking forward to 2010.

Subject: RE: Moor & Coast Festival to End after 2009
From: MG John
Date: 04 May 09 - 04:41 PM

Thankyou everyone for a brilliant weekend, it shurely must have been the best! Good look to the new format one next year.

Subject: RE: Moor & Coast Festival to End after 2009
From: GUEST,suzi
Date: 05 May 09 - 03:24 AM

Great festival Glen and co. Here s to the new Spring Session next year.

Suzi.

Subject: RE: Moor & Coast Festival to End after 2009
From: peregrina
Date: 05 May 09 - 03:26 AM

yes, really great. thanks and congrats to all the organizers.