Cleckheaton Folk Festival 2010

Subject: Cleckheaton Folk Festival 2010
From: Clecky Dave
Date: 23 May 10 - 10:13 AM

Cleckheaton plans are almost complete. Last few days for reduced price tickets offer ends 31st May 2010. See revised website for who's on when. Join our "Friends of Cleckheaton Folk Festival" facebook pages for more updates. Or just ask here!!
www.cleckheatonfolkfestival.org

Subject: RE: Cleckheaton Folk Festival 2010
From: GUEST
Date: 24 May 10 - 09:10 AM

The lineup is looking good to me dave hope every one can come to surport the 23rd Cleckheaton folk festival your surpot will be verey welcome

      Ex Director Geoff
                        Hope to see you all there

Subject: RE: Cleckheaton Folk Festival 2010
From: Banjiman
Date: 24 May 10 - 09:36 AM

We'll be there!

Subject: RE: Cleckheaton Folk Festival 2010
From: Soldier boy
Date: 24 May 10 - 08:00 PM

Thet's all very good but it might help folks if you say when the festival is on. Doh!

Subject: RE: Cleckheaton Folk Festival 2010
From: Banjiman
Date: 25 May 10 - 03:49 AM

Cleckheaton Folk Festival 2nd - 4th July 2010

There you go SB. Should make life easier!

Subject: RE: Cleckheaton Folk Festival 2010
From: Clecky Dave
Date: 02 Jun 10 - 06:01 PM

So who is going this year?

Subject: RE: Cleckheaton Folk Festival 2010
From: Lenny's mum (inactive)
Date: 03 Jun 10 - 04:33 AM

We are!

Subject: RE: Cleckheaton Folk Festival 2010
From: GUEST,MC Fat (at work)
Date: 03 Jun 10 - 05:05 AM

For the past two years I've been unable to come to Cleckheaton due to work committments but they've changed the date of that to a week later so I may be able to come along. Only down side is the Sheffield-Bradford bus which used to stop at Clecky is no more. Will see if I can get a lift.Presume singarounds are still at Wickham ?

Subject: RE: Cleckheaton Folk Festival 2010
From: GUEST,Guest
Date: 03 Jun 10 - 03:53 PM

Is it possible to buy a ticket just for Sunday ?

Subject: RE: Cleckheaton Folk Festival 2010
From: Aeola
Date: 03 Jun 10 - 06:03 PM

I'll be there this year!!

Subject: RE: Cleckheaton Folk Festival 2010
From: GUEST,Tom Bliss
Date: 03 Jun 10 - 06:16 PM

Try to arrive early, folks.

There's a very good new chap on on the Thursday warm-up gig thingy, Phil Cockerham, accompanied by top bull fiddler Dave Bowie and some washed up old has-been from Leeds/Alderney on chin cello, moothie and misc. (And I fear Mr Has Been will insist singing a few of his Christmas Hits too).

Subject: RE: Cleckheaton Folk Festival 2010
From: r.padgett
Date: 04 Jun 10 - 03:27 AM

Hole in the chin a must then for chin cello, Tom?

Looking forward to hearing the misc!!

Good lad that Phil Cockerham, good to see and hear new ppl

Ray

Jim McD I will be going on Saturdy for the day and running a singaround on Sunday at the Wickham, I am returning Sunday after the singaround

Wickham sing always a good un and musos elswhere, usually in the Commercial good annall

Subject: RE: Cleckheaton Folk Festival 2010
From: Clecky Dave
Date: 04 Jun 10 - 08:29 AM

Thursday warm up gig is at the Comrades Club in Heckmondwike on 1st July probably kicking off about 8.30 and features, in addition to the "old has been from Leeds/Alderney" and friends - The Mahognay Monkeys and Russ Hughes. Free entry, so come along and join us for this warm up special.

Subject: RE: Cleckheaton Folk Festival 2010
From: Lenny's mum (inactive)
Date: 04 Jun 10 - 05:16 PM

You can buy a concert tickets for the Sunday afternoon concert in the Town Hall, (£20). There is also a concert in the Commercial (£8) These tickets are only available on the day and subject to number of people attending the venue. Last year we managed to fit everybody in so there should be no problem. The concert at the Marsh in the evening on Sunday is free so a ticket not needed. The web site has been updated, with all the artists listed and the days that they are appearing so you can check if you wish to buy a ticket for the Sunday afternoon.

Subject: RE: Cleckheaton Folk Festival 2010
From: Clecky Dave
Date: 08 Jun 10 - 07:47 AM

24 days and counting !!!!!!

Subject: RE: Cleckheaton Folk Festival 2010
From: Soldier boy
Date: 08 Jun 10 - 10:02 PM

Looking forward to it.

Subject: RE: Cleckheaton Folk Festival 2010
From: Linda Kelly
Date: 09 Jun 10 - 07:28 AM

Can't wait!!!!

Subject: RE: Cleckheaton Folk Festival 2010
From: Clecky Dave
Date: 10 Jun 10 - 01:57 PM

Only 3 weeks left !!

Subject: RE: Cleckheaton Folk Festival 2010
From: Soldier boy
Date: 11 Jun 10 - 11:20 AM

Does anybody know if you can just turn up at the campsite and pay there for camping or do you have to go into the festival office in the Town Hall to get a camping pass?

Chris

Subject: RE: Cleckheaton Folk Festival 2010
From: Soldier boy
Date: 11 Jun 10 - 02:14 PM

P.S Why are Camping/Campsite details not featured prominently on the home page of the web site or at least on the 'Accomodation' section of the site?

At first glance of the web site a potential newcomer to the festival would not be aware that there is a huge campsite a short(ish) walk from the town AND that a shuttle minibus service runs between the campsite and the centre of town.

Because camping facilities are not immediately obvious at a glance on the Home Page, potential newcomers could be deterred/discouraged from considering to come to this brilliant festival.

Perhaps it would make sense to have a seperate and dedicated 'CAMPING' page link alongside the other information links on the left hand side of the Home Page.

There is much positive and important information about the campsite that would definately deserve a page of its own.

e.g:

* The size of the campsite (it's massive! and therefore very unlikely it will ever be too full to accept all who want to camp over the weekend)
* It can accomodate tents/caravans/campervans/motorhomes etc.
* Cars can be driven onto the field and left alongside tents etc.
* The facilities available: - portaloos/washing facilities/drinking water supply points/fire buckets/first aid points etc etc.
* Plus whether there is:
- electric hook-up points for caravans/motorhomes
- a food tent
- a music/session tent for late revellers
- a stewards tent/office
- Security stewards on site 24 hours a day
* Whether campers have to book and pay for camping in advance or if they can pay on arrival - and if they can pay on arrival whether they can pay at the campsite itself or if they need to call into the Festival Office in town first to get camping tickets.
* The cost of camping per night for tents/caravans & motorhomes and whether there is any additional cost for cars left on the campsite.
* The availability of a free shuttle minibus service between the campsite and the town centre - and the start and finish times of the service.
* A map could also be included showing location of the campsite, together with full directions from M62 and from A62.

That's a lot of information which could easily fill a dedicated page of its own.

Hope you don't think I am being critical or negative in any way by suggesting the above. I do not intend to be; I love this festival and have attended it for many years.

In fact I love it so much I want to encourage as many newcomers as possible to come to the festival to support it and enjoy it as much as I do and to put it in their diaries every year as a 'must do' folk festival.

It is for this reason I have gone to such length here to suggest much greater prominence be given on the web site's Home Page to the existance of such excellent Camping facilities nearby.

As I have said, it is not immediately obvious from a quick scan of the Home Page that any camping facilities are available and any potential newcomer looking to come to the festival and hoping to camp over might then hope to find details about this in the 'Accomodation' section on the Home Page.
But this section only lists local and not so local hotels and guest houses and gives no alternative option for camping.

So a cursory look at the web site might easily give the impression that camping facilities are not available and therefore deter people from even considering coming to Cleckheaton Folk Festival or investigating further.
Which would be a real shame because if you haven't been to this festival you don't know what a great time you have been missing.

Anyway, sorry for rambling on so. I hope the organizers appreciate that this is just constructive suggestions for all the right reasons and with their best interests at heart.

Hope I haven't bored you all to death!!

At least anybody looking at this thread who hasn't been to this festival yet now knows that the Festival has excellent and very large camping facilities nearby.

And if you are a potential newcomer reading this, get yersen off to Cleckheaton Folk festival on 2 to 4 July 2010.

YOU'LL LOVE IT!

Subject: RE: Cleckheaton Folk Festival 2010
From: Clecky Dave
Date: 11 Jun 10 - 02:55 PM

Wow!! What enthusiasm. Sorry about the home page, but I may take extracts from the above and create a document to publish on the home page. I agree it's a bit overlooked and we have not made the most of it, but we will now. Thanks a lot.

Subject: RE: Cleckheaton Folk Festival 2010
From: Soldier boy
Date: 11 Jun 10 - 09:31 PM

Thanks Dave the Director. I am very glad that you received my suggestions in the spirit with which they were intended.

At the end of the day the campsite you create for your feastival weekend is one of your major ASSETS and should be promoted and treated as such.

I go to quite a few Folk Festivals and know that many struggle to find a campsite so large and near to town as yours and would be envious as hell of what you have got.

They know that the success of their festival depends upon attracting large enough numbers of people to make it worthwhile and that local hotels and bedsits are too expensive for many and could not possibly accomodate the number of people they need.
So a very large campsite that can easily cope with an expanding number of attendees year on year is an absolute godsend.

And at £3 per person per night for camping for festival ticket holders and £8 per person per night for non ticket holders and no extra charge for a car parked up over the weekend, this represents very good value for money.

You have an extremely strong USP (Unique Selling Point) here folks - so please make the most of it.

Chris

Subject: RE: Cleckheaton Folk Festival 2010
From: Clecky Dave
Date: 12 Jun 10 - 01:33 PM

Our updated front page on our website now gives more details about camping than ever before! Thanks Soldier Boy, for pointing it out. We are grateful for any suggestions (clean ones only) that might help us run the website and the festival in a more user friendly manner. All suggestions will be considered. Feel free to email me direct or post on mudcat or visit our Friends of the Festival facebook page. Advert over - look forward to seeing some of you at Cleckheaton 2010.

Subject: RE: Cleckheaton Folk Festival 2010
From: Tyke
Date: 12 Jun 10 - 08:39 PM

Now look you here Soldier Boy you where at The Cleckheaton Folk Festival Last year. So the lack of details on the Website are your Fault. You obviously did not fill in the questionare and comment forms that was available to all festival goers at the Town Hall. If you had done the Hardworking Cleckwickhams would have provided the details this year.

What use is the time of the last free bus back to the campsite to you anyway you dirty stop out. You were in the Nook till 5am at the Holmfirth Festival. What you need is the time of the First Bus back to the Campsite not the LAST. I hear bye fine you the cost of a pint to be paid to Dave the Director. :-)

Subject: RE: Cleckheaton Folk Festival 2010
From: Leadfingers
Date: 12 Jun 10 - 09:01 PM

Having just experienced the All New Artisan , Get Along There ! They are as good as they ever were !!

Subject: RE: Cleckheaton Folk Festival 2010
From: Clecky Dave
Date: 13 Jun 10 - 03:25 AM

Nice one Tyke, I'll look forward to that one!!

Subject: RE: Cleckheaton Folk Festival 2010
From: GUEST,yorksfolkie
Date: 13 Jun 10 - 02:12 PM

The Young'uns are a MUST see at this years festival!!!!

Subject: RE: Cleckheaton Folk Festival 2010
From: Clecky Dave
Date: 13 Jun 10 - 03:46 PM

Can't agree more. An excellent trio and talking about trio's don't miss "Tri" a young, vibrant award winning combination.

Subject: RE: Cleckheaton Folk Festival 2010
From: Soldier boy
Date: 17 Jun 10 - 06:25 PM

Nice work Dave the Director re putting up the new 'Camping' information section on the Home page - and so quickly too!
I WILL buy you a pint at the festival by way of thanks for your responsiveness and sheer dedication to this festival. Nice one Dave.

I might even buy that naughty boy Tyke a pint for his no holds barred cheek and impertinence - and than pour it over his head.

Relax Tyke - only kidding - (I think!)

Chris

Subject: RE: Cleckheaton Folk Festival 2010
From: Clecky Dave
Date: 18 Jun 10 - 03:39 AM

NOT TO BE MISSED - 1st JULY - 8.30pm - Admission FREEEEEEEEEEE!!
COMRADES CLUB, HECKMONDIKE, WEST YORKSHIRE

BOWIE BLISS + COCKERHAM (Plus Russ Hughes and The Mahogany Monkeys)

Tom Bliss: Guitar, mandola, mandocello, fiddle etc.
Philip Cockerham: Guitar, mandolin
Dave Bowie: Double bass.


The arrival of this trio has been greeted with knowing nods, not because of any lack of quality - (they're fantastic) but because 'master craftsman' Tom Bliss retired, loudly, from touring in July 2009.

But he didn't say he'd never gig again, (just not in the same hectic way), and six months without picking up an instrument was long enough.

It was Tom's old mate Dave (seen recently with Steve Tilston and Sketch, alongside Boyles; Maggie and Gary) who got the ball rolling. Tom was happy to bring his 'greatest hits' to the party, but academia had overtaxed his brain, so any new material would have to come from elsewhere. Then a MySpace mail revealed that Philip, (from Tom's 'Behind The Wall', and Tom and Dave's 'Belladonna') had a superb new album out, and was winning a large folk audience.

They were rehearsing within a week.

Tom and Philip, an excellent guitarist, take turns in singing lead. Tom's 'brilliant' story songs are well known - Phil's more contemporary works becoming so, (Tom admits him to be the superior writer). Underpinned by Dave's legendary bull fiddle, and lofted by three part harmonies and delicate interplay, this is one band you absolutely must not miss.

Subject: RE: Cleckheaton Folk Festival 2010
From: Clecky Dave
Date: 18 Jun 10 - 01:11 PM

two more weeks !!!

Subject: RE: Cleckheaton Folk Festival 2010
From: MBSLynne
Date: 18 Jun 10 - 04:55 PM

My hubby's band, Brassneck are playing but unfortunately I won't be able to be there. Enjoy

Love Lynne

Subject: RE: Cleckheaton Folk Festival 2010
From: Clecky Dave
Date: 19 Jun 10 - 03:55 AM

We'll enjoy it with you in mind Lynne !!

Subject: RE: Cleckheaton Folk Festival 2010
From: Soldier boy
Date: 26 Jun 10 - 09:48 PM

Only 5 days to go folks.

No one has yet answered my question re whether you can pay on the campsite for camping or whether you need to pay at the festival office in the Town Hall. Can someone please respond to this question!

Thank you.

Chris

Subject: RE: Cleckheaton Folk Festival 2010
From: GUEST,richie
Date: 27 Jun 10 - 05:16 AM

The information you ask for is there, its under the heading campsite, pretty much where you would expect to find it.

Subject: RE: Cleckheaton Folk Festival 2010
From: Tyke
Date: 27 Jun 10 - 06:54 AM

That Chris is like a dog with a bone it's a pitty Clekheaton FF hasn't got a Campsite like the one Whitby Folk Week used to use at Rusup that flooded with a Spring Tide. Then you could make him pitch his tent down the Wetend and then send an urgent call out for the Whitby Lifeboat!

Yes Chris you can pay at the Campsite but it's better to book in addvance! Beacause we don't want the Moths in your wallet eating our tents! :-) mine is a Pint of Landlord!

Subject: RE: Cleckheaton Folk Festival 2010
From: Clecky Dave
Date: 27 Jun 10 - 12:31 PM

No England Quarter Finals - so you might as well join us for the next best event. 5 days and counting.

Subject: RE: Cleckheaton Folk Festival 2010
From: Aeola
Date: 27 Jun 10 - 01:57 PM

There was never any doubt!!

Subject: RE: Cleckheaton Folk Festival 2010
From: Soldier boy
Date: 28 Jun 10 - 08:29 PM

Quite right Dave, you'll get far more entertainment at Cleckheaton FF..........and England footballers were crap!

Subject: RE: Cleckheaton Folk Festival 2010
From: Clecky Dave
Date: 29 Jun 10 - 07:29 AM

I'm glad so many agree. Only 3 days left before the fun starts!!
Slight showesr are softening the campsite nicely. Looks good for the weekend.

Subject: RE: Cleckheaton Folk Festival 2010
From: muppett
Date: 29 Jun 10 - 09:54 AM

Hoping to be there, if I manage to recover in time from Dent, I'm absolutly cream crackerd at the mo though.

Subject: RE: Cleckheaton Folk Festival 2010
From: GUEST,Banjiman
Date: 29 Jun 10 - 10:01 AM

Looking like I'll only be there for Sunday as my daughter has a gig at The Sage in Gateshead on Saturday (OK, she plays fiddle, sorry violin, with Northallerton Youth Orchestra).

Wendy, the better half, will be there all weekend as she is booked to play.

So if you see her wandering around looking lonely, please look after her won't you!

Paul Arrowsmith

Subject: RE: Cleckheaton Folk Festival 2010
From: Clecky Dave
Date: 29 Jun 10 - 05:49 PM

Everybody gets looked after at Cleckheaton !!!!!

Subject: RE: Cleckheaton Folk Festival 2010
From: Soldier boy
Date: 29 Jun 10 - 07:41 PM

You'll be 'owreight Muppett lad 'cos I know that you have legendary powers of recovery!

No longer able to guarantee I will be there now 'cos me poor owld dad died yesterday and I am having to organise 'everything'.
But if I get it all done I might just be able to escape for the weekend, or part of it, but I will be absolutely cream-crackered too and you might find me crying into me beer which just won't do.

Chris

Subject: RE: Cleckheaton Folk Festival 2010
From: Clecky Dave
Date: 30 Jun 10 - 03:29 AM

Sorry to hear that Chris, please accept my condolences. Let's hope you can make it for part of the weekend at least. (otherwise I'm a pint down!!)

Subject: RE: Cleckheaton Folk Festival 2010
From: Soldier boy
Date: 30 Jun 10 - 07:36 PM

Thanks Dave

Subject: RE: Cleckheaton Folk Festival 2010
From: skipy
Date: 30 Jun 10 - 09:08 PM

Never been before, but will be travelling north on Friday, they where kind enough to give us a try & I hope they come again to White Horse Folk Festival, so we have taken leave & booked a hotel. Will be putting the cobblestone tyres on the car, have got a flat cap a waistcoat & a pair of clogs, just need to get down to the dog rescue & buy a whipet.
Only joking, I am from the North anyway, then I joined the RAF & ended up in Oxfordshire, so here to stay.
Regards Skipy

Subject: RE: Cleckheaton Folk Festival 2010
From: Linda Kelly
Date: 01 Jul 10 - 07:25 AM

Sorry to hear about your Dad-hopefully you will be in best order for Saddleworth if you cant make Clecky.

Subject: RE: Cleckheaton Folk Festival 2010
From: Soldier boy
Date: 01 Jul 10 - 08:30 AM

Will do Linda. Thank you.

Chris

Subject: RE: Cleckheaton Folk Festival 2010
From: muppett
Date: 01 Jul 10 - 10:26 AM

Still not caught up on me sleep yet zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Subject: RE: Cleckheaton Folk Festival 2010
From: Lenny's mum (inactive)
Date: 01 Jul 10 - 12:57 PM

Hopefully all the organising has been done, so now time to relax and enjoy. See you all there.

Subject: RE: Cleckheaton Folk Festival 2010
From: Carol
Date: 01 Jul 10 - 01:00 PM

Tomorrow, tomorrow is less than a day away

Subject: RE: Cleckheaton Folk Festival 2010
From: GUEST,Tom Bliss
Date: 01 Jul 10 - 01:45 PM

Not forgetting tonight too

Subject: RE: Cleckheaton Folk Festival 2010
From: Clecky Dave
Date: 01 Jul 10 - 02:48 PM

Hey Skipy, Whippets are opitional or so my Berkshire wife tells me!!

Subject: RE: Cleckheaton Folk Festival 2010
From: Tyke
Date: 01 Jul 10 - 06:20 PM

Condolences Chris hope to see you soon mate. Chin up!

Subject: RE: Cleckheaton Folk Festival 2010
From: Soldier boy
Date: 01 Jul 10 - 08:18 PM

Thanks Tyke old buddy.