Whitby folk week 2020 - cancelled

Subject: RE: Whitby folk week 2020 - cancelled
From: Mo the caller
Date: 03 May 20 - 08:07 AM

I seem to remember it being announced at some Folk Week event probably in the late 80s. Am I imagining it.

Subject: RE: Whitby folk week 2020 - cancelled
From: Mo the caller
Date: 03 May 20 - 08:10 AM

Of course, now folk dance events and folk festivals have multiplied and Whitby overlaps with some. Or perhaps it always did.

Subject: RE: Whitby folk week 2020 - cancelled
From: Raggytash
Date: 03 May 20 - 09:03 AM

About 10 years ago when Folk Week and the Regatta "coincided" I had a conversation with one of the organisers of the Regatta in the Elsinore. He is a man a know socially and professionally.

He insisted it was all to do with the tides.

So I looked back over the previous 25 years or so. I had access to programme dating back over that period.

Regatta had been as early as the 2/3/4th of August and as late as the last weekend in August and running into September on one occasion. This unfortunately somewhat negates the suggestion given to Malcolm that the Regatta worked to a timetable.

I next looked at the times and heights of the tide for that particular year. Two weeks prior (which would have left folk week clear) the maximum difference in the tides was 11 minutes and 100 millimetres (about 4 inches)

I'm sure people will come to their own conclusions.

Subject: RE: Whitby folk week 2020 - cancelled
From: GUEST,Malcolm Storey
Date: 03 May 20 - 09:39 AM

Mo
We did never make any such announcement and never would as we could not guarantee that the Regatta would hold its side of any bargain.
It matters not in any case as, although there were occasional contacts with the Regatta nothing concrete or anywhere near was ever agreed.
If I could be bothered I could show you the letter (it was the same one each time).
I was refering to the longer festivals, not that it matters as I am sure that the longer festivals did not effect the weekend events. We always had a fair number of people arriving Sunday evening from events or leaving Friday morning to attend events. Including on the Thursday and Friday a number of stall holders.
Raggy
Thanks for that - it is far better coming from you rather than me.