Things planned for Sidmouth 50

Subject: RE: Things planned for Sidmouth 50
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 28 Jul 04 - 02:20 PM

Ron

Glad to hear you're coming over again - hope to see / hear you in the Middle Bar, and the Theatre Bar (and at the Doom and Gloom....)

Kitty

Subject: RE: Things planned for Sidmouth 50
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 28 Jul 04 - 08:40 PM

In the busking/begging thread Shambles mentioned, I have posted info about the 1531 English Regulation about Sturdy Beggars.

Robin

Subject: RE: Things planned for Sidmouth 50
From: Dave Bryant
Date: 29 Jul 04 - 05:58 AM

Well the caravan's sitting in the university car park, so that Linda and I can get going down the M3 (without having to go back to SE London) this evening. We're coming the pretty way via the New Forest and Dorset and should be reaching our campsite at Harpford (near the Bowd) about Monday Lunchtime.

Hope to see you all in the MBS - the first time for about 23 years !

Subject: RE: Things planned for Sidmouth 50
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 29 Jul 04 - 04:05 PM

All packed (well, almost), and ready to go. All aboard for the Sidmouth timewarp...

I imagine there'll probably be a discussion workship at some some time during the week, where some of the topics raised in this thread can be explored in depth. Give my apologies...

See you round.

Subject: RE: Things planned for Sidmouth 50
From: Tattie Bogle
Date: 29 Jul 04 - 04:37 PM

I should be packing but too knackered after a hard day of saving lives: will do it in the morning, work the afternoon, then 8hours' drive gets us to Sidmouth!
Having read the official view on buskers in this year's working programme, I would think they take a fairly balanced and accommodating view.

Subject: RE: Things planned for Sidmouth 50
From: The Shambles
Date: 31 Jul 04 - 01:43 PM

It would be interesting to read this. Is it possible to post this official view here? Even if this may be a week after the event....or perhaps especially as it is........

Subject: RE: Things planned for Sidmouth 50
From: Scooby Doo
Date: 01 Aug 04 - 12:30 PM

All proceeds off busking should go to the festivaL.Thats the info i got from my son's working programme.

Subject: RE: Things planned for Sidmouth 50
From: The Shambles
Date: 02 Aug 04 - 01:54 AM

Is that all busking anywhere in the UK any time?
Is that should as in by-law or some form of other official measure?
Does it say how this is to be enforced or who is going to do it?

Subject: RE: Things planned for Sidmouth 50
From: Scooby Doo
Date: 02 Aug 04 - 05:39 AM

Asi got the info over the mobile i do not know too much except it is only festival week and its not the whole of the uk.

Subject: RE: Things planned for Sidmouth 50
From: The Shambles
Date: 02 Aug 04 - 11:07 AM

This sounds like the monopoly on busking that Manitas referred to earlier in this thread.
We do not not know yet if this is a by law or whatever or how it is to be enforced (if indeed it will, or is) or if it can but:

Is it a measure designed to ensure that the maximum revenue is gained from busking for the festival funds?

Or one to discourage busking generally?

Or an outdated, badly thought out and judgemental half-measure, that will achieve neither of these ends but just confuse the issue even more?

Subject: RE: Things planned for Sidmouth 50
From: The Shambles
Date: 06 Aug 04 - 06:54 AM

How did the all the things planned for Sidmouth 50 - go?

Subject: RE: Things planned for Sidmouth 50
From: GUEST,steve in sidmouth
Date: 07 Aug 04 - 05:12 AM

The most important piece of news is that a press release was issued yesterday stating that there would be no festival next year (2005) but that EDDC might try and get one for 2006. Obviously there is lots more to say and when the dust has settled news will be posted on the folk pages of my website (www.seered.co.uk).

Many people wish to organise some sort of festival in 2005 but with legal liability and maybe cash up front for marquees etc etc they may have a difficult task ahead. Some feel that Sidmouth is special (and worth a hike to attend) just because it is so big and international. Any smaller event would be more like Chippenham and maybe not worth the travel. By 2006 other events may have grown to rival Sidmouth?

Many issues remain to be resolved - updates will appear as above. The weather was fantastic, it could not have been a better week for the 50th celebration.

Subject: RE: Things planned for Sidmouth 50
From: The Shambles
Date: 07 Aug 04 - 05:19 AM

The press release Steve refers to can be seen on the following thread The 51st Sidmouth Festival

Subject: RE: Things planned for Sidmouth 50
From: The Shambles
Date: 11 Aug 04 - 07:49 AM

Steve posted this on one of the many Sidmouth threads. It is probably better here as it answers some of the questions.

On one of the mudcat threads (not this one) I posted comments about the much discussd crackdown on traders along the Esplanade during the 50th Sidmouth festival. In the event the crackdown was a damp squib - and probably for two reasons. First, part of the reason for having it was to try and show Steve Heap that some of his concerns were being taken seriously (for a change) but as the festival got under way a decision to exclude Mrs Casey's Music from future Sidmouth events had already probably been taken and secondly, it turned out that having a valid pedlars' licence overrides the council byelaws. What a hoot. Read all about it at
http://www.seered.co.uk/folk28a.htm

Was the informal music making affect in any way by this 'crackdown'?