Lancaster Maritime Festival 2005

Subject: Lancaster Maritime Festival 2005
From: Barb'ry
Date: 21 Oct 04 - 03:12 PM

Have just heard on the radio that Lancaster council are refusing to fund next year's Maritime festival and it sounds as though 2004 may have been the last one. It is such a shame as it is a great event.   Does anyone know if there is a chance of private funding etc?
Lancaster Council ought to be ashamed of itself - maybe it's worth writing to them, although they appear to have ignored lots of positive feedback from last year.
Good luck to Val and Dave - if you need any help, just yell!
Barb'ry

Subject: RE: Lancaster Maritime Festival 2005
From: GUEST,Chanteyranger
Date: 21 Oct 04 - 03:19 PM

That's terrible news. Though I hadn't been to that one, I saw that the lineup was always a who's-who of sea music.

Chanteyranger

Subject: RE: Lancaster Maritime Festival 2005
From: MoorleyMan
Date: 21 Oct 04 - 03:25 PM

This sounds disastrous if it's true, but there seems to be a similar crisis each year and - forgive me if I heard it wrong - it's always a last minute decision by the Council to fund anything. Surely the festival has to continue, think of the money it brings into Lancaster...
Keep hanging in there Dave and Val, you do a great job and you've a hell of a lot of support out there.

Subject: RE: Lancaster Maritime Festival 2005
From: GUEST
Date: 21 Oct 04 - 05:36 PM

Barb'ry, thanks for posting the above - I'm a member here but have logged out for this - I know as much as there is to be known, shall we say. I don't know what was said on the radio, but there seems to be a bit of confusion - The 2005 Maritime Festival is MOST DEFINITELY going to take place. The dates are 25th to 28th March 2005 (as always, Good Friday to Easter Monday). It is true that it was under question but because so much planning had already been done, it was decided to continue it.

What has been decided though is that the 2006 Festival programme will not include the Maritime Festival. Several other events have also been axed, all part of a budget -saving exercise, to keep the council tax at no more than a 5% increase. In 2006 the planned series of events will be: Morecambe Punk Festival, Morecambe Heritage Gala, Lancaster Jazz Festival and Lancaster Fireworks Spectacular. The organisers only heard themselves on Tuesday - and that was because of a friendly word from one elected member who'd done his/her best.

I understand that the decision has been 'called in' i.e. challenged, by some other councillors, and I know of one pub landlord who is not very happy and is making strong representations.

Who knows what will happen. Those of you who have attended the Festival know that it has been on shaky ground previously and continued. Whether good sense will prevail again this time, who knows. I can say that the organisers are presently working extremely hard to ensure that the 2005 event is a corker! (Despite being a bit shell-shocked) They realise that many people will want to contact them to offer support, but are a bit pressed at the moment, trying to secure the private sponsorship for 2005, which bolsters the core budget from the council (and which could be threatened by this info). Jan & Ken at The Chantey Cabin have agreed to act as a sort of clearing point for the time being and will pass on info in both directions (if you see what I mean)

I suppose that, at the moment, if you want to be sure of getting to the best Maritime Festival ever - get to Lancaster in 2005!

Cheers me dears! (sorry can't post under my real or Mudcat name but walls have ears y'know!)

Subject: RE: Lancaster Maritime Festival 2005
From: Barb'ry
Date: 21 Oct 04 - 05:47 PM

Thank goodness for that! Thank you for sorting that out, guest. BTW - I wasn't the only one who heard it announced for next year's festival, so either we went communally deaf..
Barb'ry

Subject: RE: Lancaster Maritime Festival 2005
From: MoorleyMan
Date: 21 Oct 04 - 06:06 PM

Thanks Guest for putting things straight, whoever you are we all understand your need for anonymity in this instance.
You certainly have my support, matey.
And may you too always run before the wind, as they say!

Subject: RE: Lancaster Maritime Festival 2005
From: Tyke
Date: 22 Oct 04 - 02:27 PM

Don't forget to tell them about all the Admaral Lord Nelsons celibrations in 2005. Or are they likly to turn a blind eye to them!

Subject: RE: Lancaster Maritime Festival 2005
From: PennyBlack
Date: 22 Oct 04 - 06:32 PM

I'm sure there are plenty of artists who would support this event for free or "out of pocket" expenses. Local pubs and businesses could help raise this cash.

or maybe a move down the coast to Glasson dock (who look like they want this kind of event?)

we'll be there as usual next year and hopefully for many years to come.

PB & IGB

Subject: RE: Lancaster Maritime Festival 2005
From: GUEST,Guest
Date: 24 Oct 04 - 12:25 PM

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Subject: RE: Lancaster Maritime Festival 2005
From: GUEST,Henryp
Date: 24 Oct 04 - 03:23 PM

As someone who has attended every Lancaster Festival, I would be very sorry to see it disappear.

I think that most visitors would be willing to make a bigger contibution to it. At the moment, the only charge is for admittance to the Museum Building and to the Final Concert. You can attend events on all four days without paying any charge. Most festivals charge £30 or more for a week-end. Why not offer a 'supporters' ticket' for £25, with an exclusive enamel lapel badge people can proudly wear! Perhaps the front rows at evening concerts could be reserved for subscribers, though many wouldn't want any special treatment at all.

The Maritime Museum has already put on an event to commemorate the anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar. A concert and talk about the Life and Loves of Lord Nelson were also free and much appreciated.

Subject: RE: Lancaster Maritime Festival 2005
From: GUEST,Guest of 21st October
Date: 24 Oct 04 - 04:55 PM

Hi again

If anyone does want to write in support of the Festival and see if this decision can be changed, then might I suggest the following people to contact: Cllr Ron sands (Cabinet Member), Cllr Ian Barker (Leader of Lancaster City Council), John Donnellon (Corporate Director of Regeneration) - all these at Lancaster Town Hall, Dalton Square, Lancaster. Plus The Editor, Lancaster Guardian, 29 Common Garden Street, Lancaster.

Tell them what the Festival means to you - how often you've been; where you've travelled from; where you stay; if it's an important part of your calendar, why this is the case; and how important it is to the local economy. B&Bs, restaurants, other businesses all benefit. Do you visit other parts of the area while there? If you've any personal anecdotes - or special tales, pass those on too.

No guarantees, but if there isn't an attempt at reversing the decision, it won't change.

When the Punks come to Morecambe, they are very visible, as a group of visitors to the town (and, generally speaking, very nice and well-behaved). Sea-song & shanty fans obviously don't have quite the same high profile, on the street, but the numbers are there just the same!

Subject: RE: Lancaster Maritime Festival 2005
From: GUEST,guest
Date: 25 Oct 04 - 04:03 PM

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Subject: RE: Lancaster Maritime Festival 2005
From: GUEST
Date: 26 Oct 04 - 06:46 AM

Subject: RE: Lancaster Maritime Festival 2005
From: Abuwood
Date: 26 Oct 04 - 10:41 AM

Yes the singing at Lancaster has always been good - but that is only because many of the visitors to the town are good singers. In general I have found the townsfolk either oblivoius to the 'festival' or unhappy that their pub has been taken over by strangers. The hotels in the centre of the town except from the main venue are overpriced and largely unpleasant either noisy or dirty, one even took 50% deposit and then closed before the festival. Glasson Dock is the bleakest place that I have seen as a festival venue. In general at Easter Lancaster is closed - you would expect at least the music shop to be open on the Saturday - I have never found it so. I would suggest that if Maritime Enthusiasts want to gather at Easter then they could find a much more welcoming and accessible town than Lancaster, and may even be able to get funding for such a 'Heritage' event.
Where would you suggest?

Subject: RE: Lancaster Maritime Festival 2005
From: PennyBlack
Date: 26 Oct 04 - 12:31 PM

Our Letters have now gone in...


PB

Subject: RE: Lancaster Maritime Festival 2005
From: nutty
Date: 26 Oct 04 - 12:37 PM

I have just received a copy of an email stating that Lancaster 2005 WILL GO AHEAD

It is the funding for 2006 that has been withdrawn.

Subject: RE: Lancaster Maritime Festival 2005
From: PennyBlack
Date: 26 Oct 04 - 08:12 PM

Nutty - correct - but start sending those letters in now in support of the festival and maybe there will be a re-think on stopping support for the festival in 2006+

PB

Subject: RE: Lancaster Maritime Festival 2005
From: PennyBlack
Date: 27 Oct 04 - 07:58 AM

copy of email from Jan:-

Dear All

First of all let me re-iterate that the 2005 Festival is safe and will take place over the 4 days of Easter as usual.

It is towards the 2006 Festival we must now be looking - the local Lancaster and Morcambe Council have decided that the majority of the Festival Programmes will be discontinued - The survivors are the Punk Festival in Morcambe, The Jazz Festival in Lancaster, The Fireworks in Lancaster and The Heritage Festival in Morcambe. Another large festival to have lost out is The Festival of Light and Water in Morcambe together with the popular features of local walks etc.

However now these cuts are begining to generate comment in the local area - it has been suggested that "all good maritime folks come to the aid of the Festival" and that this should begin NOW rather than at or after next years festival.

It is generally felt that at this time all efforts and comments must be positive, supportive and constructive - there is nothing to be gained by criticsm or negative comments.

An avalanche of letters from all over the world - can be a good opening shot - and would suggest that pointing out the money spent in local shops, hotels and hostelries would be of some consideration for local businesses. The majority of those who will be writing do not have local votes - which is what most elected persons are most aware of ! and this should be outweighed by the fact that as a visitor you spend money vital to any local economy and indeed would not visit the area if it were not for the festival - if you also use time before or after visiting other local places of interest perhaps it could be useful to mention this also.

I have frequently said that I prefer Easter to Christmas - Easter in Lancaster heralds the start of the festival season - it is a time to celebrate with good friends a new year and a new begining. For the last 16 years Lancaster Festival has well and truly established itself as the premier event - and I am sure that another town will be very keen to take on the mantle - over the years many others, like us have discovered the significant part that Lancaster played in the Maritime History of England is this now to be allowed to die??

One of the points that has been made is that any future acitivity in the Lancaster Fetival scene must become a public/private business partnership but surely anyone who has looked at a Maritime Festival programme will have seen the names of the various sponsors such as United Utilities, The Environment Agency, Builders of local houses to name but a few surely their interest and contributions must count for something - who knows ?

In our letter we intend to ask if there has been the opportunity to seek more of these partnership opportunities such as the National Lottery of Heritage Funds or if this decision has been taken without consideration of other additional funding.

Being totally honest we think that it will be a very hard battle to win and the opening round of letters should be seen as the opening salvo - then we must follow Nelson's advice to "engage the enemy more closely" - ok enough of the corny puns!

Suggested recipients of your letters are

Cllr Ron Sands (a member of the Council "inner cabinet"
Lancaster Town Hall
Dalton Sq
Lancaster
LA1 1PJ

Cllr Ian Barker Leader of Lancaster City Council
Address as above

Mr John Donnellon Corporate Director of Regeneration
Address as above

The Editor Lancaster Guardian
29 Common Garden St
Lancaster



And of course now comes the big Challenge PLEASE put your thinking caps in a see if we can come up with more ideas on how to ensure this event continues - and if we can have some fun in the process so much the better!

PLEASE PLEASE do all YOU can to take us to 2006 and beyond

As always we are happy to help and if you want to email a copy to this clearing house for onward transmissionyou are welcome to do so if you want to

Jan and Ken

PS have added the local newspaper reports!

The Lancaster guardian
Council could sink Maritime Festival
MORECAMBE'S popular Festival of Light and Water could be scrapped as part of an overhaul of the festivals programme approved by the city council on Tuesday.

The future of Lancaster's Maritime Festival is also in doubt.
Next year's event will go ahead, tied in with the national Sea Britain festival, but no money has been allocated for 2006. If it is to continue, private sector funding will have to be found.
Councillors also recommended ending subsidies for the extensive programme of guided walks in the district.
Outlining the proposals at the cabinet meeting, council leader Ian Barker said the costs of festival provision had increased beyond inflation. At the same time, the council wanted the programme to become more responsive to the community. "There are a lot of purposes for the festivals, and we should have a programme that reflects all of them," he said.
But Coun Eileen Blamire said the loss of the Festival of Light and Water would be regrettable.
"It's been one of the events that I did think people came to Morecambe for, and I'll be sorry to see it go," she said.
The revised programme, which has to be approved by full council, would be built around four events: the Punk Festival, the Heritage Gala, the Jazz Festival and Lancaster's Fireworks Spectacular.
Coupled with a £3,800 cut in the festivals marketing budget and the end of subsidies for guided walks, savings of around £70,000 are anticipated.
Some of this money would be channelled into a festivals innovation fund with the aim of jointly funding, with private money, any future festival proposals. A sum of £10,000 targeted specifically at Morecambe would be available for 2005/6, growing to £20,000 for the whole district from 2006/7.
In addition, the community festivals fund - which backed this year's Catch the Wind kite festival in Morecambe - would grow from £6,000 annually to £10,000.
After the meeting, leader of the council's Conservative group Coun James Airey voiced concerns over the proposals.
"Many local businesses rely on the festival programme to bring people and money into the area," he said.
"But it seems to have been identified as a soft target for cuts."
22 October 2004

The Morcambe Visitor
The Light goes out
MORECAMBE'S biggest event of the year - the Festival of Light and Water - is no more.
Lancaster City Council is scrapping the festival due to "financial pressures".
The annual Maritime/Georgian Festival is also being being cast aside, although it will take place next year because the money is already in the budget.
In future the city council has decided to concentrate on just four 'core' festivals.
They are the Punk Festival and Heritage Gala in Morecambe and the Lancaster Jazz Festival and annual fireworks display at Lancaster Castle.
Guided walks funded by the council will also come to an end next year and, when combined with the other two festivals, will save it in the region of £60,000.
Tourism chief Coun Ron Sands said it had been a difficult decision.
"I would be delighted if we could keep the Festival of Light and Water," he said.
"Any tourism officer will tell you that there is nothing like a firework display to draw people in.
"But the harsh reality is that we have to keep the council tax rise at five per cent and so cuts have to be made.
"That has to be the first priority and unfortunately something had to give."
The changes were rubber stamped at a meeting of the council's cabinet yesterday (Tuesday).
As well as a commitment to fund the four 'core' festivals, councillors were set to approve a new 'festivals innovation fund'.
In the first year this will provide £10,000 to help develop private sector festivals in Morecambe.
In 2006/07 this figure will rise to £20,000 but will be available to the whole of the district.
All of which angered Morecambe councillor, Evelyn Archer, who said: "It seems they would rather just see money going up in smoke in Lancaster than having a full festival in Morecambe.
"And all this comes just shortly after we had a meeting at which our arts and events officers were asked to look for funding and sponsorship for the festival.
"All of this is being decided by cabinet without a full debate - once again it's Morecambe's future in the hands of Lancaster councillors."
Council leader Ian Barker added that the days when local authorities could simply put on big festivals were at an end.
The future, he said, is public/private partnerships.
"The bottom line is that the council cannot afford to put on a large amount of festivals and people are fooling themselves if they think it can. For a start we have other calls on our money and people cannot expect the public sector to take all the risks.
"I see the future as a thriving partnership between the council and the private sector.
"In Morecambe the council has done a great deal in terms of infrastructure, with the Tern project, Stone Jetty and remodelling the promenade.
"Investment will continue but there has to be input from the private sector if we are to move forward.
"The Festivals Innovation Fund will help to encourage that partnership."
He added that the festival programme combined 'money-making' events in the punk and jazz festivals with "something for local people to enjoy" in the Lancaster Castle fireworks and the Heritage Gala.
Jim Catterall from the Morecambe Hotel and Tourism Association said he was "not surprised" at the decision.
"More and more, Morecambe is just becoming a suburb of Lancaster," he said.
"Slowly but surely the tourist industry is being closed down by the local authority.
"As an association we are trying to support things and bring people into Morecambe but sometimes I wonder why we bother when we get absolutely no support from the council.
"The feeling I get from Ian Barker is that we should think ourselves lucky that we get anything at all. Bit by bit they are sucking the lifeblood out of Morecambe."

20 October 2004

Subject: RE: Lancaster Maritime Festival 2005
From: Blowzabella
Date: 28 Oct 04 - 02:57 PM

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Subject: RE: Lancaster Maritime Festival 2005
From: GUEST
Date: 05 Nov 04 - 06:30 PM

any more news? what p***ed abuwood off so much then? Everyone else seems to like it? wouldn't they book her or something?

Subject: RE: Lancaster Maritime Festival 2005
From: Abuwood
Date: 16 Nov 04 - 06:29 AM

Dear Guest - I notice you do not leave your name...
Booking is certainly not an issue.
I just wish to express a point of view.
I enjoy Maritime events, I love the singing and the events are usually at places with sea or ships or both like Hull, Liverpool, Whitby, Great Yarmouth, Portsmouth.
Lancaster appears to have neither and I can't understand why it has such a reputation, except for the fact that people travel there at Easter, despite the traffic problems of that area and the lack of suitable accommodation. The town does not even provide space for those with campers. I am sure that another town which is by the sea could offer better facilities for such a Festival.
Rather than trying to save something which is a long way from ideal, why not simply relocate to somewhere more suitable?

Subject: RE: Lancaster Maritime Festival 2005
From: GUEST
Date: 16 Nov 04 - 02:18 PM

Dear Abuwood
Relocating is no problem, all we need is a town who want us, £35 grand to pay for it and a team of David Wright's skill, experience & contacts to work for a year setting the whole thing up.
The singing at Lancaster is as good as it is because the organisers book the right people - events like Lancaster don't happen as a result of some spontaineous reaction, they are the result of damned hard work on somebody's part.
All the best
Jim Hancock

Subject: RE: Lancaster Maritime Festival 2005
From: GUEST,Eddie
Date: 17 Nov 04 - 05:08 AM

To Abuwood,
You suggest "another town which is by the sea could offer better facilities for such a Festival"
Might I suggest you look at the Gosport & Fareham Easter Festival in Hampshire? It's by the sea and takes place at the same time as Lancaster every Easter with concerts and sessions in comfortable indoor venues and concert halls plus free parking for caravans. Not such a Maritime emphasis as Lancaster but worth looking at all the same.
I used to alternate between Lancaster and Gosport and enjoyed them both. I will be sorry if Lancaster Maritime Festival disappears due to cuts in local Council funding - the same problem as at Sidmouth.
When will these Councils realise that Festivals bring people like us into their areas to spend lots of money in their hotels, pubs, cafes, shops, petrol stations etc.?
Take away the Festivals and you take away the visitors and our wallets. It's all so sad and so very short-sighted.

Subject: RE: Lancaster Maritime Festival 2005
From: GUEST,Eddie
Date: 17 Nov 04 - 05:30 AM

Apologies. Just noticed the earlier posting from Penny Black stating that the 2005 Festival is safe. It's the 2006 Festival that's threatened. That's good news about 2005. Full marks to Penny Black for an excellent post telling us all how to campaign to save 2006.

Subject: RE: Lancaster Maritime Festival 2005
From: PennyBlack
Date: 17 Nov 04 - 06:34 AM

Eddie - don't forget to write a letter though and that goes for everyone else who wants to save what is an excellent Maritime Festival.

cheers

PB

Subject: RE: Lancaster Maritime Festival 2005
From: GUEST,greg stephens
Date: 17 Nov 04 - 07:57 AM

Lancaster has got a distinguished maritime history, before silt and other technical considerations necessitated the shift to Glasson. Perhaps the suggestion to relocate to Glasson, where at least there are a few more boats, is an idea worth considering. It would certainly mirror the history of the area. I lived in Lancaster, for example, but the Boat Band(that I play with) first set sail from Glasson Dock(to Liverpool, then Scottish island gigs). A maritme festival in Glasson at least has rthe merit you can boat to it easily and moor up with no trouble, surely quite an important consideration for a sea event.

Subject: RE: Lancaster Maritime Festival 2005
From: GUEST,Sooz (at work)
Date: 17 Nov 04 - 08:08 AM

Why do so many people expect a great festival to be free? We don't expect artists to work for nothing, so why shouldn't we buy tickets to see them?
There is a place for "bring and share" festivals, but IMHO there is also a place for quality although not at the tax-payers expense.
There are also lots of sources of funding which can help organisers keep the ticket prices down.

Subject: RE: Lancaster Maritime Festival 2005
From: GUEST
Date: 17 Nov 04 - 08:19 AM

Greg - lovely as Glasson Dock is, several difficulties spring to mind:

1. Glasson comes under the same local authority as Lancaster, therefore the same financial problems would apply (the Festival is 60%funded and organised by the City Council - the organisers are employees of the council and don't just have responsibility for that one event)
2. It has very restricted public transport links and cannot easily accommodate large numbers of car transported visitors
3. It has no accommodation providers at all
4. None of the venues (two small public houses with no PELs plus a small village hall) would be able to cope with the thousands of visitors that the maritime museum receives at Lancaster over four days,
5. Having said all of the above, Glasson Dock is already involved in the Lancaster Maritime Festival and has been for the last few years, on a small scale, I believe

Subject: RE: Lancaster Maritime Festival 2005
From: GUEST,Val
Date: 02 Feb 05 - 07:45 AM

For those of you who haven't already decided that you are going to Lancaster and who don't already have fixed where they are to be at over Easter weekend, here are some of the artists who will be performing over the weekend:

Baggyrinkle, Bitter End, Johnny Colins, John Conolly, Debra Cowan, Steve Dawes and Helen Pitt, Jim Eldon, Geoff Higginbottom, Richard Grainger, John Horsey, Hughie Jones, The Endeavour Shantymen, Keith Kendrick, Andy Kenna, Liverpool Packet, Louis Killen, Sid Kipper, Graeme Knights, Tom Lewis, LocTup Together, Three Sheets to the Wind, Danny & Joyce McLeod, Four 'n' Aft, Dick Miles, Monkeys Fist, The New Scorpion Band, Portsmouth Shantymen, Red Duster, Shanty Crew, Tim & Gabriel Laycock, Shellback Chorus, Sheafknot, Paul Sirman, Derek Gifford, Barrie & Ingrid Temple, Th'Antique Roadshow, Trim Rig & A Doxy, Dave Webber & Anni Fentiman, Scold's Bridle, Roaring Forties....and the line-up is not yet complete.

No Festival tickets - just daily admission charge to the Maritime Museum of £2 / £1 concessions - other venues are free of charge - the only other ticketed event is the 'Last Night Do' which is £7.50 per person. Excellent value, I hope you'll agree.

For further info - or to be placed on the Festival mailing list, to receive a free detailed programme (out approx 2 weeks before event) tel. 01524 - 582810 or email vsimpkin(AT)lancaster.gov.uk - please leave name and postal address - if you could mention where you heard about the event, that would be appreciated. If you want info on accommodation, please ring Lancaster TIC 01524-32878.

Many thanks and hope some of you will be able to get along!

Subject: RE: Lancaster Maritime Festival 2005
From: GUEST, Val
Date: 02 Feb 05 - 10:37 AM

oops - how could I - and, of course, Stormalong John! or is that jOhn!

Subject: RE: Lancaster Maritime Festival 2005
From: karen k
Date: 03 Feb 05 - 05:21 AM

Ooooooooooooooh! I went last year and loved it but can't make the trip across the pond this year. I'm envious of all of you who can go. So many really good singers. Among my favorites last year were Hughie Jones and Tim Laycock and the New Scorpion Band. I strongly urge you to go if you can.

Subject: RE: Lancaster Maritime Festival 2005
From: GUEST,Fritz The Cat
Date: 03 Feb 05 - 11:35 PM

It sounds a tremendous line-up but I've already decided to head south to the Gosport & Fareham Festival at Easter this year.

No Shantymen there so far as I can see but a terrific line-up of artists nonetheless: Ralph McTell; Harvey Andrews; Show of Hands; Jez Lowe and the Bad Pennies; Eliza Carthy; Rod Clements; Eleanor McEvoy and more. Details on www.gosportfestival.co.uk (sorry I'm not intelligent enough to make the link a "blue clicky").

Although I won't be at Lancaster I'm very pleased to see the Festival continue despite the ending of local council funding.

It seems the Lancaster organisers have done well to keep things going with only good positive P.R.

Maybe they can teach the people in Sidmouth a thing or two?

Subject: RE: Lancaster Maritime Festival 2005
From: Blowzabella
Date: 04 Feb 05 - 03:27 AM

Fritz - no change on the funding front for Lancaster, as yet, I'm afraid - 2005 is the last year that the Council have said they will fund. That is still how things stand at the moment.

Subject: RE: Lancaster Maritime Festival 2005
From: GUEST
Date: 09 Feb 05 - 07:21 AM

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Subject: RE: Lancaster Maritime Festival 2005
From: Alio
Date: 10 Feb 05 - 04:19 AM

I'll be interviewing David (and Val if she can get a word in) on GMR Sounds of Folk the Monday before the festival.

My 7th year I think - I love it!

Ali

Subject: RE: Lancaster Maritime Festival 2005
From:
Date: 16 Feb 05 - 03:03 PM

Hello all,
I am fully supportive of the Lancaster festival scene and agree that the events are hugely benificial to Lancasters cultural and economic health.
I am conducting a research project that will hopefully be used to prove beyond doubt that festivals such as the maritime event should be here to stay. My research will focus on economic, cultural and social impacts of the Maritime festival.
I will be conducting interviews on the day and there will be a possibility to be involved in focus groups with key policy makers if anyone would like to take part.
I hope that you can support me in this research as it may be used in future funding applications.
Your Emails will be welcome.
Thanks again and hopefully i'll see you on the day.
Reguards
James Perrin ([e-mail])

Subject: RE: Lancaster Maritime Festival 2005
From: Blowzabella
Date: 19 Mar 05 - 04:09 AM

The full line-up can be seen at www.shanty.co.uk (Bitter End's website) - Not long to go now...

Subject: RE: Lancaster Maritime Festival 2005
From: GUEST,Pollywog
Date: 22 Mar 05 - 04:44 AM

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Subject: RE: Lancaster Maritime Festival 2005
From: Alio
Date: 28 Mar 05 - 04:50 AM

We had a wonderful weeekend - highlights for me were seeing Tom Lewis, and hearing the themed presentation The Fate of Franklin with Red Duster (what a shame they don't teach you about these historic events this way in school!).

Hopefully this won''t be the last year!!

Ali

Subject: RE: Lancaster Maritime Festival 2005
From: nutty
Date: 28 Mar 05 - 09:04 AM

Glad you enjoyed it Ali ..... I've been thinking about you all.
Hope you had less rain than we had in the East.

Still can't be away every weekend .... see you soon

Subject: RE: Lancaster Maritime Festival 2005
From: GUEST,the wanderer
Date: 18 Aug 22 - 07:41 AM

I went to this festival back in 2005, did it carry on over the years

Subject: RE: Lancaster Maritime Festival 2005
From: The Sandman
Date: 18 Aug 22 - 08:05 AM

no, unfortunately'
I played at nearly every one.