Open Air Business April 2017
The UK's outdoor hospitality business magazine for function venues, glampsites, festivals and outdoor events
The UK's outdoor hospitality business magazine for function venues, glampsites, festivals and outdoor events
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EVENTS<br />
voucher for a wristband which<br />
allows entry to music venues.<br />
Professional security personnel<br />
are employed in addition to<br />
approximately 55 volunteer<br />
stewards deployed over the two<br />
festival days. One month before<br />
the festival the local authority<br />
and police require us to submit a<br />
management plan which covers all<br />
aspects of visitor safety, vulnerable<br />
adult and child safety and first aid<br />
provision.<br />
What ground protection do you<br />
use for cars and footfall?<br />
Access to the main arena and<br />
campsite has to be re-enforced<br />
with 8x4 rubber matting hired<br />
from a neighbouring festival.<br />
Generally, the fields drain well and<br />
fast, which is probably a bonus for<br />
living in a hilly area.<br />
How do you publicise the event?<br />
In national magazines, social<br />
media and through our website.<br />
Our local county newspaper,<br />
The Cumberland News, is very<br />
supportive too. We also place<br />
leaflets in the tourist visitor centre<br />
in Keswick.<br />
What challenges have you faced?<br />
Living in the Lake District,<br />
inevitably brings its own localised<br />
weather issues which requires us<br />
to hope for the best and plan for<br />
the worst. Ensuring problem-free<br />
access on and off the main site and<br />
adjacent car parking field is our<br />
principal challenge.<br />
What are your plans for next<br />
year?<br />
This year’s festival sold out at the<br />
beginning of March. We will have a<br />
debrief meeting at the end of May<br />
where a decision will be made on<br />
the next festival.<br />
ADDRESS BOOK<br />
MARQUEES & FLOORING<br />
Lock Hart Leisure - 01946<br />
725222<br />
www.lockhartleisure.com<br />
LIGHTING & POWER<br />
SVL Hire - 01228 562110<br />
www.svlhire.co.uk<br />
BAR & CATERING<br />
Bean on the Scene -<br />
07856 057755<br />
www.facebook.com/<br />
beanonthescene<br />
Big Pizza Pies - 07847 807739<br />
www.bigpizzapies.com<br />
What advice could you give<br />
to someone coming into the<br />
outdoor event industry?<br />
No matter where you are, always<br />
prepare for the worst weather<br />
possible. Stick to your budget<br />
and make sure all partners work<br />
in harmony - in our case that<br />
means artists, the paying public,<br />
infrastructure staff, volunteers<br />
and, above all, the local residents.<br />
Red Raddish Catering<br />
07917 005000<br />
www.redradishcatering.co.uk<br />
Yates Brewery<br />
01983 867878<br />
www.yates-brewery.co.uk<br />
TOILETS<br />
Leet Loos – 01697 343399<br />
(Cumbria)<br />
TICKETING<br />
Gigantic<br />
www.gigantic.com<br />
VISITOR MANAGEMENT<br />
Pro-Tect UK - 0843 289<br />
1875 / www.pro-tect.co.uk<br />
(Cumbria)<br />
INSURANCE<br />
La Playa Insurance<br />
020 3865 0149<br />
www.laplayainsurance.com<br />
DETAILS<br />
26-27 May <strong>2017</strong><br />
Ireby, Wigton, Cumbria<br />
www.irebyfestival.co.uk<br />
50 WWW.OPENAIRBUSINESS.COM
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