Open Air Business August/September 2017

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EVENTS A1 Loo Hire is the portable toilet division of the A1 Group of companies – one of the UK’s leading integrated Waste Management Suppliers. Our extensive range of units are available for both hire and sales from our depots in Wokingham, Coventry and Bridgend, South Wales for any outdoor event or construction project. A1 Wet Waste embrace new technology and the very latest equipment available in order to deliver real added value to our clients. As well as working extensively on events for our Loo Hire operation, we also work closely with many other leading toilet and water companies throughout the event industry, meeting our client’s individual needs with a fleet of specialist equipment and vehicles to transport and dispose of all liquid waste. Call us: 0118 989 4652 www.a1groupuk.com Silver Birches, Highland Avenue, Wokingham, Berkshire, RG41 4SP F: 0118 979 4328 E: clive@a1groupuk.com PART OF LOO HIRE CAR SPARES WET WASTE METAL RECYCLING
EVENTS GEM REDFORD PHOTOGRAPHY CASE STUDY A New Day Festival Following a break-even launch year, this event looks to have secured its position in a niche market Appealing to the 50+ festival goer, the New Day Festival team knows how to make the live music experience accessible, comfortable and affordable. We talk to festival director Dave Rees about keeping bar prices down and making sure stewards turn up! Describe your event and how many people it attracts? It is a three day music festival, aimed primarily at a mature adult audience. Last year (our first) we had an average attendance of approximately 2,000 people and we expect to increase to 3,000 this year. How did you find the venue, and how does the relationship with the landowner work? Our venue is Mt Ephraim Gardens in Faversham, Kent. We attended a music festival there in 2003 and when looking for a venue ourselves we remembered it as being perfect. Fortunately the owners, particularly the site manager, were enthusiastic from the start and have been a great help and support. They had hosted other festivals in the previous “OUR AIM IS TO DELIVER AN ENJOYABLE EVENT AT REASONABLE COST, BOTH IN TERMS OF TICKET PRICES AND ON-SITE CATERING AND BARS” decade so they knew roughly what to expect, and the relationship has been a mutually beneficial one; our festival goers loved the beautiful venue and no doubt many have returned as day visitors since. What is the event’s history? This is only our second year. Two of our team helped run another festival in Surrey for 10 years but left following disagreements - mostly over musical policy. We decided to launch a new festival with a new team largely to continue where we had left off in the previous project. Because we are all veterans of festivals ourselves, either as punters or organisers, we know what people like at a festival and, particularly, what they don’t like. Our aim is to deliver an enjoyable event at reasonable cost, both in terms of ticket prices and on-site catering and bars. How did you find applying for permission to run the event? The land owner has a standing license for events, but obviously we had to satisfy the local authority regarding safety, nuisance, noise levels etc. The council, as is their wont, insisted on rigorous event planning, medical cover and traffic management systems but, for the most part, were very enthusiastic and helpful, and we have had a good working relationship with both the council and the local police. Local residents were given free tickets and most of them came along, and feedback from them has been unanimously positive. How have you planned the layout of the event and what structures do you use? The venue is largely self contained, but we set up temporary structures such as stages, changing rooms, toilets, bars and food stalls etc, with fencing around the venues and campsites. Temporary structures are mostly marquees, plus a couple of portacabins back stage and several mobile toilet units throughout the venue. WWW.OPENAIRBUSINESS.COM 47
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