February 2022
The UK's outdoor hospitality business magazine for function venues, glamping, festivals and outdoor events
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EVENTS<br />
How do you manage admissions<br />
and visitor safety?<br />
I’ve used the same gate team on<br />
shows over the last 15 years. Festival<br />
Gates run the team at Glastonbury,<br />
and created the very first “gates” at<br />
a festival all those many moons ago.<br />
There’s really no one better. Last<br />
year we worked with H&S managers<br />
when producing Red Rooster, as<br />
there were of course a lot more<br />
safety protocols that were needed.<br />
Usually, Red Rooster being small,<br />
we’ve just dealt with H&S in-house.<br />
“FESTIVAL<br />
GATES RUN<br />
THE TEAM AT<br />
GLASTON-<br />
BURY, AND<br />
CREATED<br />
THE VERY<br />
FIRST<br />
“GATES” AT<br />
A FESTIVAL<br />
ALL THOSE<br />
MANY<br />
MOONS AGO.<br />
THERE’S<br />
REALLY NO<br />
ONE<br />
BETTER”<br />
How did you cope during 2020<br />
and 2021?<br />
In 2020, we weren’t able to operate,<br />
even though we tried to reschedule<br />
from June to September. However,<br />
we were pleased to run Red Rooster<br />
successfully in 2021. We didn’t<br />
receive any support whatsoever<br />
and were rejected by the Cultural<br />
Recovery Grant.<br />
What ground protection do you<br />
use for cars and footfall?<br />
We use some EuroMat where<br />
needed, but we’ve never needed to<br />
put in trackway.<br />
How do you publicise the event?<br />
I promote the show in-house<br />
through local and national press.<br />
operations from <strong>2022</strong> is probably<br />
around 30%. Everything is going up<br />
in price, for a multitude of reasons.<br />
Some is a lack of staffing – Brexit<br />
really is the gift that keeps giving.<br />
How have you financed the event<br />
and how profitable is it?<br />
It’s funded through private<br />
investment and a few sponsors<br />
adding in small amounts too. It<br />
takes a while for festivals to make<br />
money, but it’s getting there.<br />
What are your plans for<br />
next year?<br />
An introduction of a new stage<br />
would be great, but we need to<br />
see how <strong>2022</strong> pans out first.<br />
What additional challenges have<br />
you faced?<br />
The increase on infrastructure and
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