Issue 56
The UK's outdoor hospitality business magazine for function venues, glamping, festivals and outdoor events
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EVENTS<br />
“WE WERE VERY LUCKY AND GRATEFUL<br />
THAT OUR CUSTOMERS WERE MAINLY<br />
HAPPY TO ROLL THE 2020 TICKETS OVER<br />
TO 2021, WHICH REALLY SAVED US FROM<br />
BANKRUPTCY”<br />
did run this event in 2021 and it<br />
was great to be back. Like many<br />
people we didn’t hear about the<br />
first round of the culture recovery<br />
fund but were very grateful to<br />
be awarded a small grant in the<br />
second round and also received<br />
some small council grants which<br />
helped keep the wolf from the<br />
door. We were very lucky and<br />
grateful that our customers were<br />
mainly happy to roll the 2020<br />
tickets over to 2021, which really<br />
saved us from bankruptcy.<br />
What additional challenges have<br />
you faced?<br />
Customers! If you draw a 30 mile<br />
catchment area around Poole<br />
and Bournemouth, half of it<br />
would be in the sea and no one<br />
lives there! With limited numbers<br />
of available customers we have to<br />
design our events to be appealing<br />
and affordable to the people<br />
who live on our doorstep. Most<br />
national event companies who<br />
hold an event in our area do not<br />
return after the first year.<br />
How have you financed the<br />
event and how profitable is it?<br />
The event is financed through<br />
ticket and bar revenue with some<br />
trader and sponsor revenue. It is<br />
normally profitable but earnings<br />
from 2021 and 2022 have really<br />
just covered the losses from<br />
Covid.<br />
What are your future plans?<br />
To develop similar events in<br />
Southampton and Portsmouth.<br />
What advice could you give<br />
to someone coming into the<br />
industry?<br />
Beware – it’s not for the<br />
faint hearted. Even if you do<br />
everything right the weather<br />
can still ruin your event and only<br />
pure determination will get you<br />
through to the next one.<br />
Do your research, assume<br />
nothing! Also researching other<br />
events is one of the joys of the<br />
job.<br />
Work with people who are as<br />
passionate as you.<br />
ADDRESS BOOK<br />
MARQUEES<br />
Immense Events & Bars<br />
www.immenseevents.net<br />
STAGES<br />
South West Sages<br />
www.southweststages.co.uk<br />
HEAT & POWER<br />
One Two Sounds (Poole)<br />
BARS<br />
Immense Events & Bars<br />
www.immenseevents.net<br />
TEMPORARY FENCING<br />
Capital Barriers<br />
www.capitalbarriersandtemporaryfencing.co.uk<br />
TOILETS<br />
Abbas Cabins<br />
www.abbascabins.co.uk<br />
SECURITY<br />
PPE Security<br />
www.ppesecurity.co.uk<br />
INSURANCE<br />
Event Insurance Services (highly<br />
recommended)<br />
www.events-insurance.co.uk<br />
DETAILS<br />
Poole Harbour Festival<br />
28-30 July<br />
Baiter Park,<br />
Poole<br />
Dorset BH15 1UY<br />
www.pooleharbourfestival.com<br />
46 WWW.OPENAIRBUSINESS.COM
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