Issue 61
The UK's outdoor hospitality business magazine for function venues, glamping, festivals and outdoor events
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EVENTS<br />
although that can be tricky in<br />
a wet year! Andy also regularly<br />
helps us out onsite with use of<br />
his telehandler and other farm<br />
machinery. We couldn’t do it<br />
without their support.<br />
How is your relationship<br />
with the local authority and<br />
community?<br />
In the first year of ATG, our<br />
relationship with the local<br />
authority was a little tricky.<br />
They also look after Glastonbury<br />
Festival, which is obviously a<br />
vastly different beast to ATG.<br />
They expected all the same<br />
paperwork and detail that they<br />
would get from Glastonbury. This<br />
was extremely time consuming<br />
and caused one big fall out with<br />
the police. We’re all good now<br />
though and the relationship is<br />
excellent – they know that we are<br />
professionals and stay within the<br />
confines of our license (particularly<br />
with regards to noise).<br />
I think the community are quite<br />
fascinated by 12,000 “metalheads”<br />
turning up in their village.<br />
The closest houses all get free<br />
tickets and quite a few of them<br />
come along and take a look/listen<br />
while drinking an ice cold beer.<br />
How have you planned the<br />
layout of the event?<br />
The main structures used are stage<br />
marquees (through Carlinden) –<br />
due to the often bad weather, even<br />
our Main Stage is in a marquee. We<br />
also used South West Marquees for<br />
DEREK BREMNER<br />
JONATHAN DODDS<br />
SNAP ROCK AND POP<br />
JEZ PENNINGTON<br />
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