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Post by Cams on May 24, 2021 11:57:25 GMT
I just got an email through from Richard Lindsay announcing the cancelling of the Ullapool Guitar Festival for 2021.
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Post by leoroberts on May 24, 2021 13:40:30 GMT
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Post by Martin on May 24, 2021 18:03:55 GMT
That does seem odd given the expectation that so many social events will be opening up around about then.
Including our own gathering, which will be closely organised in accordance with all current guidance and restrictions as they may apply in September, I hasten to add.
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Post by Cams on May 24, 2021 21:46:03 GMT
That does seem odd given the expectation that so many social events will be opening up around about then. Including our own gathering, which will be closely organised in accordance with all current guidance and restrictions as they may apply in September, I hasten to add. Canny wait!
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Post by andyhowell on May 25, 2021 8:13:05 GMT
That does seem odd given the expectation that so many social events will be opening up around about then. Including our own gathering, which will be closely organised in accordance with all current guidance and restrictions as they may apply in September, I hasten to add. It is consistent with a lot of what is going on. Firstly, a lot of major arts venues are not planning any opening until September and then with reduced audiences (following discussion with Public Health) and, secondly, lots of festivals are having real problems finding event insurance. I think we will see more festivals leaving things to next year as July unfolds.
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Post by scorpiodog on May 25, 2021 12:01:00 GMT
It is consistent with a lot of what is going on. Firstly, a lot of major arts venues are not planning any opening until September and then with reduced audiences (following discussion with Public Health) and, secondly, lots of festivals are having real problems finding event insurance. I think we will see more festivals leaving things to next year as July unfolds. I'm afraid I agree there, Andy. Damned stupid though it is. I am starting to wonder what's the point in the vaccination if it makes no difference to the official guidance. It's interesting to note that total deaths from all causes in April was the lowest April total since records began. If it starts to look like lockdown prevents more people from dying from any cause, what's the betting some bright spark will decide that permanent lockdowns are good for us all, all the time. I'm getting a bit fed up with it all tbh. I think we're being nannied far too much and it's about time we were allowed to make our own choices.
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Post by mandovark on May 25, 2021 13:22:33 GMT
Event insurance does seem to the big issue. I have a friend who is on the organising committee for an arts festival that has had to cancel for the second year in a row. The problem they've had is that most of the financial outlay for a festival is made in advance, and then recouped through people actually turning up. If the event has to be cancelled or run with a reduced capacity, the financial impact could be ruinous without insurance. Organisers are left caught between a situation that looks more promising for the summer and the awareness that if things change for the worse they're risking the financial futures of their events (and possibly their own as well). It ends up being a choice between cancelling for one year, or going ahead knowing that you're risking the event's long-term future if things go wrong.
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Post by Mike Floorstand on May 25, 2021 15:47:33 GMT
That's a shame, Ullapool is definitely on my bucket list of festivals to attend. I do have a ticket for Towersey festival carried over from last year, apparently it is still on but at a reduced size too allow for whatever social distancing etc. is deemed necessary at the time.
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Post by andyhowell on May 26, 2021 7:05:22 GMT
It is consistent with a lot of what is going on. Firstly, a lot of major arts venues are not planning any opening until September and then with reduced audiences (following discussion with Public Health) and, secondly, lots of festivals are having real problems finding event insurance. I think we will see more festivals leaving things to next year as July unfolds. I'm afraid I agree there, Andy. Damned stupid though it is. I am starting to wonder what's the point in the vaccination if it makes no difference to the official guidance. It's interesting to note that total deaths from all causes in April was the lowest April total since records began. If it starts to look like lockdown prevents more people from dying from any cause, what's the betting some bright spark will decide that permanent lockdowns are good for us all, all the time. I'm getting a bit fed up with it all tbh. I think we're being nannied far too much and it's about time we were allowed to make our own choices. I wasn't making any comment on government policy but on the reality of holding festivals!
The difficulty in getting insurance is a major problem and is why a lot of events are not running this year. It is not just the arts that are suffering. I chair a Housing Association which has just renewed its insurance policy. Staff take up of vaccination and working off-site was quite an issue for a while through we got through in the end. Insurance remains a real problem.
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Post by scorpiodog on May 26, 2021 9:54:01 GMT
I wasn't making any comment on government policy but on the reality of holding festivals! [/div] [/quote] I knew that. Just getting it off my chest. But insurers are never interested in risks that are quite likely. Even if you could get a premium quotation, the premiums would likely be a sizeable fraction of the sum insured. So who's at the root of all this? The insurers? Nope. Draw your own conclusions.
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Post by andyhowell on May 26, 2021 10:27:07 GMT
I wasn't making any comment on government policy but on the reality of holding festivals! I knew that. Just getting it off my chest. But insurers are never interested in risks that are quite likely. Even if you could get a premium quotation, the premiums would likely be a sizeable fraction of the sum insured. So who's at the root of all this? The insurers? Nope. Draw your own conclusions.
I know you did :-) remember Scotland already has a regional series of lockdowns in place! I suspect a fair proportion of the audience from from the Scoottish central belt!
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Post by Cams on May 28, 2021 8:13:19 GMT
There's also the Europe thing. Richard tends to bring in a fair few guest performers from Germany in particular and I know that our dear friend Bernd is in two minds about coming over for Halifax.
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