8th February 2021
Sustainable practises: A fine example from FolkEast In Suffolk we have a council backed organisation called the Suffolk Carbon Charter which is a great way to measure the progress we make each year. We were awarded the Silver Charter in 2014 and in 2018 we were promoted to Gold for showing an improvement each year. We set out from the start with FolkEast to have as lower carbon footprint ...
8th December 2020
For attractions (read festivals), then sell tickets now The following update is guidance on VAT reduction, extension and yes, it does cover festivals. The guidance on reduced VAT for hospitality, holiday accommodation and attractions has been updated to reflect the extension in VAT reduction to 5% until 31 March 2021 for certain supplies relating to hospitality, hotel and holiday accommodati...
21st October 2020
For those of you who have had the experience of a Larmer Tree festival you will be very sad to hear that although 2020 was clearly never going to happen, the organisers have decided that 2021 will also be put on the backburner. Clearly some re-thinking of how the festival is managed and run is going on down there on the Wiltshire/Dorset border. To that end Lucy Babb, the General Manager o...
21st October 2020
Join the movement and let's create a sustainable industry together! For more info visit https://www.vision2025.org.uk/ ...
17th October 2020
Background Following the last minute cancellation of the Southampton Boat Show in September – a smaller version of the normal event – by Southampton City Council, the Forum sought advice from a leading barrister who specialises in licence issues, Phillip Kolvin QC. The following is a brief outline of his advice in relation to the use of Regulation 5(1) of The Health Protection (C...
1st October 2020
The AFO is pleased to be supporting Major Events International help our industry get back on its feet. MEI are running a seminal event on 2nd December to help the industry navigate the transition to whatever the new normal may look like. Sports event organisers, Festivals, Air Shows and other events will, for the first time ever, come together to discuss the crisis we face and possible tactical...
22nd September 2020
There have been several Members Online Meetings since the Covid attack and all attended by over 20 members. The General Secretary gives a great deal of news and information of what is going on in the wider events world and members have the opportunity to talk about the ups and downs of having to cancel their festival and more positively, talk about how they are planning 2021 All members are ...
