Bakers Basco, the membership scheme set up by Allied Bakeries, Fine Lady Bakeries, Frank Roberts & Sons, Hovis and Warburtons to provide and manage an industry-wide bakery equipment solution and the Association of Festival Organiers (AFO) are calling out to the events industry and caterers to raise awareness of misplaced bakery equipment that often ends up left behind on sites at the end of festivals and events. As festival season approaches, Bakers Basco and the AFO are encouraging anyone involved in managing, running or attending events and festivals to be vigilant towards its bread baskets and dolly equipment, which is…
Author: Andy Lenthall
After unforgettable 13 years in Salacgriva, during which the popular music and art festival Positivus in Latvia has become a special event in many people’s lives after the two-year break will start a new beginning this summer. On July 15th and 16th Positivus festival returns and will take place in a new location in the capital city Riga, Lucavsala park territory. Lucavsala park has become a popular recreation place and perfect location for the festival. With the beautiful scenery of Riga, Lucavsala park is located alongside the Daugava river and is easily accessible from the city centre and gathers everyone…
Debuting in 2016, SXM has been through what every other festival has been through recently; before that, their host island St Martin suffered the sharp end of Hurricane Irma back in 2017, inspiring their founder, Julian Prince, and his team to step up and step in with initiatives to aid recovery, whilst growing a brand. We had questions. How has the festival operation improved sustainability wise over the years? We always try to be more conscious of everything we do. Whether it’s the quality of production, sustainability, or the people we want to come to the festival, things have improved…
After the rebirth of Escape last year, Wales’ biggest dance event returns with a massive line up. It mixes up house, bass and hard house with the best names in the game playing epic stages with cutting-edge production, light and sound. Escape Festival’s much loved DJs return to the line-up, guaranteed to bring their a-game, which has made Escape a vital and vibrant part of the rave scene over the last 27 years. Its spiritual home is Singleton Park, a venue with great public transport links right by Swansea University. It is a lush green spot with acres of open…
With a shared mission of eliminating plastic waste and providing safe, ultra-purified and great-tasting drinking water, Stockholm-based Bluewater and Denver, Colorado-based FloWater today announced their merger in a move that will transform the water industry worldwide. The two corporations say the merger will help accelerate innovation of new drinking water purification products, drive expansion into new markets, and achieve economies of scale in manufacturing and supply chain efficiencies in a post-Covid world.Bluewater was founded in 2013 By Swedish environmental entrepreneur Bengt Rittri on the sale of his previous indoor air purification corporation, Blueair, to consumer goods giant Unilever. Today, Bluewater…
Association of British Orchestras becomes LIVE’s 14th member organisation LIVE, the voice of the UK’s live music and entertainment business, has today appointed hospitality industry expert Jon Collins as its new Chief Executive. Formed in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, LIVE has been a driving force for the advancement of the sector. In just two years, the group has successfully kept live music in the spotlight and secured several high-profile wins, from improving the ability of musicians to tour post-Brexit, to successfully lobbying government for funding and support to deal with the crippling impacts of the pandemic. LIVE has since…
Statement following the Spring Budget & increase in Energy Costs from Today the NTIA says that the Chancellor needs to go back to the drawing board with the budget, as he did in 2020 at the start of the pandemic. Michael Kill CEO NTIA Says“The Spring budget really epitomises the very clear disengagement and lack of grass roots understanding of our industry by the Government” “Following two years of lockdowns and restrictions, and now the uncertainty of crisis overseas and the exceptional levels of cost inflation being experienced by operators, surely this Government cannot think this Spring statement will help…
UK Festival Award Winning Beat-Herder, described by organisers as the weirdest, wildest and most joyous party in the UK festival calendar announces its first line-up names for 2022, running from 14th – 17th July. After a two-year break due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and with heart-breaking back to back postponements, Beat-Herder is back and bursting with excitement to deliver just what the world needs and what its faithful following deserves: a technicolour escapist party set in the lush Ribble Valley in Lancashire. Returning to celebrate Beat-Herder’s belated 15th birthday, thousands of eager, devoted revellers have rolled over their tickets, which…
MOGA enters a new era as it combines real world musical experiences with the latest internet technology to offer an audio recording NFT that captures an exclusive live performance. It will be unveiled on the Pianity platform at the Non Fungible Conference (NFC) in Lisbon on April 4th and 5th 2022 and is a ground-breaking new development for festivals and live events. Next week, the real world experience combines with internet technology to make for an exclusive new NFT offering. First, there will be a live showcase on April 4th at 4pm featuring performances by Moroccan artist Maalem Omar Hayat…
Lowestoft’s South Beach, the UK’s most easterly location is the venue for the return of First Light Festival, claimed by organisers to be Britain’s only beach festival offering a multi-arts line-up over 24 hours beginning at noon on Saturday 18th June. With a musical offering spanning multiple genres, The Sunlight Stage will host sets from bands, classical musicians and DJs. International drum and bass DJ, LTJ Bukem, headlines on Saturday evening. Other acts include DJ Les Spaine – the Godfather of UK Funk and former head of Motown UK, British jazz legend Andy Sheppard, Manchester’s jazz-funk collective Secret Night Gang,…