Helping to prioritise activities

The total budget for the festival is £8,000. Around £4,500 is required for essential delivery costs such as staging, staffing, safety, traffic management, first aid and transport. These costs are necessary to run the event safely and are already committed.

This consultation focuses on how the remaining budget (approximately £3,500) should be used for facilities, performances and activities. Your responses will help us understand which elements are most important to prioritise, particularly where choices have to be made.

Please respond to this consultation by midnight Sunday 15 March.

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Marquee for the festival

In 2025, a marquee was not included so that a greater proportion of the available budget could be focused on performers and activities. Information stalls were instead hosted within the Beacon Centre.

Some members of the group raised concerns about this approach, which has led to this issue being brought forward for consultation. This also provides an opportunity to hear from the full group and gather views on preferred activities, performers and catering.

For 2026, the Beacon Centre will be unavailable due to refurbishment. We therefore need to consider how information stalls could be accommodated, either through the hire of a marquee or by making use of alternative indoor venues, such as the library.

The cost of a marquee is estimated at £2,300. This would be met from the £3,500 remaining activities budget, leaving approximately £1,200 available for performances and workshops. If alternative indoor space is used, the full £3,500 would remain available for activities.

Which option do you think should be prioritised?

Include a marquee (cost approximately £2300, reducing the remaining budget for activities)

Do not include a marquee and use the library for information stalls instead

Don't know