Tag: Venues
Fringe rebuilding begins with search for new chief
THE Edinburgh Festival Fringe will today finally begin moves to hire a new head as part of a massive shake-up of the way the event is run. An international recruitment drive for the first chief executive in the event’s 62-year history has been unveiled – five months after the festival was taken to the brink [...]
The events industry and its impact on Birmingham’s creativity
Custard Factory Spaces co-director Simon Jones looks at the successes and shortfalls of the city’s event industry. The event and exhibition industry is a major driving force in the British economy. Annually, the total revenue generated across the country from business tourism is approximately £22 billion, with £9.3 billion coming directly from United Kingdom-based events [...]
Promoters and venues to foot the bills for police costs?
The Association Of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) have proposed that venues and promoters should pick up the total bill for policing live events. Under current legislation stands only police officers inside venues and festival sites are being paid for by events organisers. However, ACPO have told the Home Office that they want to charge football [...]
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