Canterbury festival

[Michael W Blackman]

I read previously someone said hire an Island

How about my Island :)

(((get it))  nudge - nudge; wink - wink; say no more

O>)
----- Original Message -----
From: Jill Strobridge <jill at THETA-ORIONIS.FREESERVE.CO.UK>
To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU>
Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 9:21 AM
Subject: Re: Canterbury festival


> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ted Jackson <tojackso at LIBRARY.SYR.EDU>
> To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2001 5:13 PM
> Subject: Re: Canterbury festival
>
>
> > I hate to introduce such a bummer, but is there a chance that the
> > current calamity over foot-and-mouth disease will cast a pall on
>
> Hopefully by August and Canterbury the worst will be over and any
> camping restrictions lifted.    However anything planned for May or
> June may well be in jeopardy since it is only 3 weeks since the
> start of the outbreak and with an incubation period of 3 weeks, and
> cases still rising in number and speading, any outdoor festivals are
> going to be out of the question until it's clearly confined again.
> Also given that Cumbria is one of the areas at greatest risk just
> now the Lake District is going to be out of bounds for quite a while
> I'd have thought.    Conversely, however, once it *is* over I guess
> they'll be delighted to have a Festival somewhere, if only to bring
> some much needed money into the area.
>
> It's just as well Glastonbury has already been cancelled this year.
> My guess is that it would have been very unlikely to go ahead if
> that had originally been the intention.   In fact I hope Michael
> Eavis's cows are ok!
>
> A show in London will be no risk at all but Devon has major problems
> just now.    I don't know if Dave (Hawkwind) will be affected by
> this?    Anyone?
>
> jill
>