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Post by outtolunch on Oct 4, 2014 13:30:25 GMT
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Post by WindDancer on Oct 5, 2014 2:17:00 GMT
That's quick! How many do they usually have for this?
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Post by outtolunch on Oct 5, 2014 9:01:40 GMT
That's quick! How many do they usually have for this? they are only small festivals put on using the 500 person limit Temporary Events Notice so taking away staff and performers I would think about 400 tickets for sale. They are very much like a small version of Farmer Phils festival
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Post by WindDancer on Jan 30, 2015 16:00:01 GMT
Was sold out, but a few tickets have been returned and are available. They were bought for the wrong venue, should have been something else, or somewhere else
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Post by lotusanne on Jan 31, 2015 21:04:20 GMT
The Up North one in July sounds good, for us Northerners anyway - no details yet though. The info for all 3 says about dogs... No dogs – unless prior arrangement has been made, and there will be a donation of £5 expected. On leads, picked up after, all good.
Does anyone know if that means that you will get an OK as long as you mention it when buying a ticket?
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Post by Firefox on Feb 1, 2015 1:13:42 GMT
These festivals which say No dogs, need to modernise a bit. Dogs are part of the family like children nowadays. I don't own a dog but I like seeing the dogs and making friends with the dogs... same with all other animals.
I don't really think these No dogs policies are tenable anymore. Whatever else are they going to try to ban, wheelchairs? children? babies?
Instead of simply "accepting it" we should be blacklisting the festivals concerned and campaigning against the legality of the policy, until the demands are met.
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Post by penny13 on Feb 1, 2015 9:05:58 GMT
The Up North one in July sounds good, for us Northerners anyway - no details yet though. The info for all 3 says about dogs... No dogs – unless prior arrangement has been made, and there will be a donation of £5 expected. On leads, picked up after, all good. Does anyone know if that means that you will get an OK as long as you mention it when buying a ticket? I sent a email to ask about Ruby when we where there you pay Gail it was fine but not so many dogs about because of this policy
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Post by lotusanne on Feb 1, 2015 9:21:50 GMT
The Up North one in July sounds good, for us Northerners anyway - no details yet though. The info for all 3 says about dogs... No dogs – unless prior arrangement has been made, and there will be a donation of £5 expected. On leads, picked up after, all good. Does anyone know if that means that you will get an OK as long as you mention it when buying a ticket? I sent a email to ask about Ruby when we where there you pay Gail it was fine but not so many dogs about because of this policy Thanks Penny. Its a funny policy then - no dogs but if you email them - yes dogs!! Maybe they have a max number they will allow!
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Post by lotusanne on Feb 1, 2015 9:34:30 GMT
These festivals which say No dogs, need to modernise a bit. Dogs are part of the family like children nowadays. I don't own a dog but I like seeing the dogs and making friends with the dogs... same with all other animals. I don't really think these No dogs policies are tenable anymore. Whatever else are they going to try to ban, wheelchairs? children? babies? Instead of simply "accepting it" we should be blacklisting the festivals concerned and campaigning against the legality of the policy, until the demands are met. You have a point actually Vern - i boycott these festivals by default as I wouldn't want to go without Mia, but I never let anyone know. Maybe it would be a good idea to express our feelings to the organisers, they might be surprised how many people feel strongly about i, and maybe missing door money - though actually I think most sell out anyway without the dogs! The usual reason is that not all owners pick up after their dogs. I would be more than happy to have the option to pay an entry fee for Mia, £5 like in this case is reasonable- that would maybe allow for them to pay for dog poo pickers? I will certainly be boycotting Harefest after what they did last year. For anyone that doesn't know, the previous year dogs had been allowed, they changed the rules last year - but didn't bother to tell anyone, nothing on the website, tickets etc, so when Jess arrived with hers she was turned away. I would imagine knowing Jess that she argued her case well but she got nowhere, she had to go and camp in a car park about 20 mins walk away, and walk up and down to the site - not quite the friendly festival experience she was hoping for! I was lucky to be informed about this just before I left home for the festival and was also lucky that Martin was available to have Mia, or I would not have been able to come and the ticket money wasted and weekend ruined. I did go without her as I had already paid and was literally about to set off, but I was not happy about it, and wouldn't have bough a ticket if I had known beforehand. In fact I am now in the mood to send them an email actually expressing my feelngs!!
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Post by Firefox on Feb 1, 2015 9:41:08 GMT
I think you are right, some sell out quick so the organisers think they can get away with it. But some do have strange policy, like Lakefest a couple of years back, they put no dogs on the website late on, but when you called them, they said well behaved dogs were allowed and they only put the notice on to discourage dogs!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2015 11:41:48 GMT
I've been wondering if there is some way I can get mine registered as support dogs, as they most definitely are just that... Without them I wouldn't go anywhere and they give me the confidence to go to places that I wouldn't go to alone, not just social events, but everyday things, like getting out for a walk on days when I just want to hide in bed all day, and chatting to people that I otherwise wouldn't talk to.
But I haven't yet come across an organisation which supports the use of support dogs for people with mental health problems, only for people with physical disabilities.
Many festivals could set aside a camping area for people with dogs, like they often have a family field or quiet area, so that any dog mess would be contained in that area. And with a few visible poo bins, regularly emptied, and even free poo bags, I'm sure any mess would be minimal. Like Anne I'd pay an extra fiver towards the cost of this.
Also there may well be some restrictions as part of their event insurance, but if that's the case, then they could say that any dogs must have 3rd party liability insurance. Many dog owners pay for pet insurance anyway which includes this, but if not, the Dogs Trust offers annual liability insurance for £25 a year, which covers you in the event of the dog causing an accident where someone else is injured or property damaged. Well worth it just for piece of mind alone, as otherwise you could be liable for someone's car being written off if the dog causes a road accident, or worse, a personal injury claim which can run into thousands.
This requirement for dogs to have this cheap cover would mean that you'd only get responsible dog owners at the festival. It wouldn't take much or cost much to implement - a different coloured wristband with requirement to show copy of insurance on checking in.
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