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[Starfish]

Sorry I meant in August, been a long week!

[Mick]

Thanks for post. The schedule for this season made it impossible to host a one day / T20 Blast next to an LV= game

Thanks

Obviously, with our next home County Championship cricket a ludicrous 55 days away.

I see no other county in our Division has such a long gap between home games. Did we volunteer or did they just pick on us ?

[Starfish]

We have very little say I am afraid on the schedule the ECB gives us. Thanks

[eastsax]

They need to allocate another game to Castle Park - 1-day or 4-day to cement its future.

We also need the shortsighted CDC onside - which unfortunately they are not - even with every hotel in town fully booked for the duration and many B&B's on the outskirts too.

[stickyboy]

We also need the shortsighted CDC onside - which unfortunately they are not - even with every hotel in town fully booked for the duration and many B&B's on the outskirts too.

yet again you remove my post when i factually correct. Having just checked the unused rooms over the festival period, there was plenty of availability in and around Colchester

[eastsax]

We also need the shortsighted CDC onside - which unfortunately they are not - even with every hotel in town fully booked for the duration and many B&B's on the outskirts too.

yet again you remove my post when i factually correct. Having just checked the unused rooms over the festival period, there was plenty of availability in and around Colchester

I don't know why you are so obsessed with trying constantly detract from the Colchester Festival (somewhere that I doubt that you have ever attended) . My info (CDC apart) was taken from a few people who had tried to book in Colchester and other sources. You are adding nothing to this Q&A thread, therefore, you were initially deleted. 

[stickyboy]

I don't know why you are so obsessed with trying constantly detract from the Colchester Festival (somewhere that I doubt that you have ever attended) . My imfo (CDC apart) was taken from a few people who had tried to book in Colchester and other sources. You are adding nothing to this this Q&A thread, therefore, you were initially deleted.

Firstly I have been to the Colchester Festival many times before so please dont be so condescending. I wasn't detracting from it, I was correcting your factually incorrect reply

By the same token you should remove your "Colchester was fully booked" post as that was adding nothing to the thread either. I was just replying that it wasn't and was plenty of availability as i have the full reports compared to you asking a few people and making out you actually know!

[eastsax]

Firstly I have been to the Colchester Festival many times before so please dont be so condescending. I wasn't detracting from it, I was correcting your factually incorrect reply

My post was responding to comment generally offering a valid opinion on how Colchester Festival might be saved. I merely offered an informed reason why that might not be the case (Colchester District Council and funding) , plus other information. Please keep your posts on-topic to avoid further deletions.

[squarelegumpire]

Hope this isn't off topic, but I assume that the County liaises with the District Council, and with the local Tourist Board when there's a Festival.

[eastsax]

Hope this isn't off topic, but I assume that the County liaises with the District Council, and with the local Tourist Board when there's a Festival.

I think so too. But The problem seems to be that unlike, e.g. Southend Council, CDC are unwilling ("can't afford") to help fund our festival. At least that's my understanding of the situation.

Which is ,I think , shortsighted in the extreme considering the amount of trade Colchester Festival brings into the town.

[stickyboy]

I think so too. But The problem seems to be that unlike, e.g. Southend Council, CDC are unwilling ("can't afford") to help fund our festival. At least that's my understanding of the situation.

Which is ,I think , shortsighted in the extreme considering the amount of trade Colchester Festival brings into the town.

...you have posted something positive about Southend, glad i was sitting down!

All in fairness Southend Council was very good and wanted the festival. The year it went made a profit, unlike the loss suffered at Colchester.

(hope this is on topic ) By playing the T20 at Colchester even though there was 4500, would have lost at least £30k compared to staging it at Chelmsford with a 6000

[eastsax]

All in fairness Southend Council was very good and wanted the festival. The year it went made a profit, unlike the loss suffered at Colchester.

(hope this is on topic ) By playing the T20 at Colchester even though there was 4500, would have lost at least £30k compared to staging it at Chelmsford with a 6000

Yes, Southend wanted some use for Garon Park so,therefore, funded the Southend Festival. But with The Castle Park it's a tourist attraction in itself and, it seems to me, that CDC are far less than desperate to keep the festival going at any cost.

Nevertheless, it's still a shortsighted decision in many ways

[IlfordEagle]

IIRC in the distant past didn't Colchester Council used to put money into the Festival, I can remember us having 2 40 over games a couple of years, one of which was televised on a Tuesday at the end of August with floodlights hired.
I believe one of the reasons Essex quit Ilford was that my local Council Redbridge declined to put money in when Essex requested so the County don't play there any more which is a shame as crowds were good & the 1 day fixture always had a full house.
It always helps with Festivals if they are at the same time each season eg - Cheltenham is always in mid July, once it gets chopped & changed that is usually the beginning of the end - hopefully not for Colchester which is always enjoyable.

[nat]

I think so too. But The problem seems to be that unlike, e.g. Southend Council, CDC are unwilling ("can't afford") to help fund our festival. At least that's my understanding of the situation.

Which is ,I think , shortsighted in the extreme considering the amount of trade Colchester Festival brings into the town.

...(hope this is on topic ) By playing the T20 at Colchester even though there was 4500, would have lost at least £30k compared to staging it at Chelmsford with a 6000

Not necessarily. We don't know how much corporate hospitality revenue came in at Colchester. Then factor in the no. of memberships dependent on staging games at Colchester. Might be much closer than you think/want.

[Valentines Park]

The year it went made a profit

Profit is only measured in monetary terms.

Essex's record at Barren Park was truly abysmal.

Much like the viewing experience.