Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
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What directional signage will be used and where?
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What will the signs say?
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Who will erect and maintain the signs? This will normally have to be done
by an accredited contractor with appropriate public liability insurance.
Public transport
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Will the organizer need to contact public transport operators to see if
extra buses or trains with more carriages can be arranged?
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Will the organizer need to arrange free buses?
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Will the event need park and ride or park and walk facilities?
Car park closures
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Will any car parks need to be closed to traffic because they are being used
as event venues?
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What alternative parking is available?
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What arrangements will be made to replace any disabled parking spaces
if a car park has to be closed?
On-street parking
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Does on-street parking need to be restricted to allow better access to the
event site?
Parking
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What parking is available for organizers, visitors and emergency ser-
vices at the event site?
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Is there enough car parking on site for the number of visitors you are
expecting?
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How will the organizer deal with breakdowns that block access to
parking?
On-Farm Entertainment Activities
The list of activities that can be operated on the farm is endless and we cannot
cover all the activities in this topic. If you can think of an idea, we will guar-
antee that a farmer has tried it somewhere in the world.
In 1969, Max Yasgur was a dairy farmer in Bethel near White Lake,
New York. He probably invented the most famous agri-entertainment of all
time. He held Woodstock, the music concert that changed the music world
and a generation.
In 1970, Michael Eavis, a farmer in Pilton, Somerset, UK also decided
he would do the same thing and the Glastonbury Festival is still a high-
light on many UK concert-goer's calendars. We are sure neither farmers
believe they are in agri-entertainment, but they are two of the founding
fathers and many farmers have learned of the opportunities from these
two entrepreneurs.
