Weymouth Bayside Festival shut down staff not paid

[Frederick]

http://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/9854356.UPDATED__Bayside_Festival_closes/

Local people are saying that with all the hype in the press over disruption etc people have kept well away from Weymouth

There were a lot of acts booked .......Such a shame http://www.weymouthbaysidefestival.co.uk/

[just john]

Hi Fred, perhaps this post should have been called IOC arrogance drives visitors away;[:P]
The writing was on the wall months ago when traffic chaos was brought to Weymouth with the comprehensive (and crazy) traffic light controlled road works, people stayed away.
Then it was announced that the beachfront and town would be closed to traffic all day and evening, carparks converted to busparks and Park & ride charges tripled, boat moorings likewise, [I]This is not how to encourage visitors! they voted with their feet and stayed away.
Accommodation wasn't swamped by olympic visitors (more accommodation available now than for years, some hotels empty).

The sad tale is that the acts weren't top line, and footfall wasn't there with local numbers not enough to support the festival.

Maybe, maybe not, people will return next year to what Weymouth is, a seaside port, not an expensive theme park!

[Pommier]

A few months ago I read an article which said that there are far too many music festivals in the UK with not enough good bands or paying customers to go around. I'd expect that this cancellation is one of many.

[Russethouse]

Wasn't there a food festival cancelled a couple of weeks ago in the same area?

[britgirl]

[quote user="Russethouse"]Wasn't there a food festival cancelled a couple of weeks ago in the same area?[/quote]

 

The Weymouth Seafood Festival had to be cancelled recently because of severe flooding.[:(]

 

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4418228/Car-park-in-Weymouth-floods-ahead-of-Olympic-sailing-events.html

 

Never rains but it pours!!.