No payment from WOWfest

By a County Press reporter

Saturday, June 2, 2012

 

UPDATED SATURDAY 09:25*

THE ORGANISERS of a music festival have missed the deadline to pay more than £140,000 to the Isle of Wight Council required under the Isle of Wight Act.

At a hearing earlier this month the organisers of WOWfest were told they must pay costs up front for policing, fire service and the council, by Thursday.

WOWfest — whose organisers include two of the people behind the Isle of Wight Folk and Blues Festival and the Isle of Wight Jazz Festival — was due to be held at Millbank Farm, Shanklin, in August and has a licence for up to 18,000 people.

An Isle of Wight Council spokesman said they would be considering the implications of the non-payment.

*Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary has submitted an application for the event's licence to be reviewed following the non-payment.
The consultation period on the review will end on June 29 and the application to review will be available to view on the council's website from Wednesday, June 6 via: http://www.iwight.com/council/departments/licensing/licenceconsultationlist.aspx

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by Karl Hart

2nd June 2012, at 10:21:25

The Isle of Wight Council is wrong to think that people just want to come to the Island. If the over priced ferries (God forbid there will ever be a fixed link) shambling guest houses and 'Hotels" and a strictly non-compromise policy on any regeneration don't stop people from coming then the fact that soon any company or organisation will want to steer clear of a group of degenerative thinkers that make the decisions andIt will soon be a barren wasteland. Heartbreaking

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by Jon saln

2nd June 2012, at 08:40:17

Which County Press reporter cannot spell 'yesterday'. 2nd paragraph!!!

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by Philip Yates

1st June 2012, at 19:52:33

minor line up... ??? the likes of UB40. Maxi Priest... and many more. according to the Wowfest site its still on. ???

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by Neil Hartland

1st June 2012, at 17:54:32

I also note a big advert in today's CP... publicising the event.

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by Neil Hartland

1st June 2012, at 13:38:46

I note that they were selling reduced price tickets but they had to be bought by May 30th. Wasn't that the day before the deadline? Interesting...

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by michael brian chandler

1st June 2012, at 13:15:51

CONT..... WILL BE FUN (REFUND PROCESS

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by michael brian chandler

1st June 2012, at 13:15:00

SO MUCH FOR THE "IT WAS RUMOURS WE HAVNT PAID BEFORE FOR PAST EVENTS" SOUNDS LIKE THE REFUND PROCESS WHEN (OH WELL ON ON THEN.....IF) ITS CANCELLED

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by Neil Hartland

1st June 2012, at 12:37:17

Not a lot to consider I wouldn't of thought.

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