There was a great turn out at the recent meeting to discuss a proposed new festival in Castlebar at Bar Ritz on Tuesday June 28. A second meeting has being arranged next Tuesday July 12 at 8pm to put forward a working committee for the coming year.
Local businesses and the publicans are being urged to attend this very important meeting.
It was agreed that in the absence of a large sponsor there will need to be a better input from more people to spread the resources and workload. Attendees agreed there was a need to move away from the model of the ‘same few’ doing everything to a model of ‘everyone mucking in’ if the festival is going to be embedded in the community.
From a sponsorship perspective there needs to be a wide circle of sponsors from the public and private sectors and a strong fundraising role for the organisers. This will further add legitimacy to the festival and help cover the costs. It will also act as an indirect way of promoting the festival throughout the year.
It was agreed that all major decisions to re-name and change the date of the festival would be postponed until the next meeting. Everyone attending is urged to bring a friend.
