Canterbury festival

[Jill Strobridge]

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From: Ted Jackson <tojackso at LIBRARY.SYR.EDU>
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Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2001 5:13 PM
Subject: Re: Canterbury festival


> I hate to introduce such a bummer, but is there a chance that the
> current calamity over foot-and-mouth disease will cast a pall on

Hopefully by August and Canterbury the worst will be over and any
camping restrictions lifted.    However anything planned for May or
June may well be in jeopardy since it is only 3 weeks since the
start of the outbreak and with an incubation period of 3 weeks, and
cases still rising in number and speading, any outdoor festivals are
going to be out of the question until it's clearly confined again.
Also given that Cumbria is one of the areas at greatest risk just
now the Lake District is going to be out of bounds for quite a while
I'd have thought.    Conversely, however, once it *is* over I guess
they'll be delighted to have a Festival somewhere, if only to bring
some much needed money into the area.

It's just as well Glastonbury has already been cancelled this year.
My guess is that it would have been very unlikely to go ahead if
that had originally been the intention.   In fact I hope Michael
Eavis's cows are ok!

A show in London will be no risk at all but Devon has major problems
just now.    I don't know if Dave (Hawkwind) will be affected by
this?    Anyone?

jill