Post by ekim on Jan 4, 2015 11:57:37 GMT
The following is a press release issued by The Kite Society of Great Britain 4th Jan 2014
Portsmouth International Kite Fesval 2015
Press Release—issued 4th January 2015
Here is important information regarding the Portsmouth Internaonal Kite Festival 2015.
Due to the circumstances explained below the date of the Portsmouth International Kite Festival 2015 has changed to August 15th and 16th from its traditional date of the late Summer Bank Holiday at the end of August.
Last year (2014) the Victorious Music Festival moved from Portsmouth’s Historic Dockyard to Southsea Seafront and Castle and utilised a small portion of Southsea Common—the location of the Portsmouth International Kite Festival.
We have recently been informed by Portsmouth City Council that their agreement with the Victorious Music Festival included an contractual option to expand the music festival across the rest of Southsea Common on the basis of the music festival being deemed successful and satisfying a number of PCC’s conditions.
The Victorious Music Festival organisers have decided to take up this option of expanding and have, for 2015, doubled in size. The Kite Society was informed of this expansion (and the contractual option of expansion) in December 2014. There were two options:
1 Relocate the event to another location within PCC’s control on the same August Bank Holidayweekend.
2 Retain the location but change the date of the festival.
The Kite Society visited the proposed alternative sites. However, taking into account a number of factors connected to these alternative sites which had not been considered by PCC decided that the only viable option was to change the date.
Other than the change of date and removal of the official free flying day on the Monday all other aspects of the kite festival remain the same.
We hope that all Kite fliers, Local Residents and those from further afield will continue to support this popular event and help secure the kite festival’s future.
Portsmouth City Council are thanked for their continuing support of the International Kite Festival.
For further information please contact:
The Kite Society—Portsmouth@thekitesociety.org.uk. 01206 271489
Portsmouth City Council, Seafront Services, Heather Todd 023 9284 1400
See www.portsmouthkitefestival.org.uk for more details of the festival as they become known
Portsmouth International Kite Fesval 2015
Press Release—issued 4th January 2015
Here is important information regarding the Portsmouth Internaonal Kite Festival 2015.
Due to the circumstances explained below the date of the Portsmouth International Kite Festival 2015 has changed to August 15th and 16th from its traditional date of the late Summer Bank Holiday at the end of August.
Last year (2014) the Victorious Music Festival moved from Portsmouth’s Historic Dockyard to Southsea Seafront and Castle and utilised a small portion of Southsea Common—the location of the Portsmouth International Kite Festival.
We have recently been informed by Portsmouth City Council that their agreement with the Victorious Music Festival included an contractual option to expand the music festival across the rest of Southsea Common on the basis of the music festival being deemed successful and satisfying a number of PCC’s conditions.
The Victorious Music Festival organisers have decided to take up this option of expanding and have, for 2015, doubled in size. The Kite Society was informed of this expansion (and the contractual option of expansion) in December 2014. There were two options:
1 Relocate the event to another location within PCC’s control on the same August Bank Holidayweekend.
2 Retain the location but change the date of the festival.
The Kite Society visited the proposed alternative sites. However, taking into account a number of factors connected to these alternative sites which had not been considered by PCC decided that the only viable option was to change the date.
Other than the change of date and removal of the official free flying day on the Monday all other aspects of the kite festival remain the same.
We hope that all Kite fliers, Local Residents and those from further afield will continue to support this popular event and help secure the kite festival’s future.
Portsmouth City Council are thanked for their continuing support of the International Kite Festival.
For further information please contact:
The Kite Society—Portsmouth@thekitesociety.org.uk. 01206 271489
Portsmouth City Council, Seafront Services, Heather Todd 023 9284 1400
See www.portsmouthkitefestival.org.uk for more details of the festival as they become known