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Gordon Booth · 24-11-2011, 20:53

Lets get practical- cost projections as Garinda rightly requires.
The Dickensian Fair, Grassington was mentioned as an example. Beautiful Dales village, popular with tourists all year round ( Compare with Accrington?).
Fair costs in 2003(8 years ago)-Skipton website.
Total cost-£30,000.Insurance-£2000.portable loos £1500(Accrington will need them!).45,000 programmes,not costed but £1000 to distribute. Can't find list of other costs.
They got some money back by charging £5 car parking-8 years ago! Could Accrington get away with special parking charges?
As far as I can see that was for 3 Saturdays.
With inflation at 5%-I think thats about £44-£45 thousand pounds(can't remember how to do compound interest) and I'll bet it's actually a lot more now.
Returns - someone tell me! How do you get any of that money back?
Can HBC afford that? Will volunteers be able to do it for nothing? No to both.
Some lovely ideas but in todays climate not on! Just being a realist.

24-11-2011, 20:53	#244
Gordon Booth Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 2,402 Liked: 715 times Rep Power: 46614	Re: Christmas Shopping Fireworks Lets get practical- cost projections as Garinda rightly requires. The Dickensian Fair, Grassington was mentioned as an example. Beautiful Dales village, popular with tourists all year round ( Compare with Accrington?). Fair costs in 2003(8 years ago)-Skipton website. Total cost-£30,000.Insurance-£2000.portable loos £1500(Accrington will need them!).45,000 programmes,not costed but £1000 to distribute. Can't find list of other costs. They got some money back by charging £5 car parking-8 years ago! Could Accrington get away with special parking charges? As far as I can see that was for 3 Saturdays. With inflation at 5%-I think thats about £44-£45 thousand pounds(can't remember how to do compound interest) and I'll bet it's actually a lot more now. Returns - someone tell me! How do you get any of that money back? Can HBC afford that? Will volunteers be able to do it for nothing? No to both. Some lovely ideas but in todays climate not on! Just being a realist.