crawshawbooth Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 £3.50 for a chicken gyros when most of food festival are charging over a fiver for owt i go every Friday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 Cost to taxpayers; £500,000 over the last 3 years. Any justification for this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted September 6, 2018 Site Supporter Share Posted September 6, 2018 Do the exhibitors not pay for their pitch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 Do the exhibitors not pay for their pitch? yep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted September 6, 2018 Site Supporter Share Posted September 6, 2018 And does that not cover the costs of staging the event? £500,000 seems a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 (edited) And does that not cover the costs of staging the event? £500,000 seems a lot. It was in yesterdays BN at £500,000 loss over 3 years http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/16689697.bolton-food-and-drink-festival-should-be-cost-neutral/ Edited September 6, 2018 by boltondiver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweep Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 (edited) It was in yesterdays BN at £500,000 loss over 3 years http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/16689697.bolton-food-and-drink-festival-should-be-cost-neutral/ They need to knock it on the head then possibly. Although I'm sure they waste plenty more money on other shit that doesn't bring people into the town Edited September 6, 2018 by Sweep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted September 6, 2018 Site Supporter Share Posted September 6, 2018 How much are James Martin and Gino Di Campo charging! Kinell, a bit of speculation to accumulate is great, but that does seem excessive; and unsustainable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 They need to knock it on the head then possibly. Although I'm sure they waste plenty more money on other shit that doesn't bring people into the town Like £1m on 20mph zones that aren't policeable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevieb Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 How much are James Martin and Gino Di Campo charging! Kinell, a bit of speculation to accumulate is great, but that does seem excessive; and unsustainable. You pay for tickets to get in to them though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whites man Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 The vast majority of folk who attend just walk around the stalls, dropping the big name and costly chef demos/shows will hardly effect numbers and make a chunky in road into costs. But there is bugger all chance of some business pragmatism when there’s tax payers money to be had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youri McAnespie Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 A rare, and no doubt accidental, wise investment of our money was buying into Manchester Airport... They've borrowed against their future dividends from this to buy the fucking shite 60's carbuncle that is the Arndale - just as High Street shopping slithers down the pan like a cumbersome turd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted September 7, 2018 Site Supporter Share Posted September 7, 2018 You pay for tickets to get in to them though. Aye. But the stallholders also pay, so something's not right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweep Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 Aye. But the stallholders also pay, so something's not right. I've never been, but I understand that it's very good. It's a shame that it's losing money hand over fist, hopefully an itemised bill will appear, so that folk know what particular costs are draining the money away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted September 7, 2018 Site Supporter Share Posted September 7, 2018 Makes sense sweep. It obviously can't continue in that manner, and that's a shame as it's decent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank_spencer Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 Each year it costs about the same as a decent sized resurfacing job. It should be cost neutral and it sounds like it's getting that way. A certain amount of speculate to accumulate I'd imagine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Casino Posted September 7, 2018 Moderators Share Posted September 7, 2018 Indeed Frank Some folk can't support the event just because it's bolton council Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 Each year it costs about the same as a decent sized resurfacing job. It should be cost neutral and it sounds like it's getting that way. A certain amount of speculate to accumulate I'd imagine. Well, we'll see 13 years so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boby Brno Posted September 7, 2018 Author Share Posted September 7, 2018 My council tax pays for lots of things. This is a small amount to pay for a big attraction for the town. Maybe this publicity will encourage the council to be more commercially astute rather than packing the whole thing in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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