Magna Vitae Trust for Leisure & Culture
Fairfield Enterprise Centre
Lincoln Way
Fairfield Industrial Estates
Louth, Lincolnshire
LN11 0LS
www.magnavitae.org
www.sofestival.org
[email protected]
01507 613449
Dear Resident/ Business owner,
Re: SO Festival 2017
I write to you with details of SO Festival 2017, one of the biggest family-friendly and completely free
outdoor arts festivals in the UK. With activities/ events taking place near your residency or business, we
felt it was appropriate to provide you with an information pack to keep you aware of our plans.
Within this pack, you will find;
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Overtime of festival dates, times and locations
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Details of road closures, including proposed timings
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Public Transport
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Information on noise management
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Cake Fest
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Contact details for enquiries and feedback
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Poster for you to display in your Business
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SO Festival 2017 Programme
We hope you find this information useful and informative but should you need more information or have
any specific questions you would like answering, please do contact us using the contact details on page
6. All information within this pack has been uploaded to www.sofestival.org/businessinformation or sign
up to our newsletter at www.sofestival.org for updates.
Yours sincerely,
Katie-Louise Green
SO Festival Co-ordinator
SO Festival 2017
Businesses Information Pack
SO Festival 2017 Resident/ Business Information Pack
Overtime of festival dates, times and locations
Location
Date
Time
Place
Information
Spilsby
27 June
6pm – 7.45pm
High Street Car Park
Page 2
Horncastle
28 June
6pm – 7.45pm
Market Place
Page 2
Alford
29 June
6pm – 7.45pm
Market Place
Page 3
Mablethorpe
30 June
6pm – 7.45pm
Jackson’s Car Park
Page 3
Skegness
1 July
1pm – 11pm
Various Locations
Page 4
Skegness
2 July
12pm – 6pm
Various Locations
Page 4
Road Closure/ Restriction Information
Key: Road Closure
Performance Area
Spilsby
27 June 2017: Spilsby, Event Times – 18:00 to 19:45
At approximately 12:00 a lane closure on the Terrace will be put in place. At approximately 15:00 High
Street will be closed. There will be no diversion route in place. These closures will be lifted at the end
of the event once the entire crowd has dispersed and event infrastructure has been removed.
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Horncastle
28 June 2017: Horncastle, Event Times – 18:00 to 19:45
At approximately 15:00 High Street, Bridge Street, Manor House Street and Church Lane will be closed.
Diversions will be put in place. These closures will be lifted at the end of the event once the entire
crowd has dispersed and event infrastructure has been removed.
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Alford
29 June 2017: Alford, Event Times – 18:00 to 19:45
At approximately 15:00 the Market Place (road around Alford Market Place/ car park) will be closed.
Diversions will be in place. The closure will be lifted at the end of the event once the entire crowd has
dispersed and event infrastructure has been removed.
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Mablethorpe
30 June 2017. Event Times – 18:00 to 20:45
At approximately 15:00 High Street and Quebec Road will be closed. Diversions will be in place. The
closure will be lifted at the end of the event once the entire crowd has dispersed and event
infrastructure has been removed.
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Skegness
1 July 2017. Event Times 13:00 to 23:00 and 2 July 2017, 12:00 to 18:00
At approximately 20:00 on the 1 July 2017 Grand Parade (including Prince Alfred Avenue nut NOT
Scarborough Esplanade), Clock Tower Island (including Lumley Road and South Parade junctions with
Clock Tower Island) and Tower Esplanade will be closed. Diversions will be in place. The closers will be
lifted at the end of the event once the entire crowd has dispersed and event infrastructure has been
removed.
Large sections of Festival car park will also be closed on the 1 July 2017, so alternative car parks will be
needed to be used.
Public Transport
As a condition of our road closures, Lincolnshire County Council requires us to notify the bus companies
within Lincolnshire whose routes are affected. We have written to the bus companies within Lincolnshire
advising them of the planned road closures and diversions. We also requested information from them
about how these closures and diversions will affect their routes. Once they have notified us of this, we
will ensure any information they provide is displayed at the bus stops affected and also published on the
SO Festival website.
Noise management
We will endeavour to keep noise levels to a reasonable level throughout the event.
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Cake Fest
SO Festival 2017 is pleased to welcome Cake Fest by Simon Preston. The aim of Cake Fest is to
create a giant fully-edible map of East Lindsey, made out of cake. In case you were wondering – yes,
when the map has been completed and suitably admired by the crowds, we will eat the lot. (Free cake
will be given to members of the public. We will encourage them to stay and eat the cake in the area.
Drinks will not be provided).
Contact Details:
For enquiries and feedback please contact:
Katie-Louise Green
SO Festival Coordinator
Magna Vitae Trust for Leisure & Culture
Fairfield Enterprise Centre, Lincoln Way, Fairfield Industrial Estates, Louth, Lincolnshire, LN11 0LS
[email protected] | 01507 613449 | 07733 244110 | www.sofestival.org
Facebook.com/sofestival | twitter.com/sofestival | #SOFEST17
SO Festival 2017
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