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May Heydays Tickets sales
by Announcements for May HeyDays 30 Sep '19

30 Sep '19

It is very satisfying to report that sales are going well with numbers more than double the number for the corresponding period last year and including about 25% of newcomers to the festival. Many thanks to those who have got in early! Remember, today is the last day for Super Early-bird tickets with the opportunity to buy 2020 T shirts at cost price (£7.50) and post free. From tomorrow, Early-bird tickets will be on sale at £85 per person with our T shirts at £9.50 plus postage. Don't delay, buy today! Monty Crook May Heydays Ticketing

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May Heydays
by Announcements for May HeyDays 08 Sep '19

08 Sep '19

Dear Fellow Dancers, Now that most of the festivals are over for 2019, it is time to look ahead to 2020. Where better to look than at May Heydays? http://mayheydays.org.uk Remember, we've had to shorten the festival by one day due to the government moving the bank holiday from 4th May to 8th May next year – but we’ve had to lose only one band. We will finish at 22.30 hours on Sunday night. We have a full programme ready and waiting (not set in stone yet, obviously). In addition to last year's programme, we will have Scottish dancing, we have a walks organizer who will prepare local walks of various lengths and there may be singing and music workshops but that is dependent on enough people booking. We will have camping on the school field (for tents, caravans and camper vans) with 24/7 accessible shower and toilet facilities a few yards away. Hook-ups will be available on a hard standing area for disabled campers. (Please let Monty have your requirements when booking.) Dogs ARE allowed on the field (but not in the school). Obviously, they need to be supervised, you need to pick up after them and a walking area will be designated. The school is being extremely cooperative and we are confident that any issue arising concerning the facilities will be sorted out there and then. For those of you who wish to stay in hotels or elsewhere, there is info on our "Where to stay" page . Bookings are open, but the Super Early-bird ticket sales will close on 30th September. Please consider also the time-limited offer of 2020 T shirts at cost price and with free postage, to help us get the message out there in your area. Early-bird online bookings will open October 1st. If you're sending in postal applications, please be patient during September, as replies may be delayed due to holiday commitments. All applications received by the end of the month will, naturally, be eligible for the lowest prices. As every year, we need stewards. We have made some changes regarding the organisation of stewarding activities. Please go to the stewards page for further info. As people who have stewarded at Eastbourne will tell you: stewarding is fun! We have photos to prove it! So, don't delay, send off your booking form today! Mecki Testroet Festival Director

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May Heydays 2020 arrangements
by Announcements for May HeyDays 25 Jul '19

25 Jul '19

Dear Dancers, An update on 2020 arrangements We have now heard back from the school. Word is that we cannot use the school on Monday, 4 May, if it is not a bank holiday. However, indoor campers and camper vans on hard standing will be able to stay until Monday morning, 7.30am; campers who are on the playing fields will have to leave by 10am. A number of people wrote to their MPs and signed this petition: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/242483. The petition has over 6000 signatures now (do sign and pass it on by all means) but all the MPs' replies so far were noncommittal or negative and the relevant ministry sounds adamant that they will not change their minds on this. With the change of prime minister, parliament has other things to worry about. So, we think, we have to resign ourselves to the fact that we can't have the Monday. This means that we will dance until 10.30pm on Sunday night, so, what you will be missing out on are the Monday morning workshops and the afternoon dance. We will adjust our ticket prices downwards to reflect the loss of dancing time. We shall reopen ticket sales at the beginning of September. Keep an eye on the website for further information to be put up once we have finalised the modified programme and confirmed the adjusted ticket prices. It is very unfortunate that this is happening to us at the time of moving the festival. There's only one thing for it: we'll just have to dance faster! The Committee -- Tel 01308 423 442

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Change of May Bank Holiday 2020
by Announcements for May HeyDays 11 Jun '19

11 Jun '19

Dear May Heydays/EIFF Supporter With the news that the May 4th Bank Holiday in 2020 is being moved to Friday May 8th, we would like to update you on the plans for the festival. The school is seeking to keep Monday 4th May as a holiday and have a normal school day on Friday 8th. However, they will require the permission of the local educational authorities to do this, which may take some time - perhaps until the end of this school year. We have advised the school that the input we have received so far from performers and attendees is to stick to the original dates. Programme re-scheduling would allow us to release performers having to work a normal Monday. We are thinking of offering a reduced season ticket price for Friday to Sunday for any attendees who also might have to work Monday 4th. We are discussing with the school the possibility of a reduced Monday programme with fewer halls if indeed children would have to be in school that day. Not ideal, but an option. Catering on the Monday might be an issue and we are looking at options for that. Likewise indoor camping Sunday night would become an issue, as would outdoor camping. All of these are part of ongoing discussions. We are sure the school will be as helpful as they can be to resolve issues. One less preferred option would be to end the festival on Sunday evening, which would have many implications: our cost/income structure, bookings already made for hotels, etc. In view of these current uncertainties we have decided to suspend our sale of Super Early-bird tickets until we are clear on what we can offer. We know of two petitions to the government to keep May 4th as Bank Holiday, with or without Friday 8th as well. We also know that some supporters have written to their MPs on the matter (a draft could be mailed to you if of interest). If you feel strongly enough about this wholly unnecessary complication dumped on the nation by short-sighted government action we can only suggest that you consider doing likewise. Rest assured, this festival will go ahead and be as good and comprehensive as we can make it! Mecki Director

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May Bank Holiday 2020 and May Heydays Festival
by Announcements for May HeyDays 08 Jun '19

08 Jun '19

Hi This comes from Mecki Testroet as director of May Heydays 2020. I am writing to all EIFF/May Heydays supporters, booked performers and other interested parties with respect to May Heydays 2020 at Evesham, in light of the government decision announced yesterday to move the May 2020 Bank Holiday from Monday 4th May to Friday 8th May. My apologies if some of you get a similar mail more than once due to being on more than one list. As organisers we now have the added complication of having to decide whether to stick with the 1st – 4th weekend or move the festival to Thursday 7th – Sunday 10th May. The Evesham school will let us know shortly if they can close on the 4th to honour our booking. We will also ask whether they could host the festival from Thursday 7th to Sunday 10th May. If the school CAN still accommodate us from 1st - 4th May, we are inclined to stick to those dates but appreciate that some artists and supporters may actually have to go into their work on the Monday. For performers we could try to counteract that with programming on Monday those who would still be able to attend that day. Could you let us know as soon as possible what your own situation as a possible attendee might be if we stick with 1st – 4th May AND if we move to 7th - 10th? Thank you for that and any other comments. We are astounded at this late decision by the government which is bound to affect adversely thousands of people and you might be interested to know a petition has already been started to try to get 8th May declared as an additional not a re-scheduled Bank Holiday. If interested, click this link to sign the petition: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/263961/sponsors/new?token=IoDnyddN… Regards Mecki Testroet Please reply to director(a)mayheydays.org.uk

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