We’re all back from hibernation and it’s the start of a new term and a new year. I for one am vowing not to let myself get as stressed as I did in 2009. So far I’ve noted the group in general are a lot calmer and more relaxed. Sadly however, everyone seems to be getting ill instead, myself included. Personally, when sick I like to wallow in self-pity, saying things like: “oh, I’m fine, I just like the attention” before demanding hot water bottles and collapsing on sofas, and as it’s the weekend right now I will allow myself that simple luxury. However, as of Monday there is once again, much to be done.
If you have an idea but have never had a chance to try it please get in touch, we are always looking for collaborators.
We are advertising for applications at the moment, as well as finalising room-hire for the festival weekend, planning the launch of Accidental TV and our box office and trying to work out a preliminary plan for our festival, on top of which my fellow execs and I have been re-thinking the structure of the group and how things are run right now, trying to evaluate and see where changes can be made for the better. One of such changes has been to set up a ‘content group’ that meets on Monday afternoons. As you may have noted, a lot of work has been put into our website and blog, (for which I feel James Cawson deserves a very large round of applause) and even more work needs to be put into Accidental TV to make it work, so Valmar suggested we set up a group that generates the ideas behind what the content of all this air time should be. We are hoping that by putting together this group, the blog will work more efficiently, as well as compliment the TV episodes we eventually generate.
I’m also pleased to announce that John East has joined the team and will be fulfilling the role of Front of House and Hospitality Management. From the very beginning, when the group first put pen to paper we knew that we wanted our festival to be built around our audience and I think John is the man to push us closer to achieving this goal.
At the moment the Artistic Team are looking into ways to make all our pre-festival events as dynamic as possible, which includes finding ways to make the Accidental TV launch on February 5th a web-based innovation. However, we are not web-based innovators, and if you feel you are, or if you have an idea but have never had a chance to try it please get in touch, we are looking for collaborators, and what we may lack in technological-skill we make up for with enthusiasm and man-power!