26/06/2008 - Festival Licence Approved
Excellent News! Our premises licence has been approved by Gosport Borough Council's Licensing Sub-Board. After a two-day hearing councillors voted in favour of the Festival going ahead and agreed a licence for up to 3000 persons to be present in our main arena at any one time. All our plans for a Music 'Big Top', circus, cinema, storytelling tent, stalls, bars, food outlets, free car parking and associated campsite and entertainment facilities have now got the green light. It's all systems go and with very healthy advance ticket sales it looks like being a great festival!
19/02/2008 - New site for Wickham Festival
The Wickham Festival is moving to a fantastic new site at Stokes Bay near Gosport, Hampshire with stunning views across the Solent and English Channel to the Isle of Wight. Our new site is on grassed fields right next to the seafront with excellent access and amenities. The Festival will now be known as the Stokes Bay Festival (Incorporating the Wickham Festival).
27/11/2007 - One of the safest festivals in the U.K.
An email survey of people who attended our 2007 Festival shows our audience rated it one of the safest and friendliest festivals in the U.K. We received massive approval ratings from those who were there. 96.3 per cent said it was “safe”, 96.4 per cent said it was “friendly” and a whopping 97 per cent said they are likely to return in 2008. Few festivals get approval ratings like that!