2. HOW IT IS FUNDED? The charity called ‘Friends’ is designed to cater for the smaller donations that people would like to give to make this a reality, anything from a few pounds upwards, to the larger corporate sponsors in one vehicle. The important charity for this festival is first option, most statistics show about 90% businesses fail in the first 5 years. For First Option, every 5 years since our birth has seen progressive positive change. This Festival is funded through festival suppliers, the public who gives donations go too charity, as well as the ticket prices. The festival suppliers for stage and lighting are ‘GLS’, the main stage and audio are ‘Avenue audio’, the insurance is ran on ‘Dodson’, the musical instruments are ran by ‘Hayward’ and marketing are from ‘Purple agency’.
