Colchester Free Festival founder steps down

5:29pm Tuesday 9th October 2012 in News

THE founder of the reformed Colchester Free Festival has announced he is stepping down from his role as organiser.

Ben Howard’s relaunch of the Castle Park spectacular in August 2010 featured a series of stages with performances by local bands, a children’s area and more.

Two successful follow-ups have established the festival as a major music and arts event in Colchester’s calendar celebrating what the town has to offer.

This week, Mr Howard told fellow members of the festival team he was proud of the last three festivals, but felt it was time he would move on.

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Sdapeze says...
6:12pm Tue 9 Oct 12

You've done your bit Ben. Now time to let others pick up the ball and run with it. I am sure you will stay very closely connected with CFF and be a wise head for others to consult. The three festivals that you have presided over have all been fantastic experiences and I was pleased to have played a small part in a volunteer capacity. Let's do it all again next year. Colchester rocks!

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jim_bo says...
7:45am Wed 10 Oct 12

Will the free festival produce public accounts now that Bens stepped down?

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Bert_Stimpson says...
9:53am Wed 10 Oct 12

Perhaps the organisation of this festival should be handed over to the Firstsite organisation in the Golden shed. It could be a way that they counter the widely held belief that they squander public funds and deliver very little to the community. They would need to be advised to stick to music as opposed to 'art' installations though.

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romantic says...
2:07pm Wed 10 Oct 12

Bert_Stimpson wrote:
Perhaps the organisation of this festival should be handed over to the Firstsite organisation in the Golden shed. It could be a way that they counter the widely held belief that they squander public funds and deliver very little to the community. They would need to be advised to stick to music as opposed to 'art' installations though.
Dear god, please do not let Firstsite or CBC anywhere near the Free Festival! It worked precisely because it was run by people who knew what they were doing.

Well done to Ben Howard and everyone else who has made 3 very successful events happen, I hope that it is able to continue pretty much as it was.

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