glasto-worker Posted September 10, 2016 Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 Marquess of Bath and his son Ceawlin do not agree on Glastonbury plans Founder Michael Eavis wanted to hold festival at Longleat from 2019 But he admitted it is unlikely to move there now due to the disagreement http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3782276/ well that makes things very uncertain - it would have marked my 40th Anniversary of Glasto even although its not at Worthy farm. so time will tell if there is a Glasto 2019 and where it will be held. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonodillieono Posted September 10, 2016 Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 (edited) Posh snobs, imagine not agreeing with glasto Edited September 10, 2016 by jonodillieono Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaledonianGonzo Posted September 10, 2016 Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 Got to be a repercussion from what went down this June. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaledonianGonzo Posted September 10, 2016 Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 (edited) Key bit so as to to give the Mail any more page hits: Quote This summer, Ceawlin and Emma went to Glastonbury, which became a quagmire because of rain. ‘Ceawlin and Emma don’t like the mud,’ Eavis says. ‘They saw the mud at its worst. They were supposed to come and see it all cleaned up on September 1, but they didn’t turn up.’ He adds: ‘They let me down gently about their decision. I went round to their house and we had a very long discussion. They said to clean up all that mud they’d have to restrict the whole of the operations at Longleat for about three months, and it’s too expensive.’ Edited September 10, 2016 by CaledonianGonzo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platt073 Posted September 10, 2016 Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 I think this is good new, it wouldnt/couldn't be anything like glasto anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michaels denim shorts Posted September 10, 2016 Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 I heard that Eavis is trying to use the Great Dorset steam fair site as an alternative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt42 Posted September 10, 2016 Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 I'm worried about the future of the festival, not gonna lie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avalon_Fields Posted September 10, 2016 Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 Does this decision make it more likely 2019 will now be a fallow year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinhead Posted September 10, 2016 Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 Good riddance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinhead Posted September 10, 2016 Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 Ceawlin was never going to agree imho - not 'easy money' enough for him. Dorset Steam Fair site is huge and may make a better fit tbh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohinever Posted September 10, 2016 Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 (edited) Don't understand this. One minute it's "we were only moving for the fallow year*, next" we want to move the festival". Which is it? Edited September 10, 2016 by mooro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chazwozza Posted September 10, 2016 Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 Both. And neither.... Until it happens. Schrödinger's festival innit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuartbert two hats Posted September 10, 2016 Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 1 hour ago, mooro said: Don't understand this. One minute it's "we were only moving for the fallow year*, next" we want to move the festival". Which is it? Depends whether it's Emily or Michael speaking, respectively. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EighteenSixty7 Posted September 10, 2016 Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 "Ceawlin" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Room to sway Posted September 10, 2016 Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 26 minutes ago, sunnydaysblue said: Is it a dispute with the farmers nearby that's causing the possibly of Glastonbury moving/being no more? Also pollution I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneeye Posted September 10, 2016 Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 My goodness, if I had a garden the size of longleat I would be begging to have Glastonbury come visit; reeks of inexperience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ommadawn Posted September 10, 2016 Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 1 hour ago, oneeye said: My goodness, if I had a garden the size of longleat I would be begging to have Glastonbury come visit; reeks of inexperience. I guess he makes far more income from Longleat then he ever would from hosting the festival. It's not really their type of thing really is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoghurt on a Stick Posted September 10, 2016 Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 28 minutes ago, Ommadawn said: I guess he makes far more income from Longleat then he ever would from hosting the festival. It's not really their type of thing really is it? I'd have thought that the Marquess of Bath would be up for it - a chance to roam his lands and get his hands on another wiflet or two. Maybe that's the reason why his son wasn't so keen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohinever Posted September 10, 2016 Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 When I knew Ceawlin back in school days, I'm pretty sure he used to muse that one day he'd like to close Longleat to the public and live in it as a private house again, so I'm not so surprised he wasn't so keen. To be fair before anybody calls him a snob, he went to a local primary and then secondary school. I don't remember him being anything other than decent and polite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoghurt on a Stick Posted September 10, 2016 Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 42 minutes ago, mooro said: When I knew Ceawlin back in school days, I'm pretty sure he used to muse that one day he'd like to close Longleat to the public and live in it as a private house again, so I'm not so surprised he wasn't so keen. To be fair before anybody calls him a snob, he went to a local primary and then secondary school. I don't remember him being anything other than decent and polite. He would seem to have a fine stance when it comes to racism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dumski Posted September 10, 2016 Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 12 hours ago, Michaels denim shorts said: I heard that Eavis is trying to use the Great Dorset steam fair site as an alternative. I hope not, the roads couldn't cope. It's busy already and the capacity is about 25k compared to 150k+ OUCH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eFestivals Posted September 11, 2016 Report Share Posted September 11, 2016 11 hours ago, mooro said: Don't understand this. One minute it's "we were only moving for the fallow year*, next" we want to move the festival". Which is it? there's Michael and there's Emily. My understanding (which could be wrong) is that Michael is keen to see the farm restored to be just a farm before he leaves this earth, because to him it's the farm that is his real legacy to hand on to his descendants. (to take that idea further still, I reckon he hopes that Emily's eldest will grow up to be the farmer that continues the family farm.) I know for certain that Michael and Emily have different ideas of what the future should be (I'm less sure of the specifics of the differences tho I have some rough ideas), so it's not too surprising that there's different messages that come from them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohinever Posted September 11, 2016 Report Share Posted September 11, 2016 (edited) An interesting dichotomy, and certainly explains the inconsistencies in statements. I was on the farm a couple of weeks ago, and Michael stopped in his Landover to say hello. With him were his two grandsons so you may be on to something with him hoping to enthuse the younger generation with a love of farming. Edited September 11, 2016 by mooro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffieldlady Posted September 11, 2016 Report Share Posted September 11, 2016 I'm sure the farm and the festival can doc-exist peacefully together. I know nothing about farming but I am assuming dairy farming isn't as profitable as holding a sold out festival which is in high demand each year. It would be a great shame if the festival was to move, it wouldn't be Glastonbury, it would be a brand new festival. For now, I will take it with a pinch of salt and wait for developments. The future of the festival does seem a little insecure though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadScientist Posted September 11, 2016 Report Share Posted September 11, 2016 It wasn't meant to be from 2019 onwards was meant to be a one-off in 2018. They saw the state of the fields this year and said they weren't impressed so... Boo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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