Michael Eavis, the founder and organiser of the Glastonbury festival, has said that the three-day music event is too important to the local economy to be denied a license.
Speaking to BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs, Eavis revealed that the future of the 38-year-old festival was now safeguarded despite initial plans to stop the event in 2000.
Eavis said: "The local economy gets £100m a year. So there's no discussion about not allowing the festival a license any more. They won't stop it now."
Last year, Mendip District Council approved a four-year license for the Glastonbury festival, which is held at Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset.
Michael Eavis, the founder and organiser of the Glastonbury festival, has said that the three-day music event is too important to the local economy to be denied a license.
For every member with a tripod and a big following, there are others irritated at the way equipment is being hogged or wary they’ll be in the background on someone’s Insta feed. Do influencers offer valuable, free marketing or are they just a nuisance? Kath Hudson finds out how operators are responding
Strength training is evolving,
driven by changing consumer
preferences. Julie Cramer talks
to innovators about how their
products are meeting this demand
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an
on-demand personal training platform that connects the right personal trainer to the right
client in under 10 seconds.
UK Active has announced the next phase of its Digital Futures programme, supporting organisations
across the physical activity sector to develop their digital capability.
The Fitness Group, the UK's leading fitness education training provider, has announced a
strategic partnership with Serco Leisure, one of the UK's leading national operators of
leisure centres, destination venues and elite sporting facilities.
Michael Eavis, the founder and organiser of the Glastonbury festival, has said that the three-day music event is too important to the local economy to be denied a license.
Speaking to BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs, Eavis revealed that the future of the 38-year-old festival was now safeguarded despite initial plans to stop the event in 2000.
Eavis said: "The local economy gets £100m a year. So there's no discussion about not allowing the festival a license any more. They won't stop it now."
Last year, Mendip District Council approved a four-year license for the Glastonbury festival, which is held at Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset.
Michael Eavis, the founder and organiser of the Glastonbury festival, has said that the three-day music event is too important to the local economy to be denied a license.
For every member with a tripod and a big following, there are others irritated at the way equipment is being hogged or wary they’ll be in the background on someone’s Insta feed. Do influencers offer valuable, free marketing or are they just a nuisance? Kath Hudson finds out how operators are responding
Strength training is evolving,
driven by changing consumer
preferences. Julie Cramer talks
to innovators about how their
products are meeting this demand
As the entrepreneur who started Wexer, Fresh Fitness, Fitness DK and Repeat, as well as being a former elite athlete, Rasmus Ingerslev’s life looked perfect from the outside, but onthe inside it was a different story. He talks to Kath Hudson about healing old wounds
If the health service is to
survive, we must recognise
that it is a disease service
– and that wellbeing rests with
us, says the activity advocate
and healthy ageing champion.
He talks to Kate Cracknell
Collaborations with the medical profession and greater aspirations around wellbeing are creating a need for more experts in our sector. It’s time to reboot our thinking around the workforce
New insight from Deloitte and Grant Thornton shows record growth, but the real shift is towards identity and perceived value, revealing opportunities to deepen engagement with members
CoverMe, the global leader in fitness workforce management, today launches CoverMe PT, an
on-demand personal training platform that connects the right personal trainer to the right
client in under 10 seconds.
UK Active has announced the next phase of its Digital Futures programme, supporting organisations
across the physical activity sector to develop their digital capability.
The Fitness Group, the UK's leading fitness education training provider, has announced a
strategic partnership with Serco Leisure, one of the UK's leading national operators of
leisure centres, destination venues and elite sporting facilities.