BBC on Nostr: Bedford River Festival brings 'enormous positive effects' ========== The Bedford ...
Bedford River Festival brings 'enormous positive effects'
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The Bedford River Festival, a popular two-day event, is expected to attract over 300,000 attendees on July 20 and 21. The festival includes art, music, food, drink, performances, and sporting events. Rachel Atkinson, organizer of the Green Earth Village, a vegan area at the festival, highlights the positive effects on local businesses. Bedford Borough Council, the event organizer, acknowledges the festival's significant visitor numbers and boost to the local economy. The festival features water-based activities on the River Great Ouse, including paddleboarding, kayaking, and canoeing. Desiree Bas, an Italo-Iranian linguist, artist, author, illustrator, and dancer, will run multilingual storytelling and dance sessions. The event generates over £6 million for the local economy and was initially planned to be replaced with an annual family festival but the decision was reversed. Concerns over facial recognition at the festival have been raised.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cv2g03z0997o
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The Bedford River Festival, a popular two-day event, is expected to attract over 300,000 attendees on July 20 and 21. The festival includes art, music, food, drink, performances, and sporting events. Rachel Atkinson, organizer of the Green Earth Village, a vegan area at the festival, highlights the positive effects on local businesses. Bedford Borough Council, the event organizer, acknowledges the festival's significant visitor numbers and boost to the local economy. The festival features water-based activities on the River Great Ouse, including paddleboarding, kayaking, and canoeing. Desiree Bas, an Italo-Iranian linguist, artist, author, illustrator, and dancer, will run multilingual storytelling and dance sessions. The event generates over £6 million for the local economy and was initially planned to be replaced with an annual family festival but the decision was reversed. Concerns over facial recognition at the festival have been raised.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cv2g03z0997o