Fractured Axel

This story shows details of suggested budget cuts in Portsmouth for the next few years, including £2000 from the kite festival in 2014, a further £1500 in 2015 and a staggering £16,000 in 2016.

Personally I'm more concerned about the libraries, arts and education budgets being scalped, but someone might want to pick up the torch for the festival, so consider this a heads-up.

Maybe the number of invited overseas flyers will need to be reduced?

I do hope the event continues, when budget's got tight at Weymouth the organisers stepped down...

Andy S wrote:

This story shows details of suggested budget cuts in Portsmouth for the next few years...

What you need to do, very quickly, is to start an independence campaign.

Mike.

Keith wrote -" I do hope the event continues, when budget's got tight at Weymouth the organisers stepped down..."

There were many more reasons than just budget cuts for stepping down from Weymouth , we would never give up on an event we felt was worth continuing with.

Actually Portsmouth's budget has been reducing over the last few years , last years was 10 percent, it was just not announced in the press. At least we have a few years to find sponsors. There are always companies interested in the event but council policies can be a problem. Hopefully we can find a way forward.

Kitesociety wrote:

...but council policies can be a problem.

This!