What’s new for 2025?

[William Mann]

What changes can we expect in 2025? 2024 saw the introduction on the dragonfly and changes to campsites etc.

[Gnomicide]

I don't think there will be many changes next year, maybe save the big stuff for coming back after the fallow.

 

It will be interesting to see if they do anything with Steanbow Farm, which it's been reported they have bought. Indoor camping in the chicken shed, anyone?

[Skip997]

Heard that Shangri-La is going to get it’s long overdue revamp, but not sure how much the source actually knew 

[William Mann]

36 minutes ago, Skip997 said:

Heard that Shangri-La is going to get it’s long overdue revamp, but not sure how much the source actually knew 

Yes I’ve heard that too. Maybe icon will be replaced? 

[stuie]

Just now, William Mann said:

Yes I’ve heard that too. Maybe icon will be replaced? 

IICON is in Block 9 and isn’t going anywhere for the foreseeable! 

[Avalon_Fields]

47 minutes ago, Gnomicide said:

I don't think there will be many changes next year, maybe save the big stuff for coming back after the fallow.

 

It will be interesting to see if they do anything with Steanbow Farm, which it's been reported they have bought. Indoor camping in the chicken shed, anyone?

Interesting. The farm must be just about fully used by the festival already? Nothing on their website, which for a farm looks pretty corporate: https://www.steanbowfarms.com/

[Skip997]

As Stuie correctly says IICON is Block 9, nothing to do with Shangri-La 

 

Hopefully the latter will be properly revamped, it’s horribly stale and poorly laid out. Block 9 and The Common are loads more fun 

[William Mann]

14 minutes ago, stuie said:

IICON is in Block 9 and isn’t going anywhere for the foreseeable! 

I’m going mad, of course it is. But what makes you think it’ll stay for a while? 

[William Mann]

“In September 2024, we took the very difficult decision to disperse our Steanbow Park Farm dairy herd. There were many factors which resulted in the difficult decision to disperse the herd, but ultimately the need to simplify a diverse mixed farming business couldn’t be ignored.” Sounds like part of the farm was sold rather than it all. They still seem to claim the chicken sheds under their own management. Perhaps it was land that was sold?

[incident]

5 minutes ago, William Mann said:

I’m going mad, of course it is. But what makes you think it’ll stay for a while? 

 

It's only existed for 4 festivals. Just the cost of replacing it with something (of that scale) brand new so soon is probably an inhibitor.

[Skip997]

2 minutes ago, incident said:

 

It's only existed for 4 festivals. Just the cost of replacing it with something (of that scale) brand new so soon is probably an inhibitor.

It’s also arguably the best looking stage on site.