Britfest 2008 cancelled!

      Britfest 2008 cancelled!

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      It is with deep regret and a heavy heart that I have to announce the
      cancellation of the Brit Salsa Fest at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool
      1 – 3 February 2008. This agonising decision has been arrived at after
      weeks of the Salsa UK team struggling to keep the event alive, but on
      balance I believe it is in the best interests of everyone to take this
      course of action.

      Naturally many dancers, artists, customers, vendors etc will be very
      disappointed by the cancellation of the BritFEST, I know how much you
      were looking forward to this event and I can only offer my sincere
      apologies for any inconvenience caused. In my many years of promoting
      Salsa Congresses this is the first time I have had to cancel such a
      big event and it was not an easy decision to make.

      I do not wish to dwell here on the details of the ongoing legal
      dispute with Kate & Emma Moore here but suffice it to say that over
      the last two months misleading statements and partial stories have
      been leaked into the public domain causing enormous confusion about
      whether the event had been prevented by the courts from going ahead.
      It was never the case that any injunction was ever granted but this
      mistaken belief has dissuaded enough people from buying passes which
      has negatively impacted the volume of sales so greatly as to make the
      event commercially unviable.

      Of course all advance payments to the BritFEST will be refunded ASAP
      and we will also offer those who prefer to carry their deposits
      forward for the UK Congress or any other Salsa UK event a generous
      discount for your loyal custom.

      On a more positive note I would like to thank all those people who
      have supported us both in the UK and overseas and appreciate your
      understanding in this unfortunate matter. Moving forward we will
      continue to strive to build on our many past successes and hope to
      bring you many more great events in the future.

      Wishing you a fruitful festive season

      Paul Young


      Salsa-UK
      41 Birkbeck Road
      Beckenham,
      Kent BR3 4SL
      United Kingdom
      Tel - +44 (0)20 8776 9000
      Fax- +44 (0)20 8776 9090
      SALSA-UK.COM
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