Electric Winter 2020 Overview
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ELECTRIC WINTER 2020 OVERVIEW Event Dates: 19th November – 22nd December 2020 Venue: Clapham Common Funfair Site Maximum Capacity: 3,000 persons Age Restrictions: The event is open to all ages An alternative destination for the festive season - a community and family focused Maximum 3,000 patrons on site at any friendly cultural hub bringing together great point (SW4 has a 29,999 capacity) entertainment, food and drink. The event will Family friendly live entertainment, cater for those theatre shows, childrens film with accessible screenings, Christmas Carol needs puppet show, and a dedicated ’Kids Quarter’ Free to enter at all times for children under 16. A small entry fee for adults will be charged at peak times, likely Fri Free tickets and discounts nights, Saturdays & Sundays. for Wandsworth Residents ELECTRIC WINTER CONTENT Spiegeltent Entertainment Space Children’s Pantomime Performances Enchanted Winter Themed Cinema Ice Curling Crazy Golf Fairground Indoor heated food court Children and Family Area Independent Craft Market Brew Camp Real Ale Bar Themed Bars WINTERVILLE 2018 COMMUNITY BENEFITS OVERVIEW Park Investment Levy • In 2018, £70,000 was levied from Winterville for the Clapham Common Park Investment Levy. This money was spent on projects such as: more bins, replacing perimeter fencing, restoring the paddling pool, upgrading Battersea Rise Playground. Tickets & Discounts • Wandsworth residents accounted for 22% of all advance tickets sold. • In 2018, 35% of all advance tickets sold were taken up by Lambeth or Wandsworth residents. Some 5,550 free or discounted tickets to various events and attractions were taken up by local residents, which represented 20% of all sales. We sold 2,610 regular Local Resident Discounts and 2,189 Early Bird Discounts, which represented 35% of all ice rink tickets. Local residents and employees of local businesses enjoyed a 50% discount on Ice Rink tickets during the week before 7pm and a 10% discount at all other times. Entertainment 4 All • Portion of tickets were put aside for low income families via the community housing schemes, children's centres and youth groups. Over 60 local schools over Lambeth and Wandsworth where offered special discounts on the ice rink and the family theatre show. Raffle prizes were donated to 8 local schools. Charities & Charitable organisations • There were 3 official charity partners in 2018, Royal Trinity Hospice, Great Ormond Street Hospital and Shelter. Free fundraising prizes were given to 9 local charities. ELECTRIC WINTER 2020 COMMUNITY BENEFITS • Free Entry - Electric Winter will be free to all SW4, SW11 and SW12 residents at all times, except after 5pm Fridays and Saturdays. • Local Resident Tickets - Unlimited amount of reduced priced tickets will be available for local residents for Spiegeltent performances on a first-come, first serve basis. • Entertainment 4 All – Due to it’s success in 2018, the Entertainment 4 All Scheme will be offered once again for cinema, mini golf, ice curling and axe throwing. This enables low income families within Lambeth and Wandsworth to access free tickets to these activities. • Ice Curling – Lambeth and Wandsworth residents and business employees can enjoy a 50% discount on ice curling sessions during the week until 7pm. • School Discounts – Schools within Lambeth and Wandsworth will be offered special discounts for ice curling and the family Christmas show. Raffle prizes will also be available for school fayres and events. • Local Work Experience – Working with Lambeth and Wandsworth colleges to create work experiences for students. • Charity Partners – Organisers will be appointing official charity partners from Wandsworth. • Local Charities – Free tickets and other benefits will be extended to local charities within Lambeth and Wandsworth. 2020 TEAM The Electric Winter 2020 promoters have engaged a professional production management team to oversee the delivery of the events, this ADD BORING will be the same management team who produced Winterville in 2018. EVENT PICS With a keen focus on community impact management, the production team will take on board the debrief reports and information that has been made available from the delivery of the 2017 and 2018 events and will look to improve upon these for 2020. The production team are well-versed in the delivery of largescale, metropolitan music events and have a trusted track record in delivering safe, enjoyable events including: • British Summer Time concert series 2013 – present, Hyde Park, London (65,000 capacity) • All Points East concert series 2018 – present, Victoria Park, East London (40,000 capacity) • Field Day 2010 – 2017, Victoria Park, East London (35,000 capacity) • Mighty Hoopla 2017, Victoria Park, East London (7000 capacity) • Mighty Hoopla & Cross The Tracks 2019, Brockwell Park, South London (20,000 capacity) • Steel Yard 2017, Victoria Park, East London (15,000 capacity) • Winterville 2018, Clapham Common, South London (5,000 capacity) • Common People 2015 – 2017, Oxford + Southampton (15,000 capacity) • Corona Sunsets 2014 – 2017, Greenwich Peninsula (5,500 capacity) • Invictus Games Ceremonies 2014, QEOP Stratford (26,500 capacity) 2020 EVENT KEY CHANGES SINCE NEW SITE WINTERVILLE 2018 LOCATION Location • The event has moved to the hardstanding site on the West side of the Common. Size • The event site footprint has reduced by 20% from 2018. • Content has been reduced to create a more focussed event with fewer sound systems and significantly less funfair rides than Winterville 2018 • Same quality event • Better space utilisation Capacity • Has reduced from a 5,000 event to a 3,000 capacity event. Operating Dates • The event duration has been reduced to 34 days (39 in 2018). CROSS PATHS The cross path to the bandstand will remain open 24 hours a day, except for peak times (expected to be Friday nights, Saturday & Sunday from lunchtime. The pathways surrounding the site will remain open 24 hours a day. PROPOSED EVENT SCHEDULE • BUILD: 4th - 18th November 2020 • OPEN: 19th November - 22nd December 2020 • BREAK: 23rd December - 5th January 2021 A summary of key timings provided here. These timings are preliminary and subject to change. Open Close Cinema Only Mon 15:00 22:00 Full event site or Cinema Only - TBC Tue 15:00 22:00 Full event site Wed 15:00 22:00 Full event site Thu 15:00 22:00 Full event site Fri 15:00 22:30 Full event site Sat 10:00 22:30 Full event site Sun 10:00 22:00 TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT TRANSPORT SURVEY • Organisers have appointed an independent traffic consultant to Winterville 2018 90% customers used public develop plans for the event. transport or walked / cycled. • The event site is well served by public transport with London Transport Mode Usage Walk or Bike Public Car or Motorbike Percentage Underground Stations, Overground Stations and Bus Stops Bike 24 24 0.34% within close walking distance. Walk 2197 2197 31.10% Train 1113 1113 15.76% Tube 1575 1575 22.30% • Parking will be made available onsite for disabled customers. Taxi 382 382 5.41% Bus 1095 1095 15.50% • Construction traffic will be limited to hours agreed with Car 650 650 9.20% Wandsworth. All construction vehicles will be contained within Motorbike 28 28 0.40% the event site. 7064 31.4% 59.0% 9.6% • All customers will be encouraged to use public transport to arrive at the site, and actively discouraged from driving. • A temporary cycle park will be provided near the main entrance of the site. • Taxi pick up and drop off proposed to operate from Nightingale Walk. • Travel information will be available on the Electric Winter website, social media platforms and will be sent out to any advanced purchasing tickets. DEBRIEF FROM 2020 ACCESS WINTERVILLE 2018 MANAGEMENT • Deemed a well run, safe event by the Lambeth Safety • Bins and signage provided at exits to encourage Advisory Group members patrons to dispose of waste before leaving the event site. • Formed strong working relationship with the local • Signage and security personnel in place at the exits authority and other responsible authorities. to instruct attendees to leave in a quiet fashion, and • Only 4 noise complaints over the events 5 week run. to be mindful of local residents. • Zero reports of anti social behaviour • Bars will be closed a minimum of 15 minutes before the entertainment finishes. All drinks confiscated at • No reported cases of anti social behaviour the exits. • Transport survey outcome – 90% of the audience • Event Security on call to respond to incidents and used public transport, cycled or walked complaints. • Waste Management – successful waste management • Litter picking team on call to deal with any event plan implemented. waste generated around the perimeter of the event site. SUSTAINABILITY & ENVIRONMENT We recognise that the entertainment industry could do more to protect the environment and plan to put in place a positive sustainability policy that underpins the whole event. These are some of the measures that will be taken: Positive Sustainability Policy • Bury zero waste in landfill sites • Public facing waste segregation system so waste streams can be recycled more effectively • Leave no trace of litter • Ban single-use plastics across site • All trader serve ware to be compostable • Recycle all trader & back-of-house food waste, glass and timber • Reduce or eliminate use of diesel in generators • Ecology consultation has developed a biodiversity plan specific to this site • Tree roots will be protected by additional ground protection. All trees within the event footprint will be cordoned off to protect them. • All grass areas will be covered with ground protection • External lighting will be minimised to avoid disruption to surrounding properties and local wildlife SECURITY, POLICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY • 0 reports of Anti Social Behaviour at Winterville 2018. An ejection policy will be in place in 2020 to keep this record. • An experienced security contractor will manage all aspects of security and crowd management in 2020. There will be overnight security during the build, break and duration of the event.