Steve Heap, who has been running the Association of Festival Organisers, since 1987 has announced that he is to retire in April and the management of AFO will be taken over by John Rostron and the team at the Association of Independent Festivals (AIF).
The Power of Events has launched a new Careers Hub on its platform to support direct employment as well as apprenticeships and internships.
The Minimum & Living Wage rates rising on 1st April.
The British Firework Championships 2024, which are organised by TESA, will take place in Plymouth on the nights of 14th and 15th August 2024.
TESA fully supports The Purple Guide to Health, Safety and Welfare at Music and Other Events (www.thepurpleguide.co.uk) as the best and most comprehensive guidance for outdoor events.
To support firework display members, and the British Firework Championships, TESA has launched a Firework Finder website where both event organisers and the public can go to find display companies as well as those retailing pyrotechnics.
In 2018, some £39 billion was spent at outdoor events in the UK, according to research for the Events Industry Forum by Bournemouth University.
