Hi Coastfesters,
   Following initial discussions with both Wyong and Gosford councils and with a number of people across the community the CoastFest directors and Brackets and Jam committee, have decided we, as a community organisation, are not in a position with both available time and $$ to produce a CoastFest during 2009. 

Whilst we are grateful, and touched, that a number of community members offered to provide $$ to get the event off the ground again, it was considered not enough to get it started and a great deal of responsibility to take the offered $$, begin the planning process and then possibly reaching a point some months into that process where we would have to consider event viability.  

Another factor affecting the decision is the plethora of festivals currently being presented which will compete for attendance and available $$ not only from the festival patrons but from the grants and sponsorship available.   

We also believe that for the sanity and credibility of the Brackets organisation we should focus on our core business (our monthly events), which will enable us to continue to pay off previous CoastFest creditors and consolidate on our existing strengths, by putting all of our energy into some of the great things happening with Brackets and Jam including a new venue in Newcastle and monthly Artisan Markets at the Central Coast North Event.

There are also regular drum circles happening all over the Central Coast - details are also on the Brackets and jam Website.

However…

at this stage we have tentatively booked Point Wolstoncroft for October 2010, and if the situation, level of commitment and support is significant we will reinstate the Festival next year. Also tune in to the new Brackets and Jam website where you can find details of other great events happening at Central Coast and other Brackets venues, including a new crew in Newcastle.

Thanks again to everybody for your support in this most difficult of decisions, please stay in touch.

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Uncle C. Fester