The Investigation: festivals under threat
It's summer — it's festival season, but will your local festival still be around next year?
Ö÷²¥´óÐã Scotland's Arts correspondent Pauline McLean has been hearing warnings from the industry that the credit crunch will hit our festivals next year, when arts budgets are squeezed and sponsorships run dry.
Whether it's the annual Edinburgh extravaganza, your local civic week or the weekend of rock concerts you go to every year, our festivals are worth millions to the economy and also play an important role in shaping our communities. But with increasing competition in the market and less funding to go round, will our festivals survive?
You can hear Pauline's Investigation at 09:00 on Monday and I'll be taking your calls after her report. I want to hear from you if you're worried about the future of local festivals. Maybe you're involved in organising one, or you regularly attend them. Call me on 0500 992 95 00 from 8am on Monday morning.
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