Hi, All Our Lovely Attendees, Performers, Stewards and Staff

May Heydays 2022 - This is really happening!

This announcement is attached as a word.doc if you prefer to read it that way.

Your tickets will be at/outside reception, ready mounted on lanyards.

Some last minute items:

The Programme - Mecki has added some workshops which will include bringing the Drama Studio into use: • Scottish Country Dancing with Fiona Grant • Northampton dances with Bubbles • More Dancing Queens with Jeannie Byron Williams • An English Miscellany with Brian Stanton

Café - the caterer has advised: • Unfortunately, they have been unable to set up a card machine, so cash only please. • No nuts/nut based products will be included in any sales. • Cheese & biscuits have been taken off the menu since the price rises make it non-viable. Plus, all meal deal vouchers will now be sold by the cafe; please do not apply to tickets@mayheydays.org.uk......

Donations: • Our thanks once again to those of you who kindly agreed to donate 5% of your 2020 ticket money back then to help fund our costs. • We reported later that for those who donated and rolled-over their tickets, we would maybe have to ask that ticket prices be topped up at a subsequent festival – which would have been cumbersome with about 130 such donors, involving differing sums. So, we suggested to have a donations bucket at check-in this year, inviting those who wish to translate their planned donation into a cash sum. • The MHD team has now decided that we will distribute all the money you donate at the venue to those musicians and performers we had to cancel in 2020. No performer insisted on a cancellation fee or any other recompense, so we think this is the fair thing to do. A lot of performers suffered great financial loss during the lockdowns. It would give us great pleasure to help at least a little!

Reminders: • May we once more ask all attendees to bring: - Water bottle - Re-usable drinking cup - Eating utensils – if doing some self-catering

• And of the sensible COVID PRECAUTIONS: - Please do not come if you have any Covid symptoms or have recently tested positive - Please take a Covid test prior to departure (on, say, April 28th or 29th) - Please bring your own lateral flow tests - If you develop any symptoms or feel unwell during the festival, please tell a member of staff and leave the event; seek medical advice if needed.

Many thanks – The Management Team