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Another subject that was mentioned in the feedback is signage.
Every year, we produce a brochure for the show to be given to our audience as they arrive. This includes a floor plan, as well as other information.
However, in our feedback, it became clear that we needed more signs within the venue and outside to help people find their way. Fortunately, we have our fabulous knitted arrows, created by the Yarningham team, that we could use both inside and out.
Another suggestion was to have a large floor plan on display at the main entrance – why didn’t we think of that??! This was put in place at Yarningham 2019 and did make a difference.
We hope to put more copies of the floor plan on display around the venue if we can find suitable locations. This is complicated by the fact that the Uffculme Centre is a grade 2 listed building, so we can’t attach anything to the walls. We will find a way!
We are very grateful to everyone for taking the time to send feedback – it really does help us to make changes to improve the show for everyone.
We moved to our current, larger venue Uffculme Centre in 2018. It was exciting to be in a bigger space with opportunities to grow and develop the festival.
We always measure the rooms to be used as marketplace and make a paper floorplan to lay out the stands. Unfortunately, our measurements weren’t quite right the first time.
This was reflected in the comments received in feedback – aisles too cramped, lack of space between the stands. We knew this before the show happened, but not until the day before when it was too late to change it. On paper, our plan worked perfectly. In reality, it didn’t.
In response to this and to the feedback received after the show, we went back to the venue and started again. We purchased a trundle wheel (pictured above, being pushed by Sara) and measured more thoroughly to try and work out where we went wrong the first time.
We discovered that the main hall wasn’t a rectangle, as we had thought. The two long sides of the room curve in slightly, making the room narrower in the middle than at either end. The curve isn’t visible to the naked eye, but is enough to make a difference to our original layout.
We redesigned the marketplace for 2019 using these new measurements and it was a much better fit. Lesson learnt – measure more carefully in future!
As mentioned in previous posts, feedback from our audience and exhibitors is very important to us.
We enjoy reading your comments and suggestions in the feedback survey sent out after the festival – even the negative things, as this helps us to plan and improve the show.
We love cake at Yarningham! For us, yarn shows and amazing cake go together perfectly. It was mentioned in the feedback that it would be great to have gluten-free cakes as well, so we asked our instagram followers for suggestions of a local, Birmingham based baker.
Paisley Immy Cakes was highly recommened and, after a tasting session, we agreed that her cakes are delicious.
We are delighted to have a wider range of cakes available at future Yarninghams, including gluten free and vegan options.
This Saturday (7th November) is Black Pound Day. Started on 27 June 2020 Black Pound Day is a monthly ongoing campaign to meaningfully alter the UK’s shopping habits to become more inclusive and, in turn, grow the Black economy and Black communities.
Black Pound Day seeks to make some noise about the brilliant stuff that the Black community is and always has been doing.
So this Saturday, if you are in a position to do so please support Black owned businesses like ours. If you’re looking for other fibre/yarn companies to support check out BIPOC in Fiber website for there fantastic searchable directory.
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