Edinburgh Gathering loses £600,000

[McClef]

It saddens me to read that Phil, although I am not in the least bit surprised. Perhaps they should have remembered the locals after all?

I know that many were put off by the ticket prices and controls etc and did not think it was value for money to attend. Always a difficult one to predict in advance though projection of income from numbers attending to control of costs.

Maybe some lessons will have been learnt for the future but I don't expect that will mollify those who have to pick up the tab on this occasion.

[Jock Scot]

I know that many were put off by the ticket prices and controls etc and did not think it was value for money to attend. Always a difficult one to predict in advance though projection of income from numbers attending to control of costs.

Maybe some lessons will have been learnt for the future but I don't expect that will mollify those who have to pick up the tab on this occasion.

I am absolutely sure that price was not the only problem. I still meet people, up here, who still know nothing of this "homecoming" thing. I also know of many people who would have liked to have gone to the event -----had they known about it.

[McClef]

I am absolutely sure that price was not the only problem. I still meet people, up here, who still know nothing of this "homecoming" thing. I also know of many people who would have liked to have gone to the event -----had they known about it.

Well I have no idea how much of the publicity budget was spent in Scotland itself, seemingly not enough.