1975
It rained this year. The events moved to the
Burial Field.
1976 was very aptly called The Sunshine Festival,
even though the theme was decided in January! The colour yellow played an
important role, as did sunflowers.
Comtek built a huge walkway
on scaffolding along the site and built wind generators made from
vehicle parts and solar panels made from old household radiators,
amongst other things.
The cost of the festival was
£4,700 and money was raised mostly from from the Arts Council
and Bath City Council.
A memorable event was Motorhead
and AC/DC at The Pavilion.
1977
was the Silver Jubilee year and the festival was cut down to
a one day Garden Party.
People were saddened by the
small scale of the 1977 festival and brought about a change by organising
a festival committee.
The
Beano Club started at the Walcot Village Hall
and ran as a weekly cabaret to raise funds for the festival.
1978
was a four day festival called The Walcot Beano.
The program was in the style of a Beano comic.
1979 was
Walcot Nation Festival of Independence. Each
day during the festival there was a daily change of rule which meant
that a new ruler could be seen at events.
After 1979
the festivals were run by a committee and not run solely by Bath Arts
Workshop.
