EVENTS REVIEW 2003
THE STATISTICS
NUMBER OF
EVENTS SUPPORTED 41
NUMBER OF
COMPETITORS/PARTICIPANTS 28,551
NUMBER OF
SUPPORTERS/SPECTATORS 296,640
NUMBER OF
BUSINESSES/TRADERS INVOLVED 798
NUMBER OF
COMMUNITY GROUPS/ORGANISATIONS 116
NUMBER OF
BED NIGHTS STAYED BY
COMPETITORS
AND SUPPORTERS 55,966
ESTIMATED
SPEND INTO THE ISLAND
ECONOMY £6,101,253
COUNCIL
DIRECT COSTS TO CONTRIBUTE
AND STAGE
THESE 2003 EVENTS, INLCUDING
EVENTS TEAM
AND PROGRAMME COSTS £352,274
VALUE
OF SPONSORSHIP ATTRACTED TO EVENTS £168,500
NOTE: These statistics now include the Isle of
Wight Festival, in previous years this has been reported separately.
The financial statistics are based on the
accepted formula of the Southern Tourist Board and supported by the South East
England Cultural Consortium and South East England Development Agency.
The 2003 formula is derived from the published 2002 value figures plus 3.1%
(RPI = http://www.statistics.gov.uk/pdfdir/cpi0403.pdf)