During the coming months, this page will be regularly updated with news about the event.
| 17th August 2010 | |
If you're a regular user of either Facebook or Twitter, then why not become a fan or follow the feed of the Fiesta's latest updates.
The Fiesta now has it's own Facebook page and Twitter feed, which can be accessed by clicking the images on the right. | 
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| 30th June 2010 | |
Calling all Charities!
We're offering free spaces in our charity marquee for any local charity or organisation that wants to attend.
This will be a great opportunity to raise funds at one of the area's main events of the summer.
To download an application form, which includes further details, click here.
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| 2nd February 2010 | |
The Westcountry Balloon Fiesta is delighted to announce that the event will be returning in 2010 and that, following extensive discussions, Robert Wiseman Dairies is delighted to be confirmed as the event's main sponsor.
The sponsorship agreement was announced at the official press launch today in Tavistock's Bedford Square (pictured right courtesy of James Bird, Tavistock Times Gazette).
The company operates across the UK, and also has its own hot air balloon (pictured) which will be attending the event in September.
To find out more about Robert Wiseman Dairies, please visit the sponsors page by clicking here.
To download the full official press release announcing the return of the event, please click here.
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| 24th April 2008 | |
It is with regret that the Lions Club of Tavistock and Tavistock Round Table announce that the Westcountry Balloon Fiesta & Day at the Races has been cancelled for 2008 and 2009.
Click the link below to see the BBC Spotlight article about why the event has had to be grounded.
BBC Spotlight News - 24th April 2008
The cancellations are due to a crippling combination comprising lack of appropriate sponsorship, lack of suitable venue, spiralling statutory costs and increasing legislation.
The organisers have worked hard for the past 6 months in an attempt to ensure the event could continue, but have reluctantly decided that it was simply not possible. Efforts to make sure that the 'spirit of ballooning' will remain alive in the Tavistock area will continue, with the possibility of balloons appearing at other events over the next couple of years.
If suitable sponsorship can be found, and a venue large enough for the event is available, then it is hoped that a balloon fiesta can once again take place in Tavistock in 2010.
To view the full press release click here. |  |