The Revival has evolved in a huge way post-Covid
The event celebrated vintage treasures
Sir Chris Hoy leads a lap of the circuit
With the crowd at the event given plenty of room for manoeuvre and it being an outdoor show Bass says the risk assessment did not lead to a requirement that attendees show a Covid Pass to gain entry .
“ There was no requirement at the gates to show any form of vaccination or lateral flow tests ,” says Bass . “ We advised people to take precautions , as they would do going anywhere , but the big thing for us is that we have been able to add about 30 % more space into the event , so naturally people felt more socially distanced .”
While there have been numerous cases of supply chain related challenges due to the impact of the pandemic and Brexit on the availability of infrastructure , materials and staff , Bass says the Goodwood Revival was fortunate in that no major impact was felt : “ We faced some staffing challenges , mainly across our catering areas , but despite this , the teams pulled together to deliver great service throughout the weekend .”
With the event ’ s audience spanning young children to octogenarians , and including all age groups in between , the hugely popular event certainly looks set for a bright , and more sustainable , future .
Says Bass , “ It is an event that is quite backward-looking in lot of ways , it ’ s a celebration of the historic , so our focus has been very much on how to embrace the modern world in line with our customers ’ interests and how they have changed over the last 23 years .
“ We ’ re really trying to shift the Revival into the next decade , and sustainability is a key part of that .”
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