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Cottingham Springboard Festival is a live grassroots music festival that takes place annually in the village of Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. ==History== The first Cottingham Springboard Festival was created as an afternoon and evening music event. It took place on 12 August 2006 in the Old Brewery Room of the King William IV public house in Cottingham.〔Johnson, Paul ''Jump On The Springboard'' ''Hull Daily Mail'' 5 August 2006〕 In 2007 the festival was expanded to a full weekend,〔The Cottingham Times ''Springboard Live Free Music Festival at the King William IV Pub August 10th, 11th and 12th'' ''The Cottingham Times'' issue 68/July 2007〕 and in 2008 had spread to five venues.〔The Cottingham Times ''Springboard Free Live Music Festival to take place between the 6th and 8th June at Five Venues throughout Cottingham'' ''The Cottingham Times'' issue 78/May 2008〕 The festival gave rise to a spin-off event ''Springboard Monthly'', an evening with new and developing acts which ran until 2011 at the King William IV . By 2010 Springboard was being held across six venues: The King William IV, The Blue Bell, The Duke of Cumberland, The Hallgate Tavern, The Cross Keys and The Railway Hotel) with eight amplified and managed stages and open mic and busking areas. For 2011 The Black Prince venue joined in the festival, taking the place of the Railway Hotel. 〔The Cottingham Times ''Acoustic, Electric, Eclectic: Back For 2011 The Cottingham Springboard Free Live Music Festival, May 26th to May 29th'' ''The Cottingham Times'' May 2007〕 In 2011, BBC Radio Humberside broadcast a two-hour live programme from the Springboard Festival.〔("Live at Cottingham Springboard Festival" ), BBC Radio Humberside, 29 May 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2015〕〔("Cottingham Springboard Festival on Bank Holiday weekend" ), BBC News, 17 May 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2015〕 In 2014 the event was held within seven village public houses, and involved two hundred acts, particularly those from Hull and the East Riding.〔("Cottingham Springboard Festival prepares to welcome thousands of music lovers" ), ''Hull Daily Mail'', 8 May 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2015〕 In 2015, the tenth year of the festival, Cottingham Civic Hall was added to the event, now of ten venues and twelve official stages:〔 ''Festival Will Be Bigger Than Ever: village turned into live music venue for event's 10th anniversary'' ''Hull Daily Mail'' 23 April 2015 〕 Cottingham Civic Hall's two stages, The King William IV, The Blue Bell, The Duke of Cumberland's two stages, The Hallgate Tavern, The Cross Keys, The Railway, C.C.Coffee cafe, Woksoever restaurant, and the Olive Garden cafe. Kristoff's restaurant in the village provides a fringe line-up of music. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cottingham Springboard Festival」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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