Moore Stephens International Choir Festival of Jersey

6th - 9th October 2011

A Biennial Festival

Price Information

The travel and hotel costs listed below are based on estimated costs and are therefore approximate.

a : Travel costs

By sea
Fast ferry from Poole/Weymouth: £70 per adult, £50 per child
Conventional ferry from Portsmouth: £65 per adult, £45 per child
Fast Ferry from St Malo : £35 per adult, £19 per child

By air
Southampton/Gatwick/London Luton £125
Birmingham/Exeter/Plymouth/Manchester £150
Dublin/Belfast/Glasgow/Edinburgh £200

The airfare rates are very much to be used as a guide and will depend on the number of people and availability of these fares at the time of booking. As always, early booking is essential.
Please contact us to discuss your requirements and options at the earliest stage.

b : Hotel costs

Prices in 2011 start from £92 per person for the three night package in a standard hotel. Single rooms are limited and supplements may apply. Extra nights are available. All rooms are with private facilities. Your hotel costs will include breakfast daily and an evening meal on the Thursday and Friday of the festival.

c : Festival costs

You will be requested to pay £35 per YOUTH and £45 per ADULT.
This cost will include the following:
1) Welcome reception on Thursday evening;
2) Buffet supper on Saturday evening after the choir of choirs competition;
3) Entry fee for the festival including the competitions AND concerts;
4) Support and assistance of event representatives and choir guides;
5) Organisational and administrative costs in preparation of choir itineraries, travel details, site visits etc;

d : Coach costs

Return transfers from the harbour or airport to your hotel will be £8 per person. Transfers to festival events will be £120 per return journey per coach. Coaches have 43 seats and your choir will have its own dedicated coach. if your group is 43+, you will need to use two coaches. Small groups may wish to consider bringing their own minibus to Jersey.
You may wish to take an optional coach tour during your stay. A half day tour will be £8 per person.

Insurance

Adequate travel insurance will be required as a condition of entry. Choirs will be required to provide proof of cover.

Inspection visits

Choir Directors and Travel Secretaries wishing to visit Jersey before the Festival to see the Festival venues, hotels etc. are asked to contact the organisers to agree a mutually convenient date. A minimal charge will be made, and should the choir participate in the Festival, this amount will be deducted from the final invoice.

Please contact:
Judith Scott , 3 Cobblestones , La Retraite, Queens Road, St Helier, Jersey , JE2 3WU
Tel: + 44 (0) 1534 720254 or email judithjsy@yahoo.co.uk
or
Nick Cabot, Le Catel Farm, Rue de la Falaise,Trinity,Jersey, JE3 5BQ
Tel: +44 (0) 1534 864014 or email nickcabot@localdial.com