White Air (extreme sports festival)

Yaverland Pay and Display car park, the site of White Air.

White Air is an extreme sports festival held annually on the Isle of Wight at Yaverland pay and display car park. The event usually takes place around September to October, although dates often vary. The 2008 event was a three-day event from 19 to 21 September.[1] So far, the event has been running for 12 years but after recent festivals has suffered heavy criticism due to the close proximity to local houses, often putting the events future on its current site into question. Fresh rumours of a move to Brighton occurred shortly after the 2008 event[2] which was later confirmed by festival organiser Nigel Howell.[3][4]

Although it is now likely that the 2009 event will occur in Brighton, event organisers have not ruled out the possibility of it moving back to the island for 2010, if the Isle of Wight Council gives the event the support it needs.[5]

  1. ^ "White Air 2008 event report". www.whiteair.co.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2008.
  2. ^ "Isle of Wight County Press - Silence over White Air move claim". www.iwcp.co.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2008. [dead link]
  3. ^ "Ventnor Blog - White Air moving to Brighton". www.ventnorblog.com. Retrieved 28 September 2008.
  4. ^ "White Air Brighton 2009 18-20 Sept". White Air. 28 September 2008. Archived from the original on 5 March 2009. Retrieved 31 March 2009.
  5. ^ "Isle of Wight County Press - "White Air back in 2010?"". www.iwcp.co.uk. Retrieved 29 October 2008. [dead link]