back online

in the last few hours we've all come back online, and once again we have a fully functioning server and internet access. The festival remains in a strange no man's land of IT. We have IT support from Tamworth based MT Services but our internet access is still provided through the cathedral's system, with a wireless router in one of the spires. Somehow we manage to fall between the cracks every now and then, and the last seven days is a case in point. We have often considered becoming more technically autonomous, a consideration no doubt worth revisiting.
Thankfully our IT troubles had little impact on the already delayed literature brochure, which we managed to sign off last Wednesday despite pdfs being printed at home and files being chauffeured around the West Midlands. Brochures arrive on Monday, which gives us a four-week sale period like last year rather than the glorious seven-week one planned. For those unable to wait for Tuesday's post, a pdf is available here.