Family-focused festival wins backing from national body

A Fife mountain bike festival has gained a funding boost.

Perthshire’s Muckmedden Events has announced financial aid for the Eliminator and Cream o’ the Croft festivals in Fife and Perthshire respectively following support from EventScotland’s national programme fund.

It is the first time the two festivals have received funding from the organisation.

It will go towards both promoting the events UK-wide and enhancing and building on the family-focused festival activity programmes on and off the bike.

The Terminator runs at Parkhill Farm in Newburgh from August 31 to September 2 and is expected to attract more than 2,000 visitors.

Aaron Gray, events director at Muckmedden, said: having EventScotland’s backing was a massive boost both in confidence and financially. Our festivals have grown in popularity with mountain bikers and their families since we held the first Eliminator at Parkhill Farm back in 2013.

“With EventScotland’s support we are now in a position to promote both festivals throughout the UK.

“The investment also gives us the freedom to significantly improve the quality of infrastructure and entertainment at both venues as we seek to attract not only mountain bikers but also young families and music festivalgoers to Highland Perthshire and Fife from outside Scotland.”

VisitScotland’s director of events Paul Bush said it was great to see to see both festivals including a wide range of activities for all abilities in Scotland’s Year of Young People, adding the country was the perfect stage for events.