500-person socially distanced picnic: Extrav plans for 2021 leaked

The brief also stated the return of the Welfare Hubs’ “Late Night, Do It Right” national campaign, which created safe spaces for attendees who need time away from the event with staff proactively monitoring these spaces throughout the events.

LUSU has also proposed four spaces for these events:

1. 1. Lancaster Square: County & Bowland
   2. Bonington Step: Furness & Fylde
   3. Quads to the rear of Grizedale Bar and Charles Carter: Grizedale & Pendle
   4. Alexandra Park Boulevard: Lonsdale & Cartmel

With current government guidelines and the road map out of lockdown, there were concerns about how the rule of six indoors would play out, especially with the potential removal of social distancing measures from the 21st of June.

The brief has stated that there may be the potential for “bar spaces, click and collect or socially distanced seating, and they can be brought into the equation closer to the time.”

The university expects around 500 people at each event, with tickets and wristbands available to enter the event through the SU portal, Union Cloud, to help gauge interest in the events.

In a new proposal, tickets are expected to be priced at four pounds per person to provide an “in-event return through food and drinks vouchers to be used at the event through Retail Services; free drinks, burgers, pancakes or ice creams.”

Previous Extrav tickets have been priced at nine pounds fifty per person with no food or drink option.

If outdoor events are not allowed from the 17th of May, the brief states that “serious consideration will need to be given as to whether the events can go ahead and what financial impact this may have.”