Badminton/Burghley difference??

[MissDeMeena]

I read somewhere (reply comment to Lucinda Green Telegraph article) that Burgley put revenue back into BE and the sport, where as Badminton is a private business and doesn't put any money back???
So where does all the money Badminton makes go???????? It cost £76 to get 3 people and 1 car in on Sat, and there were hundreds of thousands of people there!!!

 

[BBs]

Spinal Injuries were the main charity this year.

 

[Thistle]

Burghley has also invested heavily into an irrigation system for the entire course.

 

[LEC]

Burghley is a BE event hence BE fence on the SJ they usually have - I think Badminton is a stand alone event. I was wondering about all the money the other day as well!

 

[Fiona]

So if they have so much money and none has to go back to BE (assuming they pay some sort of basic levy though), why could they not have spent a bit more on the ground. If they're not careful Burghley will overtake them as the most prestigeous 3 day. I didn't know about the irrigation system until I think Mary King mentioned it at the weekend.

FIona

 

[severnmiles]

Art maybe

 

[lorenababbit]

lining the pockets of the udeserving?? hugh gets a pretty good salary for being a hopeless!

 

[PapaFrita]

Would it go into maintaining the house and grounds?

 

[Wishful]

Suspect that the irrigation system at Burghley is generally a lot more necessary than Badminton in a usual year - Burghley is at the end of the summer - a time you expect to be dry, Badminton is at the end of April/beginning of May, right after the usual April showers.

All too often Badminton is a mudbath - so up until now they've relied on what falls from the sky rather than artificial irrigation systems. Wouldn't be surprised if they add on over this summer/winter though...