Alex Trenchard's Conviction
On February 3, 2011, founder Alex Trenchard was jailed for three years for defrauding his employer Tesco of £355,000 to fund the event using his company credit card. This followed losses on ticket sales during the 2007 and 2009 events.
He has apologised to all those affected and his parents have paid back the money. The festival team have vowed to carry on and will complete their work on the 2011 event.
In a public statement issued shortly after Trenchard's conviction, festival director Graham MacVoy said: "I know that Alex very much regrets his actions and feels great remorse for the distress he has caused, but the festival is about more than just one person. The team have been preparing for this year’s festival and Alex’s absence for a number of months.
"Standon Calling 2010 was a resounding success and we are building on that. Our Early Bird tickets for 2011 sold out in half the time they did last year. Excitement is building and we are about to unveil our theme and make our first line-up announcement.”
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