There Will be no Barrel to Spot

After reading the Laddieblog tonight about the cancellation of the Spot The Barrel competition, I had some very mixed feelings. I couldn't believe it at first so I checked with brian and he confirmed that there won't be a barrel dropped from a plane, no competition, no prizes up to £250,000, no supporting of charities and no refund of your night's stay at the new hotel. According to the Laddieblog there were only 1000 tickets sold of the projected 40,000. This must be a very sad day for Roland and his team and most likely a financial set back. Also many participants in the competition will be very disappointed and might wonder "and now what"?

From what I read, all the monies will be refunded which will be a huge and expensive operation. I'm sure this is not what Roland had in mind and perhaps there is someting "we" can do. With "we" I mean all the participants in the competition. If we all unite and support Roland with the new hotel and let him keep our money, he could give half of it to the charities on Islay and keep the other half to cover all the expenses he has made. And he could still give all the participants a refund for £25 when they stay in the new Islay Hotel, which would certainly be a worthwile marketing initiative.

I'm not sure what you all think about this idea, you probably think I am very naive and you are probably right. I also don't have a clue how to "organize" this. Perhaps you can send me an email or put a comment below this post and let me know your opinions. Thanks!