A potted history of Croissant Neuf

Croissant Neuf started life as a skiffle band in East Anglia, playing pubs, folk festivals and village halls throughout the early 80s.
1986 saw the first Croissant Neuf tent being used as a café/venue at shows around the region. The café originally specialised in selling croissants and coffee and it quickly assumed its distinctive name.
In the late eighties two of the original members, Sally and Andy, bought their first new tent, the predecessor to the “Big Top” venue seen today. Already keen environmentalists they made the conscious decision to buy solar panels and wind turbines instead of diesel generators.
In the early nineties Croissant Neuf gave birth to the Green Roadshow a travelling environmental education centre, with the circus big top at its focal point.

Music was the original raison d’être for its being and the balance began to shift in its favour once again. At the turn of the millennium a massive solar generating unit was built to create enough power to drive a 10 kilowatt P.A. system, a feat of modern technological engineering representative of its grandiose name: “The Solar System”.
In 2007 they made the decision to host an entirely independent event, to celebrate Croissant Neufs 21st birthday. The Croissant Neuf Summer Party 2007 was the pinnacle of a 21 year sojourn in entertainment. The beautiful setting, superb mix of eclectic entertainment, along with a wealth of activities, workshops and wonderful people established CNSP as one of the most original, innovative and creative constants on the U.K. festival circuit.