Too Many Cooks performing at Lindfield Arts Festival. Saturday 22nd September. Come and see.
Patrice Lawrence
We’re delighted that Patrice Lawrence is coming to the literary tent on 22nd September. All you young adults who want to hear more about her latest book; Indigo Donut come along and chat to her. It’s an intriguing story about the complexities of growing up in a tortured household.
Patrice Lawrence is a British writer and journalist, who has published fiction both for adults and children. Her writing has won awards including the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize for Older Children and The Bookseller YA Book Prize.
See more: https://www.thebookseller.com/meet-ya10-authors#teamlawrence
Team Gallery #LAF2018
Our merry bunch of volunteers:
Trustees
Geoff Heath, Chair Chris Kinnear, Secretary/Joint Treasurer
Julia Vokes, Joint Treasurer
Project Managers
Hilary Knight Lynn Tulip
Team #LAF2018
Sarah Reynolds, Design & Print Mike Steer, Technical Director
Esme Foster, Art & Admin Alex Jones, Corporate Fundraisin
Mark Searle, Literary Team Adam Jolly, Literary Team
Carolyn Robinson, Volunteering Fundraising
There’s still time to enter
Support our fundraising
Thank you to all our regular visitors and supporters. You know how much fun the Festival can be. However, do you know how much it costs to put on the Festival year on year, especially when the #LAF Team try to change the format, add different and more exciting activities to the programme.
Yes, the Festival has a budget of £20,000 and #LAF Team of volunteers work tirelessly to attract funding from a wide range of opportunities including Local Authorities, Grant Funders, Friends of the Festival and business sponsors as well as our own fund-raising efforts which this year will include the sale of a reusable, bag-for-life tote shopping bag. As a charity we are dependent on donations and financial support.
One of the easy ways that you can help us is by registering on EasyFundraising and choosing Lindfield Arts Festival as ‘your cause’. Every time you
online shop, you can ‘click the donation button’ on the EasyFundraising site and Lindfield Arts Festival will receive a small percentage of your final shopping bill. It will not cost you ANYTHING. Yes, no charge to you but very helpful for us.
It is very simple!
#DitchThePlastic
Thanks to Aquapax, we are already in ‘DitchThePlastic’ mode and hoping for a
‘plastic free’ festival using the donated water to refresh both visitors and volunteers.
Neil Tomlinson says “The ever-increasing consumer demand for convenient, pure, additive-free, portable drinking water, is clear! Hence our passion for Aquapax. Most of the wholly recyclable carton material is paperboard made from trees, sourced from sustainably renewed, FSC Certified forests.”
And, from June you will be able to buy our very own #LAF shopping bags. Come and visit us on 2nd June 2018 on The Common for Village Day and either buy a pre-printed bag or PRINT YOUR OWN!
How much fun will that be? Printing your own sustainable, reusable shopping bag will be easy and give you a sense of purpose as you circulate round the stalls and add your purchases. And then you’ll have a bag-for-life to use in all the Village Shops for years o come. How good is this?
#DitchThePlastic
Bursary Applications Welcome
The Lindfield Arts Festival Bursary was launched on Wednesday 14th March. 2018 having secured a high profile panel to judge the applications over
the summer.
Katie Derham, Nick Broomfield, Leesa Le May and Robin Belfield will decide which local resident will be the beneficiary of the Festival’s new £1,000 bursary. They will be looking for the applicant that demonstrates a desire to start or continue an arts discipline. The bursary is open to anyone aged 7-100 and living in the village and surrounding locality.
Lynn Tulip, Co-Project Manager of the Festival said, “We are thrilled to have such high-profile judges on board to award this bursary. Their skills and experience, combined with their love of the village will be invaluable to the scheme. The bursary is a wonderful way to give something back to the community. We are so looking forward to seeing the applications and meeting the winner.”
Nick Broomfield, the award-winning documentary film director added “This is a great idea and a wonderful opportunity for the village.”
No matter your age, occupation or previous experience, if you have a desire to start or continue your arts’ education, you can apply for the bursary via the Lindfield Arts Festival website. There’s still time to register your interest until 7th May.
Please email: enquiries@lindfieldartsfestival.com if you would like more information and if you would like to apply for the bursary register here.
Photos credited to www.lindfieldlife.co.uk
How good are you at face painting
As the festival plans proceed nicely, and the programme is filling up we realise we don’t have a face painter for the Festival this year. Over the last few years, face painting has been a very popular item with visiting families with queues building up during the day.
If you or anyone you know is interested in face painting, please ask them to fill in the Special Events application on the Be Involved page. Thank you.
We don’t want to disappoint our children.
photo credit: francisco_osorio CL Society 345: Face paint via photopin (license)
Support Received from Rotary Club Haywards Heath
Lindfield Arts Festival aims to continue its mission of engaging the local community and giving people of all ages and ability the opportunity to participate in creative activities. Our goal is to continue to embrace all areas of our local community by putting on a showcase Festival of local arts, music, dance, comedy, drama, literature, food, craft, and more.
With the support of Haywards Heath Rotary Club we are able to offer more accessible community events and activities on 22nd September. and ensure that the Festival reaches people who would otherwise have no opportunity to hear or participate in a live performances.
Lindfield Arts Festival is a charity, run by volunteers, and relies on the generous financial support of the local community and businesses to run the Festival. All donations are gratefully received. Please contact us if you would like to receive the Festival Media pack.
Rotary exists to combine friendship, fellowship and having an enjoyable time whist doing their best to support local good causes. We are delighted to be considered a good cause. If you are interested in joining Rotary, please use the contact form.
Something to listen to! #LAF2018
Mid Downs Radio have kindly produced this little jingle for us. What do you think?
Join the community event! In 2017 we had over 3000 visitors to the High Street, and this year there will be so much more, including exhibitions, life performances and a local artisan food festival with a long table for you all to eat, drink and watch the activities around.
Are you tempted to get involved? More info here: or email enquiries@lindfieldartsfestival.com
See Mid Downs Radio at Lindfield Village Day on 2nd June 2018.
