Saturday 9th June & Sunday 10th June 2018
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ORGANISATION
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Statement of Purpose of the Henfield Gardens & Arts Festival
The purpose of the Festival, held in the village of Henfield in the second weekend of each year, is to celebrate and endorse:
- community spirit within the village by involving residents and businesses to support the opening of garden spaces for visitors to enjoy
- gardens – the planting, the design, the skills involved in the creation and upkeep of a garden space and the wellbeing that tending or viewing gardens achieves
- art and music in gardens or other spaces enabling artists and musicians to demonstrate and share their crafts and sounds
- the participation of venues that provide a community service within the boundaries of the village
- the involvement of the wider community by encouraging visitors to come to the event and visit gardens, enjoy the Arts, participate in sales of plants and crafts, promote Henfield as a place to live and to raise awareness of local businesses
The Festival Managing Group
The Festival is organised and run by a group of volunteers who meet at regular intervals. To aid the organisation there are specific job roles for the group:
The group produces a time line of meetings from July to June to manage the organisation of the Festival. At least four members of the group must be present to make changes to the Festival and the policies adopted. The group regularly reviews information provided to participants and this is updated and available on the festival website. This information provides guidelines for the day and finance.
The group members serve for a year and then discuss their willingness to remain as part of the group. Following any changes to membership, the group may invite appropriately interested people to join. There is no AGM, but the group holds a Review and Invitation Meeting in November, and an Information Meeting in Spring. The group does not have to meet as whole and smaller meetings are held as necessary to deal with specific issues.
- Chairperson
- Secretary
- Treasurer
- Publicity
- Sponsorship
- Gardens coordinator
- Arts coordinator
- Music coordinator
- Leaflet Distributor
The group produces a time line of meetings from July to June to manage the organisation of the Festival. At least four members of the group must be present to make changes to the Festival and the policies adopted. The group regularly reviews information provided to participants and this is updated and available on the festival website. This information provides guidelines for the day and finance.
The group members serve for a year and then discuss their willingness to remain as part of the group. Following any changes to membership, the group may invite appropriately interested people to join. There is no AGM, but the group holds a Review and Invitation Meeting in November, and an Information Meeting in Spring. The group does not have to meet as whole and smaller meetings are held as necessary to deal with specific issues.
The Group members for the 2018 Festival are:
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Chair:
Secretary: Treasurer: Sponsorship: Venue Co-ordinator: Arts Co-ordinator: Music Co-ordinator: Publicity: Website design & photography: Leaflet editors: Leaflet Distribution Co-ordinator: |
Kenneth McIntosh
Suzanne Fisher John Jago Ann Ellson Elizabeth Taylor Clive Funnell Mike Ainscough Kenneth McIntosh Mike Ainscough Clive Funnell & Mike Ainscough Mary Cox |
The following members of the Group stepped down from office in 2017 after many years of service: Heather McFarlane-Cryer, Nick Cryer, David Hayes, Ellen Hayes and Martin Knight. Our thanks go to them for their hard work in making the 2017 and earlier Festivals a success.
Support for charities; Festival costs
Entrance to all the gardens is free during the festival, but voluntary charitable contributions are gratefully received. We leave it to each garden host to decide which charity.
The Festival is supported by many Henfield businesses, who act as sponsors of the event. See the Sponsors page for a list of these businesses. In addition, various artists display and sell their work in many of the the open gardens. A proportion of the money they receive from sales goes to support the running costs of the Festival. Some of the venues host music, and performers give their services for no fee.
The Festival is supported by many Henfield businesses, who act as sponsors of the event. See the Sponsors page for a list of these businesses. In addition, various artists display and sell their work in many of the the open gardens. A proportion of the money they receive from sales goes to support the running costs of the Festival. Some of the venues host music, and performers give their services for no fee.
