7 & 8 June 2025
Organisation
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 June 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 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 a whole and smaller meetings are held as necessary to deal with specific issues.
- Chairperson
- Secretary
- Treasurer
- Sponsorship
- Venue co-ordinator
- Art co-ordinator
- Music co-ordinator
- Publicity
- Website design, map & photography
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 a whole and smaller meetings are held as necessary to deal with specific issues.
The Group members for the 2025 Festival are:
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Chair and Secretary:
Treasurer: Sponsorship: Gardens Coordinator: Music Coordinator: Artists Coordinator Publicity: Website & Booklet: Booklet Distribution: Communications: |
Sarah Witten
John Jago Ann Ellson Sarah Brooker Chris Grant Charlie Hoddell Sarah Blundell Chris Grant Elaine Wood Joanna Brown |