The Loughton Festival 2010
2009 The Loughton Festival Walk
*** Just in case you were wondering, yes the 2010 festival is now over.
Looking ahead: We urgently require business support as our prospects in the current situation of finding a grant is dire. this means that unless we get the business community behind us, there may not be a Loughton Festival next year.
We are looking for sponsors for events (from £200), offers of venues, sound and lighting, refreshments and volunteers to help us fundraise, organise and run events and to help us publicise what we do.
To give you just one example of the kinds of expenses we have: this year was our banner across Loughton High Road cost us £750 - £250 of that money was to insure the banner just in case it fell down!
The 2010 Loughton Festival saw several thousand people coming together over a six week period. Some events were run by us, mostly for charity, and others were organised by other groups who benefited financially by being part of the Festival. Their only obligation to us was to mention in their publicity they were part of the Festival and to help us raise money for our charities.
The 2011 Loughton Festival Charity will be Guide Dogs for the Blind - so if you can, please help us by sponsoring an event, donating money or by offering us a service.
If you would like to get involved or to sponsor an event, please let us know at loughtonfestival@aol.com We need to hear from you as soon as possible so we can start to organise our 2011 events.
Sue Taylor
Director
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The Loughton Festival 2010 will include all of the talks, walks, concerts and other events that Loughton’s residents have now come to expect. The theme in 2010 will be: ‘Creativity and Epping Forest’.
Talks in previous years have shown how famous artists and authors were inspired by Epping Forest. This year's main author will be Charles Dickens but we will also be highlighting the work of Hesba Stretton, Arthur Morrison and WW Jacobs who all had connections to the Loughton area.
The 2010 Loughton Festival will provide plenty of inspiration for anyone wanting to have a go at writing or sketching themselves. There will be readings, three art exhibitions and a drop-in art workshop, facilitated by the Loughton Art Group, in association with the City of London Corporation.
The Loughton Festival supports the work of the Loughton Youth Project at the SPACE, next door to Loughton Library. Visit the YOUTH CAFE / RADIO POD-CAST STATION on www.loughtonyouthproject.com
Last year the Loughton Festival raised around £2,000 for local charities, including Save the Children, the Loughton branches of the RBL and the RNLI, and the Loughton Resource Centre. In 2010, the recipients of the festival fundraising will be the pupils of Oak View Special School, and Dream Factory, a charity that makes dreams come true for children who are seriously ill. Click on the icon to find out more about the charity.
The Loughton Festival welcomes contact from potential non-political sponsors.
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