Local people benefit from Towersey Festival grants

THE Friends of Towersey Festival, who strongly believe that Arts in the community are vital to the local economy, are once again inviting local musicians to apply for funding.

They believe that live music, theatre and the general performance and visual arts brings people together, they exchange views, ideas, they form new friendships and links, they bring together projects and presentations, provide full time and part time jobs, a purpose for those seeking voluntary work and most of all a community spirit, most needed in times of a credit crunch.

Strong links with Towersey Village Festival are very evident in the list of recipients of grants from the Friends of Towersey Festival. Both young and old return to the Festival year after year to perform and share their experience as a way of saying thanks for the help. Funds are raised and distributed on grant application to both national and local artists. The Trustees are now welcoming applications.

Local musicians or Arts related groups are invited to apply to the Friends of Towersey Festival for funding towards new instruments, lessons, bursaries, education trips and equipment. Some of the people who have benefited are:

Sarah Stuart – Coursework & Instrument
Lucy Ward – Guitar Pick-up and Equipment
Wilber – One-to-one lessons
Ethno England – Annual Gethering
Ellie Skinner – Source Material
Brewery Arts Centre(Youth Folk)Kendal- Youth project
Jonathan Fairey – Drums
Brin Sawdon – Sibelius
Ryburn 3 Step – Clogs
Becky Redwood – Oxfordshire City Youth Orchestra Annual Tour

Thame Youth – Young Directors Project
Booker Ranger Guides – Gangshow & Pantomime
Amy Darcy – Career Development
Footloose Festival – Workshop Leaders
Dominique Dean – Melodeon
The Very Official
Theatre Co. – Career Development

If you think you would like to join this list, then you should apply to The Trustees, The Friends of Towersey Festival, c/o PO Box 296, Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 3XU. The charity is for:

The education of people in music, dance, song, theatre, arts and crafts
To encourage the young to encompass performing and visual arts at an early stage
To support the careers of people, developing their skills and even taking them on to a fully professional level
To support people in later life who decide perhaps they missed out and now turn to the arts in their leisure time or new careers.
Registered Charity No: 299636

If you would like to support The Friends of Towersey Festival, then you could become an individual supporter for