Thirteen events across Stratford-on-Avon District will take place thanks to a grant from Stratford-on-Avon District Council in partnership with Warwickshire County Council.
Stratford-on-Avon District Council together with Warwickshire County Council recently invited applicants to apply for small amounts of funding to support local events and festivals held within Stratford-on-Avon District before 1 October 2010.
Applicants had to demonstrate that their event or festival would support the local economy and specifically involve businesses from the local area.
"I am delighted that through the small amount of funding available, we have been able to support a wide range of events across the district. Promoting economic vitality in the District by funding projects supporting economic growth and recovery is crucial in the current economic climate. Local businesses shape the character of our community and the more support local Councils can provide now, the better the prospects for businesses will be in the future," says Councillor Mike Brain, Community Services Portfolio Holder.
The successful applicants are:
- Stratford Christmas Lights - 26 November 2009 to 5 January 2010
- Victorian Street Fair, Shipston - 4 December 2009
- Southam Christmas Food Fair - 6 December
- Official Opening of Alcester Fairtrade Town - 23 January 2010
- Henley-in-Arden Business Festival Spring 2010
- Local Producers Fair, Shipston March 2010
- Harbury Village Hall Beer Festival - 13 March 2010
- Alcester and Forest of Arden Food Festival - 24 April 2010
- Southam Carnival - 31 May 2010
- Shipston Mid-Summer Festival - 27 June 2010
- The Bards Party, Snitterfield - 20-22 August 2010
- Food For Thought, Studley September 2010
- Ettington Real Ale Festival 24-25 September 2010
