ValeFest's proposed Summer Festival Season 09

The purpose of last night's VIP Reception, besides the hope of bringing many more people into the warmth of ValeFest's embrace, was two-fold, to access the links and connections of those present - particularly anyone having knowledge of set-up or core funding monies, and to announce ValeFest's proposed Summer Festival Season activities.
Taking lessons from ValeFest's Winterval pilot festival, the proposed ValeFest Summer Festival Season focuses on two areas in order to benefit wide sections of our community, from children to the elderly.
A. Provision of ValeFest performance talent to existing events, activities and organisations, such as the CLA Game Fair, Hot Pots at Belvoir Castle, Dove Cottage Hospice and others, and,
B. Development of a limited number of ValeFest's own events, where ValeFest's competence and community needs have been established through the Winterval festival pilot;
1. Vale Pub Concert Series: run over 6-8 weeks, one evening per week, recording live local acts in performance at vale pubs and broadcasting those concerts via 103 The Eye FM and Gravity FM. Promoted locally and regionally.
2. Vale Music Festival Trail: a long weekend of family-oriented all genres music in pubs and other venues across the Vale and including dance and arts features, using a bus hopper service to transport visitors between Grantham, Melton Mowbray and venues and so limit transport on Vale roads. Promoted regionally and nationally.
3. One-day Family Music Festival: geared towards children. With two stages featuring local (school, youth group etc) performers, and bands, music and arts workshops, locally sourced food stalls, music and craft-related outlets. Promoted locally and regionally.
4. One-day Rock Festival: with local and named bands. Two stages, music and arts workshops, food stalls. With an up-market theme to attract and encourage positive behaviour. Promoted locally, regionally and through music press.
More generally over coming months, ValeFest intends to develop online Performer and Venue Directories, bring a mobile recording studio into the area and develop exciting new events for Winterval and the Summer Festival Season 2010 including an Eisteddfod, Jazz & Blues Festival and a Carnival Float or Marching Parade.