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| AOF/PL001 |  BREWIN DOLPHIN BORDERS BOOK FESTIVAL: 14TH - 17TH JUNE, 2012 Since its launch in 2004, the Borders Book Festival has grown rapidly in popularity and stature and has become established as one of the top five literature festivals in the country and one of the Scottish Borders' most prestigious events. Consistently praised by the national press for its quality, the festival has delighted audiences of all ages year on year by bringing many distinguished, entertaining and high profile writers to the picturesque town of Melrose in June each year. It also nurtures new talent by providing a platform for debut writers and local authors. Recently Rory Bremner, Jim Naughtie, former Children's Laureate Michael Morpurgo and Gervase Phinn have returned to dazzle audiences, along with John Simpson, John Prescott, Sarah Raven, Lord Hurd, William Fiennes and Dame Shirley Williams. This is in addition to a long list of other fascinating, influential and entertaining authors. "A range of packages exist for the Brewin Dolphin Borders Book Festival 2012 that offer a fun opportunity to market your products and services to our growing audiences, entertain your clients or reward staff through an association with the festival. It also provides the opportunity to demonstrate corporate social responsibility by supporting a significant cultural and educational event that promotes literacy, social inclusion and participation. More information is available on request". Contact: Mrs Sarah Mathieson. Address: Vantage, Renwick Suite A, High Street, Melrose TD6 9PB. Tel.: 01896 800720. E-mail: sarah@vantageevents.co.uk link to website
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| AOF/PL002 |  BRISFEST - SEPTEMBER 22ND TO 23RD, 2012 - ASHTON COURT ESTATE, BRISTOL BrisFest, Bristol's largest music festival for 20,000 people per day, is designed to showcase the best of the south west, alongside top name artists. The festival will feature a packed programme of top quality entertainment, outdoor stages, flamboyant décor, costumed walkabouts, circus and comedy tents, projection light shows, miles of internationally renowned graffiti and an array of interactive fun for that ultimate festival experience. Tickets are from £15 a day, kids free, plus hundreds of volunteering opportunities to be accessible to all the event's wide-ranging audience, over 60% of whom are between 16 and 35. Now in its fifth year, BrisFest has announced an exciting expansion to the beautiful Ashton Court Estate, just thirty minutes' walk from the city centre. Due to the history of the Ashton Court Festival, this hugely popular move has been greeted with much enthusiasm by local press and public, which will only increase as anticipation builds. More than just a music festival BrisFest is organised by The Bristol Festival Community Group, a registered charity, with all proceeds going towards supporting and promoting local artists and training volunteers to gain employment in the events and music industries. "We invest in people, offering mentoring, training and recognised qualifications to help people into work, using the engaging power of music, art and festival fun. We're looking for sponsors to enable us to extend our reach, with marketing and brand awareness raising packages from as little as £1,000, up to supporting the main stages and headline artists bookings, or coming along to appear at the event and meet the crowds. We offer tailored partnerships, including social media campaigns to communicate directly to our huge online following or sponsored event consumables in order to really integrate our partners into the show. Partnering with BrisFest is an excellent value-for-money option to significantly raise your profile, reach thousands of potential customers and support a worthy cause. Previous partners have included Nokia Music, Sailor Jerry, UWE, Fenchurch, Gala Casinos, Redrow Homes and many more. For further information please email partners@brisfest.co.uk or call 0117 3281492 or see our website (link below)". Contact: Poppy Stephenson. Tel.: 0117 3281492. Address: BrisFest, Bush House, 4th Floor, 72 Price Street, Bristol BS1 4QD. E-mail: poppy@brisfest.co.uk link to website
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| AOF/PL004 |  BRITISH STUDENT FILM FESTIVAL British Student Film Festival is looking for partnership and patronage support. The festival has a tiered sponsorship programme, ranging from Festival Sponsor to Awards Sponsor. All sponsors receive prominent logo placement on promotional print and web materials. Similarly, opportunities for further exposure can be accommodated during the festival, including the screening of adverts at subsidised rates and the distribution of promotional materials. British Student Film Festival is a national exhibition of student work in Newcastle, Liverpool, Bristol and London, to be held in April 2012. The festival holds an uncompromising stance: that every film is screened and the entry requirements must be affordable. The festival will then culminate in an awards ceremony to celebrate the students' work and the winning films are announced. "We hope to not only help those filmmakers with a desire to enter the industry as a career but also to demonstrate the creativity and vision in each student. As an inclusive festival we aim to undermine any false standards to which their creativity has previously been held - we will not grade their vision. Awards will be provided for films which are exemplary in their execution, but the festival and our board of patrons defend the creative vision of each student filmmaker as unique and unquantifiable". Full sponsorship details and benefits are available on request. Contact: Francesca Creed. Address: 46 Keyes Road, London NW2 3XA. E-mail: sponsorship@britishstudentfilm.co.uk. link to website
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| AOF/PL005 |  CAMBRIDGE SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL The Cambridge Shakespeare Festival, established in 1988, delivers outstanding performances of Shakespeare plays throughout July and August each year. The productions, in full Elizabethan costume, are staged open-air in the beautiful gardens of the Colleges of Cambridge University (including King's, St John's and Trinity). The Company consists of professional actors from all over the UK who come together annually for the Festival. In 2009 the CSF was listed fourth in The Independent on Sunday's list of the "Top 50 UK Arts Festivals". The CSF aims to deliver creative partnerships that allow companies the opportunity to be associated with one of the UK's leading theatre companies, to entertain clients and staff at internationally renowned productions and to gain media opportunities with extensive coverage throughout Cambridgeshire and the UK. "The Company also has an extensive educational and charitable programme and in 2010 the amount raised for our nominated charities topped £45,000. An evening at the Cambridge Shakespeare Festival is a unique experience. Prior to the performance, members of the audience can picnic in this idyllic setting, before sitting back to enjoy an evening of dynamic and highly visual theatre. The Festival prides itself on an artistic policy which strips away unnecessary theatrical artifice and gimmickry, and the Company exists to provide access for all to these marvellous works without assuming any prior knowledge of the author or the play in question". Contact: Dr David Crilly, Artistic Director. Address: South Lodge, Thornton Common Road, Thornton Hough CH63 4JU. E-mail: mail@cambridgeshakespeare.com link to website
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| AOF/PL006 | THE DAPHNE DU MAURIER FESTIVAL OF ARTS AND LITERATURE, 9TH - 20TH May, 2012 Started in 1997, the Daphne du Maurier Festival has grown steadily and proved to be very popular attracting visitors from far and wide, giving sponsors the opportunity to reach a diverse audience for their products. The first festival celebrated the ninetieth anniversary of the author's birth and over the past fifteen years has become an important date in Cornwall's cultural literary calendar. Fowey, in Cornwall, has been proud to host this festival and has welcomed a variety of artists and performers to enjoy the delights of this ancient seaport on the wonderful south coast of Cornwall. With its focus of a tented village overlooking the Fowey Estuary, the festival has been popular with artists and visitors alike. The Festival Village houses a 600 seat auditorium, bookshop and a cafe and bar, with views over the river. In addition to the Festival Village, the Festival also uses many more venues in and around Fowey. In 2010 Kathy Lette, Simon Hoggart, George Alagiah and AC Grayling were among the many speakers and Julian Lloyd Webber, Seth Lakeman and Courtney Pine provided musical entertainment. The programme included a wide range of authors and other artistes during this ten day celebration. In the past artists such as Sir John Mills, Cleo Laine and John Dankworth have all asked to come again another year as they enjoyed the Festival's special atmosphere so much. The Festival Village events are complemented by community events. These include plays, talks, concerts, exhibitions and a series of guided walks. The festival has strong links with the local schools and is keen to encourage events suitable for, and put on by, the young generation. The University of Exeter has had a long association with the du Maurier Festival and has provided interesting and lively talks and debates covering a wide range of subjects. In 2010 the du Maurier Festival attracted 20,000 attendances. It has strong, loyal support from its enthusiastic supporters. An independent survey to assess the economic benefit stated • The Daphne Du Maurier Festival currently provides an event that is well supported and highly regarded by its visitors with high satisfaction levels throughout • The local community also supports the festival through attendance, but also appreciates the fact that it allows them to experience culture close to home. The festival, formerly run by Restormel Borough Council, then Cornwall Council, has recently been taken over by a joint committee of Fowey Town Council and the Port of Fowey Chamber of Commerce. The new committee is working to develop the festival further to encourage more visitors and in subsequent years to widen the range and breadth of its artistic programme. There is a range of sponsorship opportunities available in connection with this very special festival. Contact: Jonathan Aberdeen, Festival Administrator. Address: Daphne du Maurier Festival, Cornwall Council, Penwinninck Road, St Austell, PL25 5DR. Tel.: 01726 223439. E-mail: admin@dumaurierfestival.co.uk. link to website
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| AOF/PL007 |  FILM EDUCATION: NATIONAL SCHOOLS FILM WEEK National Schools Film Week is the world's largest festival for cinema and young people. In 2011 the Festival saw nearly 470,000 students attend over 2,600 screenings in 520 cinemas. It receives widespread media coverage and continues to benefit from a media partnership with CBBC. "We are searching for a major sponsor to help expand this wonderful event even further. Promotional opportunities include • in-cinema posters and displays (10 million views) • schools marketing (2 million students) • media campaign (11 million total audience). Contact: Derek Ray-Hill, Development Director. Address: 91A Berwick Street, Soho, London W1F 0BP. Tel.: 020 7292 7330. Fax: 020 7287 6970. E-mail: derek@filmeducation.org. link to website
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| AOF/PL008 |  GRIMM UP NORTH HORROR FILM FESTIVAL The producers of Grimm Up North promise sponsors the red carpet treatment at Manchester's blood-curdling festival of horror. Grimm Up North is rapidly growing and tipped to rival London's annual horror event, Frightfest. The festival's core audiences are the tech savvy 18-35 age group and, with lots of media coverage, big promotional benefits are offered. With the festival run by film and TV professionals, sponsors are offered tailor-made multimedia packages with take-away promotional tools. Contact: Cybele Rowbottom, Sponsorship Manager. Address: Not A Number Productions, 4 Acton Square, Salford M5 4NY. Tel.: 0161 737 2127. E-mail: Cybele@grimmfest.com link to website (2011 festival)
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| AOF/PL009 |  LIMETREE MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL, 24TH - 26TH AUGUST, 2012 Limetree Music & Arts Festival is becoming well respected in the Festival arena, having been nominated for Best Small Festival and Best Live Performances in the Festival of the Year Awards. The festival attracts a mature, professional audience with its core appeal being to young families. The business's turnover is doubling year on year. Operated and managed by a small team headed by Sean Birdsall, a Finance Director in a successful construction company, the festival has attracted masses of good PR and publicity which can be viewed online or sent to anyone who registers an interest. Sponsors will have exclusivity and various options can be discussed. "We are now getting national coverage in print and will be expecting some TV coverage in the near future. The festival would be particularly attractive to a drinks company, as Limetree operates its own bars and could offer a fully exclusive deal with a drinks operator, including them in all direct marketing materials (100,000+ A5 flyers) and incorporating a full web presence. Bespoke deals are available, so please do get in touch". Contact: Sean Birdsall, Managing Director. Address: 10 Scarthingwell Park, Barkton Ash, Leeds LS24 9PG. Tel.: 01937 557812. Fax: 07941 477067. E-mail: sean@limetreefestival.co.uk. link to website
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| AOF/PL010 |  LONDON SCHOOL OF SAMBA In its twenty-seventh year, the London School of Samba continues to produce spectacular samba drumming, dance shows and parades in exquisite costumes, entertaining millions of people every year. "We regularly perform throughout the UK and internationally at a range of high profile events, festivals and carnivals. Recent clients include Tate Modern, Southbank Centre, Chelsea Football Club, Glastonbury Festival, Notting Hill Carnival, Hong Kong Tourism Board and many more! We are now looking for financial support to help with our organisation's running costs, in return for intensive media coverage, large scale exposure at live events and brand awareness via our print, web and merchandise - as well as entertainment for your company. Packages range from £2,000 to £20,000, so please get in touch to find out more!" Contact: Louise Forster, Development Manager. Address: Unit B202.2, The Biscuit Factory, 100 Clements Road, SE16 4DG. Tel.: 0207 394 9847. E-mail: manager@londonschoolofsamba.co.uk. link to website
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| AOF/PL011 |  LONDON TURKISH FILM FESTIVAL The London Turkish Film Festival (LTFF) was started by journalist and filmmaker Vedide Kaymak in 1993. She remains its guiding light and has seen it grow from a small three-day event, intended exclusively for east London's Turkish population, to a full-scale, annual, two week Festival at cinemas throughout London that showcases the increasingly acclaimed and significant contribution of Turkey to world cinema. In the last decade, Turkish filmmakers throughout the world have found new creative directions with critically acclaimed films that have won awards at major international festivals such as Berlin and Cannes. The LTFF has reflected this success by creating a unique platform in the UK for a new and ever-increasing generation of filmmakers of Turkish origin both established and unknown. In 2009 the Festival introduced a major initiative to increase awareness of Turkish films in the UK: The Golden Wings Awards. From a short list of the year's outstanding films, an international jury judges The Golden Wings Digital Distribution Award, the winner of which receives a contract that makes it possible for their work to be seen in cinemas across the UK, before being released on DVD. The Golden Wings People's Choice Award goes to the most popular film in the Festival, as voted for by ticket buyers. The LTFF is also delighted to have the opportunity to introduce a great Turkish filmmaker to UK audiences. Be they actors, directors, producers, writers or technicians, the recipient is honoured for an outstanding career and receives the magnificent Golden Wings Lifetime Achievement trophy. The 17th London Turkish Film Festival ran from November 24th to December 8th, 2011. Following the Opening Night Gala at the Odeon West End, which includes the presentation of the Golden Wings Digital and Lifetime Achievement Awards, the 2011 programme unrolled at the Rio Cinema Dalston (the Festival's original home), The Apollo Piccadilly Circus and the Cine Lumiere in South Kensington. Full details of future sponsorship opportunities are available on request. Contact: Vedide Kaymak, Director. Address: 52B Beatty Road, London N16 8EB. E-mail: vedide@ltff.org.uk. Tel.: 07943183800. Fax: 02075033584. link to website
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| AOF/PL012 |  POLPERRO MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL, JUNE 16TH - 23RD, 2012 The historic and picturesque Cornish fishing village of Polperro has held a nine day Community Music and Arts Festival for the past sixteen years. "We're a non-profit event, run by volunteers with the aim of highlighting Polperro, Cornwall, and local arts, music and the environment and we are always looking for sponsorship as we run entirely off these and other donations. There are many opportunities, from covering the costs of our marquee in the village (approximately £1,800) to an advert in our programme at £75, or on our website. Our little website gets 20,000+ visits per annum and we print 1,000 programmes that are sold to locals and visiting tourists. We have no large corporations in the village, so have to search much further afield". Contact: Robert Springett, Chair. Address: c/o Top Floor Flat, Little Cottage, Landaviddy Lane, Polperro, Cornwall PL13 2RT. Tel.: 07813 303445. E-mail: polperrofestival@hotmail.com. link to website
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| AOF/PL013 |  SHOOT EXPERIENCE: LONDON STREET PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL - JUNE 2012 The London Street Photography Festival launched in July 2011, with partners including St Pancras International, the National Portrait Gallery and the British Library. The London Street Photography Festival is seeking high profile content as well as strategic partners and sponsors to produce exhibitions, events and workshops to nurture UK-based talent and develop community-based activities. Street photography is candid, un-staged photography that captures, explores or questions contemporary society and the relationships between individuals and their surroundings. The London Street Photography Festival aims to connect with the common desire to photograph what happens on the street. London has become the global home for street photography, with publications by Thames & Hudson, and exhibitions taking place at Tate Modern and the Museum of London. Contact: Brett Jefferson Stott, Director. Address: Unit 9a, 2nd Floor, 23-28 Penn Street, London N1 5DL. Tel.: 0845 260 2460. E-mail: brett@shootexperience.com. link to website
Opportunities offered by the Festival Partnership • Experiential opportunities to integrate your brand into the festival, getting your products into the hands of consumers • Branding and exposure at exhibitions and events in and around St Pancras International and other key venues • Private views, receptions, tours and special events for your company and associates.
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| AOF/PL015 |  UK CHOCOLATE ONLINE MAGAZINE LAUNCH AT THE NOTTING HILL CARNIVAL UK Chocolate online magazine has already attracted 500,000 pre-launch subscribers. In order to maximise brand recognition and visibility, the UK Chocolate Media Group is undertaking a major PR campaign at this year's Notting Hill Carnival - 1.5 million people will be reached over the two days of the festival. For those not familiar with this event, the Notting Hill Carnival annually attracts over 1.5 million visitors from around the globe, being one of the world's largest, most respected and most truly global street festivals. The UK Chocolate promotion ladies will be adorned in UK Chocolate branded T-shirts and will descend on patrons and carnival-goers alike, distributing goodie bags containing marketing products supplied by their sponsors, as well as UK Chocolate-branded marketing material. "We would like to invite you to both participate in and celebrate our launch with us as an official partner/sponsor of our launch issue. Join with us as we go on the road with a month long and intense marketing/PR campaign, including, but not limited to, an official launch event, press releases, and more. Whether you simply wish to include marketing materials in our branded goodie bags or if you would like to benefit from the full range of sponsorship and marketing opportunities presently available, we have tailored various packages to suit your precise needs. Each package is aimed at delivering maximum exposure and benefit to each of our partners regardless of partnership levels and I invite you to peruse the attached document for further information on existing packages. I am positive that we can be of benefit to each other and look forward to establishing a working relationship with yourself and your company. If I can be of any further assistance, please do not hesitate to call me - I will only be too happy to handle your queries". Contact: Jules Bowen. Address: 4th Floor, 22 Park Street, East Croydon CR0 1YE. Tel.: 0203 3260429. E-mail: bowenj@ukchoc.com link to website
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| AOF/PL016 |  WAYS WITH WORDS LITERATURE FESTIVAL Ways With Words is an annual, ten-day literature festival which takes place in the glorious buildings of Dartington Hall in Devon. The mediæval courtyard at Dartington, with its Great Hall, Barn Theatre and on-site accommodation, makes a perfect setting for a high quality, civilised and most enjoyable festival. The festival is run in association with the Telegraph Media Group who offer substantial editorial coverage and promotional space to the festival in the Daily and Sunday Telegraph, online and to their subscribers list. Ways With Words takes place in July each year and during the course of the ten days there are about 120 different events, with over two hundred speakers giving talks, readings, performances and taking part in discussions. The speakers who attend are leading authors in the UK and abroad, politicians, commentators, journalists and personalities from the media world. Past speakers and regular attenders include Joan Bakewell, Roy Hattersley, Martin Bell, Kate Adie, Michael Buerk, Melvyn Bragg, Baroness Warnock, A.C. Grayling, Salley Vickers, Rageh Omaar, Blake Morrison, Michael Frayn and Claire Tomalin. During the festival about 20,000 audience members attend. A typical audience member will be 45+, well-educated with some disposable income and interested in new ideas and intellectual improvement. There is access to exclusive hospitality facilities. "There are many opportunities for sponsors to tailor a package which suits you and your clients". Contact: Kay Dunbar or Stephen Bristow, Directors. Address: Ways With Words, Droridge Farm, Dartington TQ9 6JG. Tel.: 01803 867311. Fax: 01803 863688. E-mail: kay@wayswithwords.co.uk. link to website
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| AOF/PL017 |   WEZIMBABWE WEZIMBABWE is a UK based charity and its premier event is called Zimfest™. This is an annual festival which has been held successfully over the last six years. Zimfest has grown to become one of the biggest African festivals and last year attracted over 5,000 people. Testament to the success of the event is that strategic partnerships have been established to give the event a unique global presence and it now takes place in five cities across the globe: London, Cape Town, Perth, Brisbane and Bulawayo, attracting Zimbabweans as well as locals in a truly multicultural celebration of Zimbabwean music and culture. "We are very proud of this achievement", says Head of Marketing Mike Tashaya, "and would like to offer you the opportunity to join us in the continued success of the festival. To this end we would like to discuss the possibility of your joining us as one of the sponsors and partners of this event. We currently receive extensive coverage in both local and national press, as well as several community focused publications. With Zimbabwe being the subject of constant debate we are assured of wide press coverage and have in the past been covered by, amongst others, the BBC, Virgin Media, the Sunday Independent, TNT Magazine and InLondon as well as several online publications and media services. We also provide a good opportunity to have your brand on thousands of computer screens via our website and our social media presence online. Over the last couple of years the event has been supported by Qantas, Coca-Cola, Western Union - to name just a few of the companies who have worked with one or more of the festivals around the world. Please take a look at the documents which provide you with a brief history of WEZIMBABWE and a detailed sponsorship proposal for Zimfest. If you are interested in finding out more or in discussing this opportunity further, please do not hesitate to contact me via the contact details provided". Contact: Mike Tashaya, Head of Marketing. Address: 54-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4JX. Tel.: 07876 430182. E-mail: mike.tashaya@wezimbabwe.org link to website
Current sponsorship opportunities Principle Sponsor (global) Local Sponsor Hospitality Sponsor (local) Guest Sponsor In return for sponsorship support, WEZIMBABWE will offer extensive promotion of the sponsor's brand as a named sponsor on all appropriate media releases, marketing material and online and social media marketing. This also extends to banner advertising on the day. More information is available on the event website.
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| AOF/0001 | ASHFORD FEDERATION OF ARTS The organisers of this year's Arts at St Mary's combined arts festival in Ashford are looking for financial help or sponsorship support to aid an ambitious programme. Ashford is within an area of cultural deficit, with regard to professional arts, so any assistance from sponsors would be much appreciated. Contact: Jane M. Lawrie, Chairman. Address: 32 Hardinge Road, Ashford, Kent TN24 8HA. Tel.: 01233 634718. Fax: 01233 665318. E-mail: jane_mary_lawrie@hotmail.com.
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| AOF/0002 | BATH FRINGE FESTIVAL The Bath Fringe Festival has been running for 21 years and is one of the largest Fringe Festivals in the country. The Festival is organised by local artists, promoters and many willing helpers. Offering a range of both popular and alternative art forms, the Festival is seeking commercial sponsorship to fund expansion of its activities - sponsorship could cover the whole programme or individual events/venues. Contact: Wendy Matthews, Administrator. Address: 103 Walcot Street, Bath BA1 5BW. E-mail: admin@bathfringe.co.uk. link to website |
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| AOF/0003 | BATH INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL 2012 Inaugurated in 1948, the Bath International Music Festival has an illustrious artistic history and is a well-established event of national significance and international reputation. It takes place annually over seventeen days in late May/early June, presenting a range of high quality events including orchestral, chamber and contemporary classical music, contemporary jazz, world music and new electronica. The programme takes place mainly in city venues and also includes free-to-the-public outdoor events. A selection of events additionally take place in the surrounding towns and villages of the North East Somerset local authority area. Over the last sixty years the festival has been host to many internationally acclaimed artists and has showcased many spectacular events, including the now famous collaboration between Yehudi Menuhin and Ravi Shankar. 2012 dates are 30th May to 10th June, when more than sixty events will be staged in a number of Bath's outstanding venues, including the art-deco Forum, regency Assembly Rooms and Guildhall, and the magnificent Bath Abbey. Contact: Ruth Knagg, Development Director. Address: Abbey Chambers, Kingston Buildings, Bath BA1 1NT. Tel.: 01225 462231. Fax: 01225 445551. E-mail: ruth.knagg@bathfestivals.org.uk. link to website
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| AOF/0004 | THE BELFAST FESTIVAL AT QUEEN'S Every year, the largest festival of its kind in Ireland brings the best of international art to Belfast and brings international attention to the city’s dynamic arts practitioners. The Festival covers all art forms including theatre, dance, classical music, literature, jazz, comedy, visual arts, folk music and popular music, attracting audiences of 60,000 annually. Address: Festival House, 25 College Gardens, Belfast BT9 6BS. Tel.: 01232-667687. Fax: 01232-663733. E-mail: festival@qub.ac.uk link to website
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| AOF/0005 | THE BIG BBQ The Big BBQ Music Festival will be held on the 23rd June, 2012 in Essex. "We are expecting well over 10,000 visitors to the event for the day, mostly families from the local areas arriving to enjoy an American-style BBQ competition, two live music stages, helicopter rides, laser clay pigeon shooting, go-karts, inflatable rides, chilli eating contests, archery, bucking broncos and lots more! Advertising will be taking place on radio, with Heart Essex and BBC Essex doing promotional ticket giveaways on their shows, full page newspaper advertising, online marketing and posters being put up in prominent locations round the county. This would give your company exposure to a massive market of potential customers. With an expected 10,000 visitors, The Big BBQ 2012 offers brands a broad range of opportunities to be affiliated with one of the UK's freshest and most exciting festivals. Packages are flexible and can be tweaked to ensure they are in line with your marketing and promotional strategies and maximise your return on investment, whether that's by product placement or sampling, logo placement around the festival site, general brand affiliation or online presence". Contact: Nick Hart. E-mail: info@thebigbbq.co.uk link to website • Example Sponsorship Package
Music Stage Sponsor
Sponsorship Opportunities
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| AOF/0006 | BRIGHTON FESTIVAL SOCIETY LTD. Brighton Festival Society organises Brighton Festival, which boasts a position as England's largest mixed arts festival, and since 1999 has managed Brighton Dome, the South Coast's premier arts venue. Annually, the charity reaches over 500,000 people and has an education unit delivering a groundbreaking programme of events and workshops to schools and community groups. Brighton Festival can claim to be the largest festival in England, second only to Edinburgh in the UK. This year audiences spent £800,000 attending over 700 performances in just 23 days, say the organisers, enjoying a record-breaking number of world premières and exclusives. The festival is at the cutting edge of artistic programming, bringing the very finest in national and international art to the city and the south-east. Stunning, unique and versatile, Brighton Dome is firmly established as the leading arts and conference centre for the south coast. Since undergoing a multi-million pound refurbishment, it has played host to an extraordinary range of events from classical concerts to stage-fighting workshops. It is committed to involving all sectors of its community in the arts through presenting artistic and education events of the highest quality that appeal to a wide group of residents and visitors alike. Sponsorship of Brighton Festival and Brighton Dome enables companies to support the provision of an international arts programme of the highest standard, whilst delivering on key business objectives. There are all kinds of tailored sponsorship opportunities available to match differing needs and budgets. Contact: Lynne Richards, Head of Sponsorship & Development. Address: 12a Pavilion Buildings, Castle Square, Brighton BN1 1EE. Tel.: 01273 260809. Fax: 01273 707505. lynne.richards@brighton-festival.org.uk. link to Brighton Festival website link to Brighton Dome website
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| AOF/0007 | THE BRISTOL FESTVAL COMMUNITY GROUP - BRISFEST 2012 BrisFest is the south west's hottest new music, arts and culture festival, organised by volunteers to showcase a massive range of local talent. Plans are now in hand for the 2012 festival, which will move to Ashton Court. The Bristol Festival (now known as Brisfest) is a cultural melting pot of the city's diverse communities of all ages and backgrounds, brought together through the shared enjoyment of music, dance and food. The festival receives massive public support in the region and has achieved high levels of press coverage, including BBC and ITV, every local radio station from Community FM to BBC Radio Bristol, front pages and extended features in local press such as Venue Magazine and the Evening Post and over three million website hits a year. Bristol has one of the most edgy and alternative under-30s demographics in the UK and is home to the wealthiest students outside of 'Oxbridge'. "Sponsorship opportunities offer excellent value for money, with advertising across all our publicity. We are flexible and happy to incorporate your ideas when promoting your brand in association with our fantastic project". Contact: Poppy Stephenson. Address: 4th Floor, Bush House, 72 Prince Street, Bristol BS1 4QD. Tel.: 0117 328 1492. E-mail: info@brisfest.co.uk link to website
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| AOF/0008 | B.SUPREME - INDEPENDANCE LTD. B.Supreme is the only UK hip hop festival dedicated to Women in Hip Hop. The festival launched in September 2006 at the South Bank Centre, London and platformed the work of 121 of the best international hip hop artists, to an audience of 3,400. The festival - designed to showcase the talent of women in all aspects of hip hop as well as the younger generation of female hip hoppers - also ran six month education initiatives with young women throughout the country, giving opportunities to young and emerging artists. As well as being covered by publications such as The Guardian, The Independent and Time Out. B.Supreme also featured on BBC1Xtra, which broadcast live from the festival to an estimated 1.5 million listeners. TV companies such as MTV Base and Just Fabulous TV also filmed the event to be screened later in 2007. Hip hop is becoming increasingly popular due to its exciting, accessible and inspiring format. It is the voice of young people and refuses to go away. B.Supreme aims to continue to inspire young women and showcase hip hop dance theatre, DJs, films, music, battles and education work in an annual celebration of Women in Hip Hop. B.Supreme offers a multitude of potential opportunities and, with ideas for future tours and branding, is set to grow rapidly in momentum, taking the festival to levels of success reached by no other hip hop event in the UK. Contact: Holly Shanks, Festival Manager. Address: Independance, Brixton Hill Methodist Church, Elm Park, London SW2 2TX. Tel.: 0208 671 8811. Fax: 0208 671 0066. E-mail: holly@independance.co.uk. link to website
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| AOF/0009 | CATHEDRAL QUARTER ARTS FESTIVAL The Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival has been bringing a feast of literature, theatre, comedy, music, circus, street theatre, film, family events, visual arts and more to the Cathedral Quarter area of Belfast's north city centre annually since May 2000. It presents arts events in informal, often unfamiliar spaces, such as theatre productions in pubs, poetry in cafés, music in a boat on the river, opera in St. Georges Market and circus on the street. The culmination of all this activity is that for a period during April and early May every year, Belfast starts to resemble a cosmopolitan, culturally confident city in the European model. Guests to date have included authors Frank McCourt and Nick Hornby, comedians Dylan Moran and Jerry Sadowitz, and musicians such as Patti Smith, Billy Bragg and David Holmes. The organisers are keen to hear from dynamic and imaginative sponsors who recognise what the Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival has to offer and would like to work creatively with a young, energetic arts organisation. For sponsors, there are several different levels of involvement and benefits available - from offering your service as sponsorship-in-kind, to sponsoring an individual event or an entire section of the programme (e.g. music, theatre, comedy, etc.) - right through to potential title sponsorship. If you would like to discuss potential involvement in Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival, simply email your Expression of Interest and contact details to info@cqaf.com. Contact: Sarah Hughes, Audience Development Officer. Address: 1st Floor, 35 Donegall Street, Belfast BT1 2FG. Tel.: 028 90232403. Fax: 028 90249142. E-mail: sarah@cqaf.com. link to website
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| AOF/0010 | CORSHAM FESTIVAL Corsham Festival is a seven day arts festival held in Corsham, Wiltshire in late June. The organisers tell us that it was named by the Daily Express as being one of the top fifty arts festivals in the UK and by the Financial Times as one of the UK's emerging arts festivals. Sponsorship is now sought for individual arts events or for the festival as a whole. The Corsham Festival has a particular focus on contemporary music and the work of composer Sir Michael Tippett, who lived in the town for ten years. Tel.: 01249 701628. link to website
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| AOF/0012 | DISCOVERING LATIN AMERICA FILM FESTIVAL The Discovering Latin America Film Festival ("DLA Film Festival") is London's largest Latin American film festival. With a professional format, it comprises feature films, documentaries, shorts and film and culture events. It is both well established and critically reviewed. All films are pre-viewed by the festival and programming directors and sent to critics prior to the festival for reviews. An audience award is conferred. The programme also includes retrospectives, shorts and an industry forum, for an overall total of fifty-one screenings. The festival is launched with a film screening and party in late September. The venues which screen the films can include the Odeon West End, Ritzy (south London), Tate Modern (South Bank) and the Everyman Cinema (north London). Through this and other activities and events it organises, DLA, a non-governmental organisation (registered charity number 1106705) formed in London in August 2002 and composed of ninety volunteers from fifteen countries, collects funds to finance solidarity projects in Latin America. Previous festivals have raised around £30,000 for charities in Mexico, Peru, Argentina and Colombia. Sponsors will have the opportunity to reach a large audience interested in Latin American culture and in the arts. The DLA Film Festival's main audiences are young adults (46% 25-34 years old, 23% 35-44), and includes professionals and the well educated (60% ABC1, 15% graduate/post-graduate students); it is international and multicultural. The organisers are particularly interested in long term sponsors and are willing to work together to structure a sponsorship package appropriate for each. Various levels of sponsorship and benefits are available, with varying exposure throughout the festival and its marketing campaign. Details are available on request. Contacts: Hugo Cruz (07769932427, hugo.cruz@citigroup.com; Claudia Trosso (07736072301, claudiatrosso@hotmail.com; Jorge Garayo (07803047175, jorge@discoveringlatinamerica.org. Address: 21c Westbourne Park Road, London W2 5PX link to website
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| AOF/0013 | DROGHEDA YOUTH ARTS PROJECT Droghead Youth Arts Project (D.Y.A.P.) has been running an annual hip-hop based festival in Ireland for the past six years on the site of Ireland's Battle of the Boyne, from where the present day troubles take their roots. Young people from north and south as well as overseas visitors from the UK and US attend each year and spectators average over 1,000 annually. The event is covered by national and regional newspapers, state TV and radio and has featured in UK magazines such as Hip Hop Connection, Graphotism (both with a circulation of approximately 25,000), BBM magazine (circulation 10,000) - UK and Ireland - and Blaze magazine (USA - circulation unknown). Contact: Darrin Finnegan, Secretary. Address: 1 Grange Rise, Drogheda, Co. Louth, Ireland. Tel.: 00 353 86 2472663. E-mail: darrinfinnegan@eircom.net. |
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| AOF/0014 | EDINBURGH'S WINTER FESTIVALS Edinburgh's Christmas and Edinburgh's Hogmanay are two world class celebrations that take place annually in the spectacular setting of Scotland's capital city. Edinburgh's Christmas events and activities include the Festive Lights Switch On, the Winter Wonderland Ice Rink and the Edinburgh Wheel and Carousel. Many opportunities exist for sponsorship, sampling, promotions and advertising to an extensive audience comprised of Edinburgh residents and weekend visitors from the rest of the UK and overseas. Edinburgh's Hogmanay is a four day festival of music, cinema and street theatre and its flagship event, the Edinburgh's Hogmanay Street Party, brings together 100,000 people to celebrate the midnight moment and to welcome in the new year. Sponsorship is available of large scale public events as well as smaller sponsorships, and advertising opportunities in the brochures and on the website. Contact: Tania Alonzi. Tel.: 0131 529 3169. E-mail: tania.alonzi@edinburgh.gov.uk link to website (www.edinburghschristmas.com) link to website (www.edinburghshogmanay.com)
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| AOF/0015 | GFEST - GAYWISE LGBT ARTS FESTIVAL GFest - gayWise LGBT Arts Festival is recognised as London's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Arts Festival For All. GFest provides an unrivalled and much needed platform for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer performers, artists, filmmakers and designers to express, inspire and empower attendees and participants. GFest features queer artists and talent across performance events, short film screenings and visual arts exhibitions. Connecting these strands are social and networking events, workshops, debates and seminars with leading LGBT artists, workshop facilitators and academics in the UK. GFest takes place in November and is organised by arts charity Wise Thoughts. Contact: Mr S. Rathod. Address: Wood Green Central Library, 2nd Floor, London N22 6XD. Tel.: 020 8889 9555. E-mail: info@wisethoughts.org link to website
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| AOF/0016 | GAINSBOROUGH RIVERSIDE FESTIVAL Every year in June Gainsborough comes alive with The Riverside Festival, an arts event taking on a different theme each year. It includes a stunning opening parade, music, dance, street theatre, stalls and displays, evening concert and firework display, vintage vehicles and lots of things to do. All these activities are provided free of charge to the public as Gainsborough is striving to regenerate itself, and this festival highlights the work done by the local community to this end. The festival is a community event which involves many groups, clubs and societies from the whole area. The organisers run many public art and performance workshops in advance of the event. The festivals's organisers are looking for financial support for these activities to ensure that they can keep them open to the widest range of people, regardless of their ability to pay. Contact: Julie Willoughby, Secretary. Address: Trinity Arts Centre, Trinity Street, Gainsborough DN21 2AL. Tel.: 01427 676655. E-mail: RiversideFestival@west-lindsey.gov.uk.
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| AOF/0017 | HARROGATE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL The Harrogate International Festival offers a wide range of sponsorship packages and corporate hospitality opportunities. It has been acclaimed by The Times as the "north of England's leading arts festival". Each summer during July and August a world class programme features international symphony orchestras, celebrity concerts, jazz, ballet, modern dance, world music, comedy and street theatre. Contact: Jess Dolan, Development Manager. Address: 1 Victoria Avenue, Harrogate, North Yorkshire HG1 1EQ. Tel.: 01423-562303. Fax: 01423-521264. E-mail: william@harrogate-festival.org.uk. link to website |
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| AOF/0018 | INSPIRATIONAL ARTS: 3MUSIC FESTIVAL Since its launch in 2009, the 3Music event has established itself as the leading arts festival for young people in Hertfordshire and one of the most popular in the Eastern region. Led by Arts Council-funded Inspirational Arts, 3Music provides opportunities for the best young talent to sing, play music and dance in both workshops and at large scale public performance venues in Hertfordshire. The festival looks to find young talent through its partnerships with local authorities in Hertfordshire via schools, youth centres, dance and singing schools. As its name suggests there are three elements to 3Music: 1. Music Mix - which provides songwriting opportunities for local musicians and bands; 2. Dance it Up - which provides dance workshops and career-enhancing opportunities to perform at high profile venues; 3. Pop Luck - which provides young singers with the chance to become the best young vocalist in the county. 3Music nurtures new talent and gives a platform for the young people of Hertfordshire. Previous winners have gone on to be signed by major record labels as well as becoming established performers in the region. "A range of packages exist for sponsors, including an offer to market your products and services to our audiences, entertain your clients or reward staff through an association with the festival. It also provides the opportunity to demonstrate corporate social responsibility by supporting a significant cultural and educational event that promotes talent, social inclusion and participation. More information is available on request or via the website (see link below)". Contact: Samara Stanton, Event Director. Address: 18 Mimram Road, Hertford SG14 1NN. Tel.: 01992 581677. E-mail: sam@inspirationalarts.org.uk. link to website
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| AOF/0019 | LONDON INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FESTIVAL The London International Animation Festival (LIAF) is a celebration of the very best international and local animation. It showcases the painstaking and amazing work of artists and filmmakers who have discovered that in this medium they can go anywhere their imagination leads them. LIAF has very quickly become the largest animation festival in the UK and a vital and unique event, expanding the diversity of London's film and cultural scenes. The festival is broad in scope and content with competitive screenings, kids sessions, the latest digital computer animation, animated documentaries, retrospectives and specialised theme sessions as well as workshops, seminars and discussions. The festival screens over six days and nights at the Curzon Cinema Soho in the heart of London. The festival attracts significant national press coverage. LIAF seeks to form a partnership with a small number of presentation sponsors to bring the world's best animation to some of London's most exciting and valuable audience groups. There are a variety of levels of involvement available including Title sponsorship. Contact: Carolyn Thompson, Sponsorship Co-ordinator. Tel.: 07805 244482. E-mail: liaf@blueyonder.co.uk. link to website
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| AOF/0020 | LONDON INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF THEATRE Since 1981, the London International Festival of Theatre has brought the best of the world's contemporary theatre and performance to theatres and outdoor locations across London. LIFT events have been staged in over thirty London venues as well as numerous sites: streets, disused buildings, the river, parks and open spaces. And a far-reaching portfolio of developmental and educational programmes has offered insights about exchange and creativity to many different people, from schoolchildren to captains of industry. Highly respected and acclaimed for its pioneering work, LIFT can offer companies meaningful sponsorship opportunities in relation to its core year round programme of theatre, its Education/Teachers Forum and its Business Arts Forum. Contact: Sarah Tuck, Director of Communications & Development. Address: 19/20 Great Sutton Street, London EC1V 0DR. Tel.: (44) 20 7490 3964. E-mail: saraht@liftfest.org.uk link to website
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| AOF/0021 | MERSEYSIDE DANCE INITIATIVE Merseyside Dance Initiative is an agency working to develop dance throughout Merseyside. A partner of Dance Northwest, the national dance agency for the region, MDI works in partnership with artists, promoters and other agencies and organisations to provide opportunities to participate in, create and see all kinds of dance. The charity is deeply involved in the community of Merseyside and believes that dance is integral to not only the physical well being of the community but also their mental health. MDI is committed to bringing dance to the region and each year holds its two-week contemporary dance festival, LEAP, at various locations across Liverpool. It recently held the first of its biennial festivals of African and Caribbean dance called Cultural Awakening Festival, which runs concurrently with Cultiv8, its seminar to discuss the cultural integration of African and Caribbean arts in the UK. As an arts agency in the north west, MDI is reliant upon charitable donations, sponsorship and funding from organisations. "If you think you or your organisation can assist us in upholding the the promise we assert in our strapline, 'Inspiring People Through Dance', we'd love to hear from you". Contact: Karen Gallagher, Director. Tel.: 0151 708 8810. Fax: 0151 707 0600. Address: 13-15 Hope Street, Liverpool L1 9BQ. E-mail: info@merseysidedance.co.uk. link to website
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| AOF/0022 | PAW - PARTY FOR ANIMALS WORLDWIDE PAW is an annual one-day music festival set up in aid of animal welfare. All money raised from the festival itself and associated fundraising is split between selected animal welfare projects from around the world. These projects are highlighted throughout the day at the festival to give the public an insight into the project's work and to show how money raised will be spent, etc. Many sponsorship opportunities are available. Contact: Katie Hobbs. Address: Murraytone House, Looe, Cornwall PL13 1NZ. Tel.: 01503 262532. Fax: 01503 262532. E-mail: paw_info@yahoo.co.uk. link to website
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| AOF/0023 | RHUBARB-RHUBARB: INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF THE IMAGE Rhubarb-Rhubarb is a West Midlands based photography training and development agency. It curates exhibitions nationally and internationally and provides networks for selling, publishing and offers support to buyers and commissions. Rhubarb-Rhubarb works to build the confidence of photographers facing the rapidly changing industry and marketplaces, virtual and in real time. By supporting mentoring courses, events, portfolio sessions and the UK's International Festival of the Image through these outlets it aims to nurture talent, inspire growth and make life and environment a more creative and pleasurable place to be. Sponsorship opportunities are available. Contact: Dinah Alam, Project Manager. Address: 212 The Custard Factory, Gibb Street, Birmingham B9 4AA. Tel.: 0121 773 7889. Fax: 0121 773 7888. E-mail: dinah@rhubarb-rhubarb.net. link to website
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| AOF/0024 | TENBY ARTS FESTIVAL Tenby Arts Festival is an annual event offering a diverse programme of music, dance, drama, poetry, art and talks featuring local, national and international artistes. It opens with a weekend of family entertainment launched by a grand parade through the streets of the town prior to the main cultural repast spread over eight days in late September. In previous years, performers have included Julian Lloyd Webber, Evelyn Glennie, Luminita Berariu, The King's Consort, Katherine Jenkins, Kerstin Doelle, Noriko Ogawa and a host of others. The 2010 Festival will be held between 17th and 24th September. Tenby is a beautiful, medieval, coastal resort in Pembrokeshire, West Wales. The Festival is a registered charity and, following the loss of Arts Council funding, is heavily dependent on sponsorship to maintain this important event for visitors and local residents in an area deprived of access to the arts. Contact: Diana Lunn, Secretary. Address: 24 Penally Heights, Penally, Tenby, Pembrokeshire SA70 7TH. Tel.: 01834 845341. E-mail: dialunn@tiscali.co.uk link to website
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| AOF/0025 | UNIVERSAL FILM & FESTIVAL ORGANISATION The Universal Film & Festival Organisation (UFFO) is a database of ethical filmmakers and film festivals. UFFO oversees the database of accredited film festivals and the UFFO logo appears on the accredited festivals' websites. UFFO created a ten point Film Festival Code of Conduct which was drafted with the collaboration of filmmakers and festival directors with a view to improving the relationship between industry professionals and acknowledging the importance of enhanced cooperation between filmmakers and film festivals. The FFCOC film festival code of conduct has ten guiding principles and the successful implementation of this code will largely depend on the acceptance by the film festival and filmmaking community as a whole. Although the Code of Conduct is completely voluntary, it will help define the obligations and responsibilities that film festival organisers have towards the filmmaking community. The Code of Conduct will not only demonstrate a film festival's willingness to be transparent but in addition it can also be used as a practical guide to assist filmmakers in determining the difference between a legitimate film festival, a fraudulent festival and one that operates dubious business practices. The Code of Conduct has a pragmatic approach to implementation that is based on rational and transparent working methods. It will promote good business practices and assist in the development of relationships between film festival organisers and the filmmaking community. "We are looking for sponsors who wish to benefit from an association with a global organisation which is founded on ethical principles". Contact: Tyrone D. Murphy. Address: International House, 223 Regents Street, London W1B 2QD. Tel.: +44 7779977769. E-mail: info@cmefilms.co.uk. link to website
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| AOF/0026 | VALHALLA FESTIVAL OF MUSCLE AND POWER Opportunities are available to sponsor all or part of the Valhalla Festival of Muscle and Power, a festival that takes place over two days in Essex. "We expect in excess of 10,000 people to attend and have military and police support at the event, as well as sports industry celebrities. The event is a celebration of warrior spirit and is attracting both local and national media coverage. So far we have received six local newspaper and three national press coverage stories. We are intending to have a weekly national press release from now until 23rd July. We shall also have radio and TV coverage at the event and be doing a number of interviews prior to the festival". Contact: Gordon Evans, Organiser. Address: Kingsland Promotions Ltd., Kingsland Place, Abberton Road, Fingringhoe, Colchester, Essex CO5 7AR. Tel.: 01206 735373. E-mail: gordon@valhallafestival.co.uk. link to website
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| AOF/0027 | WHITBY MUSICPORT Staged each October, Whitby Musicport boasts a position as the UK's biggest indoor World Music Festival, attracting artists from all over the world - and a sell-out event for the last two years. Contact: Jim McLaughlin, Director/Co-ordinator. Address: Highfield, Sledgates, Fylingthorpe, Whitby, N. Yorks. YO22 4TZ. Tel.: 01947-603475. E-mail: musicport@email.com. link to website
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| AOF/0028 | THE WICKERMAN MUSIC & CULTURE FESTIVAL Many different sponsorship opportunities are available. Contact: Audrey Fenton, Organiser. Address: Audrey Fenton Events, Algo Business Centre, 24 Glenearn Road, Perth PH2 0NJ. Tel.: 01738 449430. Fax: 01738 449431. E-mail: oddo@fentonevents.com. link to website
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