Festival- after the event!

Festival- after the event!

Editor's comment:- this year has been yet another fantastic event with much voluntary effort and support from all involved. Audlem Online could do no better than remind everyone of the acknowledgements and introductions found in the original programme!

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

• Music and Planning- David Scott, Jody Jennings, Tim Dudley, Simon Schouten, Mark Buttle
• Theatre/Arts Curation- David Davenport, Kathy & Mike Dunham
• Fundraising Team- Steve Walker, Jarad Southall-Martin, Joe Welch, Elliot Wollaston, Linda Barnes,Cecelia Bebbington, Claire Scott, Ben Dudley, Lucy Barnes, Mary Buttle, Bea Schouten
• Main Sponsors- The Shires Energy Hub, The Shroppie Fly, The Bridge Inn, The Lord Combermere
• Thanks also to- Ralph Warburton, Derek Winskill, Maureen Morgan, Phil Gadd, Anna Murray,Audlem Theatre Company,Audlem Parish Council, ASET, ADAS, East Midlands Sol

Hello and welcome to the 2025 Audlem Music & Arts Festival

This year, we are proudly celebrating the 25th anniversary of our little festival,and with that in mind we have put together what we think is the best lineup yet!We have over 55 fantastic bands, artists and performers for you all to enjoy, featuring a feast ofmusic from all genres to suit all tastes, spread over six venues. Additionally The Public Hall will behosting some brilliant theatre performances from our friends at the Audlem Theatre Company, aswell as accommodating our art exhibition featuring many talented local artists.To mark the opening of the festival, Audlem Bell Ringers will be ringing in the start ofthe big weekend on Friday at 6pm.The festival could not happen without the generous financial support from Audlem three wonderfulpubs, The Shroppie Fly, The Bridge Inn, and The Lord Combermere, and also our good friendsfrom The Shires Energy Hub, who are back again this year to provide us with the three amazingstages they so kindly build for free. We want to thank them all sincerely.Thanks also to The Co-op, who have made us one of the beneficiaries of their Local Community Fund.We would also like to extend our gratitude to all of the local businesses who have paid to advertise inthis programme, with all advertising revenue helping to fund the festival. Thanks also to our lovelyfriends at Overwater Marina (celebrating their 15th anniversary this year) who kindly allow us to hostsome of our vital fundraising events at their beautiful venue.Over the course of the festival, we will be asking you to help us raise money for Nantwich & DistrictRiding for the Disabled Association, whose team of volunteers, ponies and horses provide therapy,achievement and enjoyment to people with disabilities, and who rely on donations to deliver theirinvaluable services. Their team will be collecting donations throughout the weekend for this veryworthy cause, and we will also be running a special one off lottery to help with their fundraising, moredetails of which can be found in this programme, so please support them in any way you can.Thank you.Lastly, we would like to thank every single person from the last 25 years who has helped to keep thisfestival thriving. The effort required in putting together this free event is quite substantial, andcelebrating the festival's 25th year is a testimony to all those wonderful people who have given theirtime, knowledge and expertise for free over the last quarter of a century to sustain what must surelybe the biggest and best free event in Cheshire.We hope you all have a fabulous festival!