About The Festival
Milngavie Book & Arts Festival 2011.
- The Gruffalo!
Milngavie Book & Arts Festival, now in its fourth great year, will take place in September 2011. The festival, the first of it’s kind in the local area, runs over five days, with reading, exhibitions, children’s workshops and music.
Milngavie Medley, our festival “Fringe”, brings you live bands and entertainment, book and craft stalls, fundraising and more on Saturday 10 September .
Why not pick up a paintbrush and join in our community art project featuring the George Bennie Railplane? Watch our artists demonstrate or pay a visit to the Scottish Fine Art Exhibition at Art Forum, Milngavie.
Our programme for this year, as always, aims to be diverse, accessible and stimulating and will appeal to a broad range of people of all ages.
About the Festival
Milngavie Book & Arts Festival is being run by Milngavie Traders, who have set up a charitable company – Milngavie Festival Limited. This non-profit organisation will raise funds for the festival and for further festivals and events that we hope to organise in the future.
Our Objectives
The objectives of Milngavie Festival Limited are to:
- Raise funds in whatever way the trustees deem appropriate for the enhancement of Milngavie town Centre Precinct in order that residents and visitors alike may better enjoy the amenity
- Enhance the Precinct in whatever way the Trustees, with the necessary approval of the local Authority, deem appropriate
- Encourage public participation in events held in the Precinct
- Promote civic responsibility in Milngavie as a whole
- Undertake any activity in the furtherance of the above objectives as the Trustees may deem appropriate
Our Work
Milngavie Festival Limited will work to raise the profile of Milngavie Town centre Precinct and raise funds to enhance it, for the benefit of the people of Milngavie. it will work to increase local people’s enjoyment of the Precinct through activities such as introducing christmas Lights, developing flower gardens and holding events. we hope to involve the community – including amateur groups, schools and libraries – in what we do via performances and audience participation.
We Need Your Support
As a community-based festival which will be operated mostly by volunteers, we would welcome your support for this event. There are any ways you can help:
- Help us fundraise
- Give a donation
- Volunteer your time
- Get involved on the organising committee
If you are interested in supporting us or getting involved, please get in touch.
Advertising
Advertising is available in next years festival programmes, which will be available from the beginning of May 2012. Please Contact us to see just how affordable programme advertising can be. If you would like to support this year’s Festival, please Contact us to discuss what forms of sponsorship are available.
