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2009 Wivenhoe May Fair raises over £4,000 for charity Wivenhoe, 24 June 2009: Following a sunny afternoon of fantastic music and entertainment attended by nearly 5,000 people, the Wivenhoe May Fair committee has announced that it raised in excess of £4,000 for charity this year. This brings the total donated over the past five years to over £12,000. The free music, comedy and spoken word festival, held on the afternoon of the last Bank Holiday Monday supported Amnesty, Russ Foundation, Macmillan, Big Issue, Muscular Distrophy, Essex Wildlife Trust, Activ8, Monday Club and Autism Anglia. Most of the money was raised by the colourful ‘May Fairies’ who roamed the site with collecting buckets. The 27 year old community-based festival is run entirely by volunteers. This year the main stage featured acts including Jazmine Ava, New Town Kings and Karilla. In addition, the ever popular acoustic stage hosted those who didn’t need to plug in produce great music including Tony Gibson, Sally Scoobs and Friends, Ady Johnson, Maria Eracleous and Murphy's Lore. The spoken word stage, hosted by Wivenhoe Funny Farm and Poetry Wivenhoe, also showcased the leading lights in comedy, poetry and story telling with over 30 acts taking to the stage during the six hour festival. Jon Chamberlain of the Wivenhoe May Fair said: “The sun gods were smiling on us this year resulting in a fantastic day of fun and fund raising. We are delighted to have donated over £4,000 to our chosen charities this year and thank all those who came along to support the festival. See you all in 2010!” Click here for pictures of this year's May Fair More information about the May Fair is available by telephoning the organisers on 01206 820826, emailing them at info@wivehoemayfair.com or on the website www.wivenhoemayfair.com |