Acknowledgements

We wish to thank the following

Gloucestershire County Council, in particular Cllr Steve Robinson, for financial support under the ‘Build Back Better’ scheme. 

Horsley Parish Council, especially Kate Kay and David Walls, for its financial support.

Ruskin Mill Trust, in particular Aonghus Gordon, Sue Smee and the RMT Design Team, for the design of the Festival Programme and printing costs.

Shelley Saguaro for designing our wonderful poster.

Imogen Harvey-Lewis for our programme graphic.

Paul Hofman for building our magnificent website.

Jane Archer for curating the Inspire Exhibition.

David Bullock the music maestro

Lucy Telling and Tomas Millar for our Grand Opening.

Maxine Relton for organising both the Poetry Night and Arts Trail and hot footing it back from India to be part of the Festival.

John Taylor, a very sound engineer.

Ali Lidbetter at Under the Edge Arts and John Rolfe Auctions for providing the display boards for the Inspire Exhibition and Chris Blackwell for ensuring their safe delivery.

Helen and Nick Honeychurch @ The Big Red Bus Bar.

Karen Butt for making sure we booked the venues.

John Bolton for tuning and repairing the Village Hall piano.

The Horsley Play Group for agreeing to us messing with their arrangements.

Nailsworth Health Partnership for being our Stripe account host

Wheatley Printers for a great service.

Everyone who has contributed to the festival offering their time, expertise, local knowledge, good humour, positivity and support especially, David Bullock, Fiona Eadie, Pip Heywood, Luke Honeychurch @ The Hog, Peter Hunt, Heather MacLennan, Helen Price, Maxine Relton, David Walls and Mavis Zutshi, but also the artists, poets, story tellers, workshop leaders, presenters, talking heads, musicians and volunteers.

Thank you!