Your news: Crawley Festival is a hit

A huge range of attractions and a great turnout helped make this year's Crawley Festival one to remember.
Crawley Festival, Memorial Gardens. Pic Steve Robards SR1715853 SUS-170307-112203001Crawley Festival, Memorial Gardens. Pic Steve Robards SR1715853 SUS-170307-112203001
Crawley Festival, Memorial Gardens. Pic Steve Robards SR1715853 SUS-170307-112203001

Tony Witton, chairman of the organising committee, said it had been a fantastic festival.

“It was probably the best one we’ve ever had to be honest,” he said. “The weather was great, we had hundreds of people - thousands throughout the whole week. We had a fantastic programme.”

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The Mainstage event was a particular highlight, with live music, dancing on stage, street theatre, and cooking tips and food tasting courtesy of the Cultural Kitchen.

Crawley Festival, Memorial Gardens. Pic Steve Robards SR1715890 SUS-170307-112055001Crawley Festival, Memorial Gardens. Pic Steve Robards SR1715890 SUS-170307-112055001
Crawley Festival, Memorial Gardens. Pic Steve Robards SR1715890 SUS-170307-112055001

“Seeing the whole park bathed in sunlight and shoulder to shoulder with local people, choirs and schools singing and performing on stage - that was the highlight for me,” said Tony.

“We changed the committee this year, and I took on the chairmanship.

“It felt like a team effort - it’s a good committee and they work well together. It made me really proud.”

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He said the festival will be back next year - the committee is due to meet up in a few week’s time to discuss how this year’s event went. Once that’s done, they will get straight on with planning for 2018.

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Crawley Festival, Memorial Gardens. Pic Steve Robards SR1715950 SUS-170307-111936001

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