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Speen Festival is a celebration of the very best artistic and creative talent from the village and surrounding areas. At the heart of the Festival is the desire to provide local people with opportunities to participate in creative and artistic events, or to attend them at affordable prices. Showcasing art, music, dance, science, nature and photography including a full theatrical production, the Festival reaches out to all of the local communities and is a true platform for new and developing talent.
History
The inspiration for the Festival arose from the Speen Millennium Pageant of 1999, which demonstrated how the village could come together, using a variety of talents, to produce first-class entertainment. The original Festival in 2001, and those in 2003 and 2005, were developed under the unerring and professional leadership of Martin and Marjorie Stockley. In 2007, Catherine Haddon deftly took over the reins and succeeded in producing yet another hugely successful festival. While the events have always been chiefly organised and performed by members of the local community, on two occasions the BBC has chosen Speen Festival as the venue for its popular radio programmes.
| Speen Festival 2009 Committee |
| Festival Director & Committee Chair |
Jem Symondson |
| Joint Artistic Directors |
Sam and Kate Laughton |
| Treasurer |
Roger Clarke |
| Sponsorship |
Ashley Cooper |
| Publicity / Press |
Marie-Louise Morley |
| Logistics |
Stephen Peake |
| Secretary |
Sue Taylor
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| Speen Festival 2009 Event Organisers |
| Photography Exhibition & Competition |
Glenn Hart |
| Food Fest |
David Hill & Christine Symondson |
| Astronomy Talk |
Jem Symondson |
| Music and Poetry Evening at the Chapel |
Irene Clarke |
| Wild about Wildlife |
Louise Wilson |
| Jazz Concert |
Martin Hart |
| Science Matters Debate |
Barry Stickings |
| Speen Big Sing! |
Kate Laughton |
| Teatro Unfortunato |
Paula Cox |
| Speen Bike Park Challenge |
Peter Symonds |
| Cabaret Supper - Reaching for the stars! |
Judith Newenham |
| SpeenFest Interactive! |
Kate Laughton
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Previous Committees/Event Organisers/Assistants
Martin and Marjorie Stockley, Catherine Haddon, John Allwright, Mike Atherton, Jude Awdry, Eric Baines, Jean Baines, Lois Bale, Vicky Barrett, Margaret Chitty, Amanda Cleaver, Patrick Cleaver, Paula Cox, Mary Craft, Caroline Cranley, Susie Curtis, Wynne and Bronwen Davies, David Edwards, Jane Farley, Pauline and David Flynn, Tom Grant, Martin and Glenn Hart, Fran Hazeldine, Peter Heaps, Annie Hill, Rhydian Hill, John and Gloria Holmes, Dave Howarth, Les Jones, Carolyn Kendall, Maureen Laing, Sam and Kate Laughton, Sandy Mitcheson, Judith Newenham, Christine Oliver, Mike Page, Stephen Peake, Edie Radford, Clive Rainbow, Jill Rogerson, Jeanette Rosling, Sam Ryland, Cherry Seekins, Bob Simpson, Geoff and Clare Smith, Peter Symonds, Christine Symondson, Reg Taylor, Sue Taylor (1), Sue Taylor (2), Lesley Thorn-Davis, Kate Vale, Ian Waterman, Louise Wilson
Did you take part too? Email us on publicity@speenfestival.org so we can update our list.
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