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What a weekend!
Achtung Baby
It costs a lot of money to stage a festival like ours, even though we all gave our time and expertise free of charge, we still had to hire the stage, the lights, the canopies, the chairs and the stalls as well as paying for the printing and the insurance. And, though many of our performers gave their time free, we do have to pay the professionals who come to entertain us.
All this is why we are so very grateful to an awful lot of people.
All this is why we are so very grateful to an awful lot of people.
A big 'Thank you!' first of all to main Festival sponsor Wedgwood who were very undemanding and really just wanted everyone to have a good time. Our thanks too to Stone Town Council, to Stafford County Council, to local businesses which have contributed in kind, particularly the Crown Hotel, which provided us with a base throughout the weekend, to Norstone Autos (who provided transport when we needed it) and to the team at the Stone Local who worked tirelessly to find advertising to pay for our programme. We'd also like to thank all the artists who entertained us. Finally, huge thanks to all the volunteers who worked so hard over the weekend to make it all happen, and to the concert goers who put money in the collecting buckets to help pay for the entertainment.
See you next year!
See you next year!
There are lots of photographs on the website. Have a look - If you were there you may be on one of them! (All photographs copyright Phil Mitchell/SMAFS or Nick Brookes/SMAFS)