From: "Kerry Fletcher" <kerryfletcher_at_bigfoot_dot_com>Date: 5 February 2007 17:43:34 GMT
Hi
Penny,
Folkestone are having
a Cultural Diversity Festival June 14th – 17th 2007.
Angie and Steve from the Les Batons French & Breton Music and Dance
gathering went along…. I think it will be of interest to the folk community in
the area and I’m sure lots of members will have some good ideas if they want
to get involved.
Below is Angie’s
email to me about what happened at the first planning
meeting…
She also has the official minutes (attached)
Love, Kerry
From: angi pendreich [mailto:angiotensin_at_talk21_dot_com]
Sent: 25 January 2007
10:21
Subject: Folkestone Cultural Diversity
Festival 14th/17th June 2007
Both Steve and I went to the 1st planning meeting
yesterday.
What an interesting assortment of
people!
Seem to have got the £10,000 without much of a plan to
spend the money on!
Folkestone town centre management came with a few
ideas, but not very good ones! Having a strong educational element seem to be
John Barber's big push (he's the manager of
FTCM)
There was talk of getting the Creative Foundation
involved in an arts project that ran for the whole festival - artists with
studios in the High St were there - they seemed more clued in than the
organisers. Plus a guy Neil Anthony from Crabble Mill restoration project - I
can't begin to understand where he was coming from, he's been brainstorming
with the other 2 - aargh!
So, the money is there and as yet they can't have
allocated much of it as they have no firm plans. It needs rescuing before it
begins! They seemed to be interested in music and dancing. I mentioned
Cajun/Zydeco the Greek band Amanes that Phil plays with, Martin/Andy Renshaw's
trio, and they were keen for me to contact whoever I
knew.
Between you, can you have a think and spread the word
round.
The next planning meeting is Thurs Feb 15th at The
Leas Club in Folkestone
Contact person is Barbara Witham, Events Organiser,
Folk town centre management 01303 850522
Angi
xx