Lucky Prize Winner

The lucky winner of a case of wine generously donated by Lucy Driver, proprietor of South Downs Cellars in Hurstpierpoint and Lindfield, was Hazel Ranger who was delighted with the prize. She said "I've got 19 people coming on Christmas Day so they will be happy! Suddenly, I have a lot more friends than I knew about!"

The names of all the people who joined the Friends of Hurst Festival this year were 'put in the hat' and Hazel's name came out the winner.

Next year's Hurst Festival runs from 15th to 29th September 2012.

Dear Friends and Supporters,

The Seventh Hurst Festival has been a tremendous success. This is very much because of the enthusiastic support we have had from hundreds of people. Audiences have been bigger than ever, probably helped by the amazing September weather, but also, we think, because of the high standard of our events. We are so grateful to you all for everything you have done to help us to achieve this success.

The names of all the people who joined the Friends of Hurst Festival this year were 'put in the hat' and Hazel's name came out the winner.

Next year's Hurst Festival runs from 15th to 29th September 2012.

Two things:

If you are not already a member of the Friends of Hurst Festival, please would you consider joining? You can do this through the website by clicking on the following link Become a friend of Hurstpierpoint Festival, or by using a leaflet or the form included inside the main programme. It costs only £20 (more if you wish!) and gives you priority booking for next year. We also hold a special Friends Evening to introduce the programme before it goes on general distribution.

This year, the Friends subscriptions supported the cost of the Richard Durrant concert. If we are to engage high profile artistes, we obviously need additional funding. As you know, we are committed to keeping ticket prices as low as possible, so sponsorship of one sort or another is vital.

IF YOU DO JOIN THE FRIENDS BY 16 OCTOBER, YOUR NAME WILL GO INTO A DRAW FOR A CASE OF WINE GENEROUSLY DONATED BY SOUTH DOWNS CELLARS. Do consider it.

Once we've done a detailed evaluation of this year's Festival, we shall be starting work on the programme for next year. If you have ideas and suggestions about events that you would like us to include, do please get in touch with us as soon as you can. If you would like to comment on this year's Festival, we'd be very pleased to hear from you.

Thank you again.

Margaret and the Festival Committee