2009 Festival:

13th to 16th May

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Honorary Patrons

William Roache MBE
Sir David Willcocks CBE
Peter Donohoe
Alan Garner OBE
The Reverend Cannon Brian Young

President

Judy Hill

Vice Presidents

Peggy Agnew
Ewart Boddington
Alison Wilkinson

PURPOSE AND FUNCTION OF THE ORGANISATION

The objects of the Festival are educational and non-profit making and comprise of holding the Festival and any other events of an educational nature complementary to the Festival. The Festival provides a platform for amateur performances with an educational element provided by professional adjudicators.

Vision

To encourage and provide a conduit through public performances for young children to express themselves through music, speech and drama and to showcase and nurture this talent in the performing arts.

On-line Entry

For the first time in the history of the Alderley Edge Festival, on-line entry can now be accepted. Please click on instructions on how to use the on-line entry system, or on-line entry to take you directly to the on-line entry system

93rd Festival

It is worth sharing with you all, a not too insignificant a fact regarding the 2008 Festival. Not only was it outstanding, but we failed to recognise its other importance. The first ever Festival held in Alderley Edge was staged by The Alderley Edge Wesleyan Church Guild in 1909, which made 2008 the 100th anniversary of the existence of a Festival in Alderley Edge – a significant milestone in the history of not only the Festival, but of the village as a whole. 1911, however, was when the Alderley Edge Musical Festival Society came into existence, and as such we recognise that the 2010 Festival will be the 100th anniversary of our current Society.

Yet another year has passed, and here we are already preparing for next years Festival – the first meeting of the ‘Festival’ year has already taken place; both syllabus meetings have been completed; and the AGM was completed before the end of November 2008!! These first few processes of the Festival time line set the standard for the rest of the year, and what a standard we will have to keep. The last Festival was yet again an outstanding success, with the standard of performance surpassing previous years.

Keith's full statement is available here.

Daily Timetables

This years timetables are below.

Speech and Drama: Wednesday and Saturday

Regulations & Copyright

This Festival and all Competitors are bound by Copyright Law. Documents on Festival Regulations and Copyright law can be downloaded by clicking on Regulations or Copyright.

Thanks

The organisers of the Alderley Edge Festival would like to thank the following organisations for the generous support they have given us in the use of their halls:

Alderley Edge School for Girls
Alderley Edge Methodist Church
St Philip’s Church
St Pius X Roman Catholic Church
Alderley Edge Community Primary School
Macclesfield Borough Council

Grateful thanks also to Rainbow Balloons, Alderley Edge and Mark Rogers, Wilmslow whose help with the collection of trophies is much appreciated.

Can you help ?

The Alderley Edge Festival is organised and run entirely by volunteers and we are always looking for people to help us. Application form here.

Location Map

A map showing location of all the halls can be downloaded here.