We want to hold an amazing age-friendly Festival for local people featuring
• Fun, educational, intergenerational workshops
• Advice & information
• Stalls selling plants, cards, jewellery & more
• International food
• Community groups
• Showcasing local talent
• Health advice: healthy eating, fasting & health, pampering
• A fantastic age-friendly atmosphere celebrating diversity & friendships between faiths & cultures
• Support for people looking for training, volunteering & employment opportunities
• Music, play and sports activities for young people & children

PLEASE GIVE US YOUR SUPPORT BY MAKING A PLEDGE TO OUR MUCH LOVED ANNUAL EVENT!
We really need your help to make this project possible - whether you're a resident, group or local business, by supporting this project you can have a direct impact on our amazing community.
Visit our website to see the REWARDS offered in return for your pledge!
Read the history of Celebrate

What we'll deliver:

• Buy materials for free workshops, food for volunteers and performers, a programme, first aid provision
• Invite everyone to celebrate International Year of Light at our 18th community festival
• Hire marquees, a stage, chairs, tables, PA, workshop providers for free participatory intergenerational workshops
• Feature 6 exciting themes and workshops with a focus on light & light based technology...
• Feature dance, music, information, stalls, health advice, community group stalls and more
• Provide dedicated learning, information and Health & Wellbeing areas; be age-friendly and inclusive

Why it's a great idea:

Celebrate is our volunteer-led community Festival - and so much more than just a one day event.
Everyone can get involved!
An integral part of our richly diverse community for 17 years: bringing together different ages, cultures, community groups, musicians, performers, schools & service providers - sharing news & showcasing achievement. We connect people, encourage participation & provide access to a wide variety of information & activities enabling more people to get involved & shape their community.
Our theme this year is Light up your Life!
Aims:
Celebrate the talent, diversity & resources of Whalley Range & surrounding areas
Promote a positive image of the area & improve the quality of life
Encourage participation of the different communities within the area
Work in an anti-discriminatory & inclusive way.
“Please pledge your support!”

Steps to get it done:

• By learning new skills and sharing resources
• By celebrating and sharing community news
• By providing an Age-friendly and tolerant community Festival for all
• Encourage participation, promote local capacity building & community cohesion
• Teaching skills and sharing knowledge
• The Light Fantastic (Performance) The Light Touch (Technology, computing, health & wellbeing, Art)
• I see the Light (Multifaith & respect, mindfulness) Light & Flight (Space, the sky),
• Light for the future (Solar power, sustainability) Light Up Your Life (Get involved, gain skills, participate)
• Bring volunteers, artists, performers, community groups, schools & businesses together to celebrate our diversity
• To celebrate our 18th festival by raising the artistic standard of the event

Rewards for pledgers
Business: £25 = a free advert displayed at the Festival
£50 = a free advert on a poster displayed at the Festival and link to your website which we’ll circulate across our networks
£100 = a free advert on a poster displayed at the Festival and a link to your website which we’ll circulate across our networks – including websites, Twitter and in a poster displayed at the Festival
Adverts will feature in our programme or programme supplement
Community: 100 pledgers will receive a personal invitation to our community meal ‘Come 4 Tea’
50 pledgers will get a Celebrate Calendar
50 pledgers will get a CD of the Celebrate Anthem
20 pledgers will receive a Whalley Range community map:
Keep checking for more rewards!
Our Survey: How does the Celebrate Festival bring the Whalley Range community together?
Why is an event that brings members of a very diverse community together important?
Read the survey results on our website http://tinyurl.com/pfuo5z9