The 2012 Sunningwell Festival is set to take place from 1st-10th June and promises to be an unforgettable event, featuring an acclaimed line-up, a unique location and a special choral concert to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
Sunningwell Festival
Days Out and Attractions
In Abingdon
The biennial Sunningwell Festival will return on 1st-10th June this year and promises to be the best yet, with an acclaimed line-up taking to the stage.
Sunningwell Festival is perhaps one of the most unique events of it's kind here in the UK, set on a stage built over the tranquil village pond, which is nestled in the heart of the village. The pond itself was first referenced in a local deed poll in 1447 AD and it's waters were reputed to have healing properties.
The festival's varied programme attracts visitors of all ages and backgrounds, with a great reputation for being family-friendly. Sunningwell Festival is organised by a team of volunteers and operates under registered charity Opera Anywhere Ltd. Any surplus from the festival is re-invested into supporting arts in the local community.
2012's festival will also see a choral performance in the 13th century village church to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, in a typical prom style concert.
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Line-Up
There are a number of events and activities planned throughout the festival including a repeat of the highly successful dog show, celebrations for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, a great range of refreshments, art/ craft stalls and even a rumour of a fly-past!
This year's official line-up is as follows:
26th May, St Leonard's Church, 7.30pm - A Garland For Our Queen
1st June, Pond Stage, 4pm - Sunningwell CE Primary School present "The Selfish Giant"
2nd June, location to be announced, 2pm - Colla Voce choral performance
2nd June, Pond Stage, 7.30pm - Third Degree LeBurn with support band "The Limitations"
3rd June, Pond Stage, 7.30pm - The David Rees Williams Trio
4th June, Pond Stage, afternoon - The S Factor
4th June, Pond Stage, 7.30pm - Parallel Blondie supported by Sunningwell's very own "Silver"
5th June, Pond Stage, 7.30pm - Spiers and Boden with support band
7th June, 7.30pm, Pond Stage - Mamma Mia!
8th June, 7.30pm, Pond Stage - Opera Anywhere perform the Mikado at the Last Night of the Proms
9th June, 11am, 2.30pm and 5pm, Village Hall Field - Giffords Circus
9th June, 7.30pm, Pond Stage - Opera Anywhere perform the Mikado at the Last Night of the Proms
10th June, 11am, 2.30pm and 5pm, Village Hall Field - Giffords Circus
11th June, 11am, 2.30pm and 5pm, Village Hall Field - Giffords Circus
Nationally- famous performing artists Giffords Circus will also be pitching their big top tent on the Village Hall Field to coincide with the festival this year.
The Giffords Circus company of painted wagons has toured the rural South West and entertained in excess of 250,000 people with their glamorous, visually stunning and family friendly show.
Tickets can be purchased through TicketSource or by using the contact details on the right of this page. Young people and children under the age of 16 can enter the festival for free.
Sponsorship Opportunities
Although Sunningwell Festival consistently attracts a number of high profile sponsors there are still opportunities for local businesses to get involved with this unique event. The festival attracts audiences of up to 500 people for it's open air events and benefits from considerable press attention.
Sunningwell Festival is renowned as a family event and draws a broad demographic from the region, visitors from surrounding villages and tourists visiting nearby Oxford. The festival's organisers offer a number of sponsorship packages to suit a wide range of budgets, each helping to raise your profile in the local area and representing a great return on investment.
Sponsorship is what keeps the festival alive.
It is a special kind of giving that reaches out and shares its results with many satisfied people: the audience who are able to enjoy a memorable performance or other event and of course the artists themselves. It could be a well established artist sharing his talent or it could be someone just starting out on an exciting career who is given the opportunity to perform. This is all in addition to the pleasure received by the Sponsor's guests as they enjoy the benefit of best seats to the performance. Equally important it is your opportunity as a Sponsor to use this as a marketing tool. There are many ways in which you can achieve this and we'd be delighted to discuss with you a package that would match your aspirations, to give you an idea though, these are the various offers:
Sponsorship Package | | PLATINUM | GOLD | SILVER | | BAR SPONSOR | | OTHER |
Pricing | | £3,000 | £2,000 | £1,000 | | £2,000 | | £250-£500 |
Features | | | | | | | | |
Prominently placed branded banner | | Yes | -- | -- | | -- | | -- |
Branded banner on bar | | -- | -- | -- | | Yes | | -- |
Branded "A frame" by the seating | | Yes | -- | Yes | | -- | | -- |
Prominently displayed branding at grandstand seating areas | | Yes | -- | -- | | -- | | -- |
Branded banner located centrally in sight of audience | | -- | Yes | -- | | -- | | -- |
Branding on email marketing campaign | | Yes | -- | -- | | -- | | -- |
Branding on sunningwell.com website before, during and after the festival plus a website link | | Yes | Yes | Yes | | -- | | -- |
Branding on all marketing materials: posters, flyers etc | | Yes | Yes | Yes | | -- | | -- |
Branding on festival consumables and merchandise, where appropriate | | Yes | Yes | Yes | | -- | | -- |
Operatic aria performed live during performance with your company message | | Yes | -- | -- | | -- | | -- |
Number of complimentary tickets | | 8 | 6 | 4 | | 6 | | -- |
Additional Features available subject to negotiation | | | | | | | | |
Advertising on Stewards' backs | | -- | -- | -- | | -- | | Yes |
Advertising in the Café area | | -- | -- | -- | | -- | | Yes |
About Sunningwell Festival
The concept of Sunningwell Festival first took shape during a working party at a Sunningwell Parish Council Meeting back in 1999.
The parish clerk at the time, Norman Baird, encouraged the meeting's attendees to think big and outside the box for the village's Millenium celebrations and so the mad idea of building a stage over the pond was agreed.
Following two very successful prom concerts on the pond the idea evolved once more to celebrate the Jubilee in 2002, creating a real festival atmosphere. Permission to close the road enabled the area to accommodate a bigger audience and the 2005 festival was bigger and better than ever.
The 2007 and 2010 festivals had a hugely positive impact on the local community after attracting huge press interest and an acclaimed line-up. The 2012 festival promises to build on this success and be an unforgettable 10 days on music, fun and family-friendly entertainment.
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