Vauxhall Festival

Lambeth

Date: 23 June 2003
Ref: 1613
Press contact: Jo Rogers
Tel: 020 7926 2739
Email: jrogers3@lambeth.gov.uk

Press Release

Seventh Vauxhall Festival - 5 July to 2 August

The seventh Vauxhall Festival kicks off from 5 July to 2 August this year, with a series of events, displays and performances.

Community groups, organisations and individuals across the whole of North Lambeth take part in events of all kinds in the month leading up to the Grand Finale - the one-day Vauxhall Music Festival which is held in Spring Gardens near Vauxhall Cross on 2 August.

The Music Festival will include contributions from local schools, businesses, community groups, interested individuals, arts groups and more. A variety of stalls, displays, information points, children's activities such as face painting, music workshops, and cultural displays, as well as singing and dancing, will contribute to the day.

The whole festival will be a "celebration of cultural diversity" and every effort is being made to encourage as many different people as possible from the local community to take part. There will be an opening event on July 5, which will be followed by a range of individually organised activities scheduled to take place over the course of the month.

"A key aim is to make sure that all events, including the one-day Music Festival, are as culturally diverse and inclusive as possible - so that everyone in the area can take part and find something to enjoy," says Councillor Keith Fitchett, Chair of the North Lambeth Area Committee.

"We are therefore encouraging participation from local businesses, community groups, statutory agencies and the local schools. We are also looking at ideas that will encourage members of our newer communities - from Colombia, Portugal and Eastern Europe, for example - to participate."

The Festival was originally organised by the St Peter's Heritage Centre as a small-scale event featuring mainly classical music, but has grown considerably over the years in size and diversity. It is currently being organised by a Steering Group supported by the North Lambeth Town Centre Office. Long-term it is planned that a suitable community organisation or group will take over.

For further details of events please contact Glennette Bowles-Dove at GBowles-Dove@lambeth.gov.uk or leave a message for her on 020 7926 2780.

· Can you help? Any interested individuals, businesses or organisations are invited to consider supporting the event through donations, direct funding or contributions in kind.

Issued by the Communication Centre
London Borough of Lambeth
Lambeth Town Hall
Brixton Hill
London SW2 1RW

Telephone 020 7926 1000
Fax 020 7926 2839
www.lambeth.gov.uk

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