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Festival of Chichester offers huge thanks to Chichester City Council
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16/06/2025
Chichester City Council has been a fabulous supporter of the Festival right from the start
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Good afternoon. My name is Phil Hewitt, Group Arts Editor at Sussex Newspapers and also
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Chairman of the Festival of Chichester. And as Chairman, it's really lovely to get the
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chance to speak to Sam Tate, who is the town clerk with Chichester City Council. Really,
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just to say a heartfelt thank you. The fact is the City Council have been fabulous to
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the Festival of Chichester right from the very start. Our first ever meeting to see
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whether there was any desire to set up a new festival in Chichester was in the Council
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Chamber. And ever since then, the City Council have been incredibly kind to us year after
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year. It's like you absolutely understand why we do what we do. You support our aims and
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you make them possible in terms of encouragement, but also financially. We are in the second
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year with the three year funding agreement from the City Council. And that funding that
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you as a City Council extend to the Festival of Chichester can't tell you how much difference
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it makes. It gives us confidence. It allows us to plan. It's absolutely fundamental. Your
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support as a City Council for the Festival of Chichester is phenomenal. And we are extremely
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grateful for it. Thank you.
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You are most welcome, Phil. I think from the City Council's point of view, you know, one of
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the things that we really try and do at all times is to support the grassroots arts scene
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in the city. And the festival is absolutely central to that. You know, it provides that opportunity
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for groups to put on shows, put on exhibitions, performances. And, you know, again, you underpin
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so much of the arts activity in the city. And you help us deliver so many of our priorities
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that it's a pleasure to work with you guys. And, you know, we're always happy to help and support.
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That's extremely kind to say. And I think the point is that we have broadly similar aims,
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don't we? The Festival and the City Council are both about sort of strengthening communities,
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bringing people together, enabling people to work together, perhaps people who wouldn't
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otherwise work together. And that's the fun, isn't it? That's the pleasure.
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Absolutely. Absolutely. A long way to continue.
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Brilliant. Well, we're just about to start the festival. Sam, huge thanks for all your support
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right from the start across our 13 years or so, so far. Thank you ever so much indeed.
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