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THE HISTORY The annual Festival of Music and Drama has now become an established feature in the Wells calendar of musical and social events. It had its origins, as so many good ideas have, in a chat over a drink in late 1999 when the then fairly new Vicar, Fr. Peter Farrell, said he felt that St. Cuthbert's was not only a large, beautiful and historic church but it was an ideal venue for some special event or series of events which would make full use of the building's potential, and also provide a means of outreach and service to the community of which St. Cuthbert's has formed an important part for many centuries. From this thought grew the idea of a week-long festival of music centred on the church, and thus the Wells St. Cuthbert's Festival 2000 was born. From that tentative beginning the festival has gone from strength to strength. The 2000 Festival was a notable success, thanks in no small part to the support of local Sponsors, and building upon the experience of the previous years; the Festivals that followed have also been very successful artistically, socially and financially. Below are the images of some of the artistes who took part in what was by common agreement a very successful Festival 2007. It gives some idea of the variety of the programme planned by our Festival Committee. There really is something for everyone. The dates for next year's Festival are August 31st to September 7th. We hope you can join us.
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| Our aim is to make this a 'people's festival' with something for everyone - highbrow, lowbrow and everything in between. Watch this space for more information. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Further details about the programme, Friends of the Festival and sponsorship can be obtained by e-mailing the Parish Office Telephone 01749 676906 | |||||||||||||||||||
