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£120,000 ensures Fairport will happen next summer
19/11/2021
Popular festival receives a third grant from the Cultural Relief Fund
The future of next year’s Fairport Cropredy Convention looks a lot more secure today thanks to the award of £120,000 from the government’s Cultural Relief Fund.
This is the third time the music festival has received support from the fund and follows the cancellation of the event for the second year running earlier this summer.
The Festival’s organiser Gareth Williams has acknowledged that without the support from the fund the festival wouldn’t have survived.
He said: “Postponing Cropredy for a second year really strained our resources and those of our suppliers. The funding we received in CRF Rounds One and Two was invaluable in keeping the festival office open and supporting the businesses we need to be there for us next August.
“In fact, without the funding I’m not sure we could have survived. But now we can look forward with renewed confidence to welcoming you all back to the field next summer.”
Faiport’s Cropredy Convention is among 925 recipients to benefit from the latest round of payments from the Cultural Relief Fund. The grants will support the sector in dealing with the challenges of reopening.
Published: by Banbury FM Newsteam