Shrewsbury Summer Season works closely with the following event organisers and groups to create the festival:
Adcote School, Battlefield 1403, BCMG, Belle Vue Arts, Belmont Arts Centre, ‘do the loop’, The Gateway, Gateway Promotions, Heart of England Fine Foods, Macmillan Cancer, Made in Shropshire, Mid Shropshire Vintage Club, Midlands Chorale, Pengwern Books, Rainbow Film Festival, The Reynolds Gallery, SADAA, Salop Sheet Music, Salop Steam Engine Society, Severn Hospice, Severn Opera, Shrewsbury Cantanta Choir, Shrewsbury Carnival, Shrewsbury Cathedral, Shrewsbury Choral Society, Shrewsbury Civic Society, Shrewsbury Concert Band, Shrewsbury Folk Festival, Shrewsbury Heritage Celebrations, Shrewsbury Horticultural Society, Shrewsbury Jazz Network, Shrewsbury Light Orchestra, Shrewsbury Open Studios, Shrewsbury School, Shrewsbury Symphony Orchestra, Shropshire Art Society, Shropshire Charity Concerts, Shropshire Embroiderers’ Guild, Shropshire School of Classical Music, Shropshire Wildlife Trust, Soccer Destinations, St Chad’s Church, St Mary’s Church, Thresholds Centre, Trading Faces, Women in Mind.
We are especially grateful to our major funders and sponsors:
Shrewsbury & Atcham Borough Council via Destination Shrewsbury, Arts Council England, Whittingham Riddell, Hatchers Solicitors, Wrexham & Shropshire, Exciting Spaces, Manbat, SADAA and Shrewsbury Natural Health Centre.
We would like to thank particularly the Shrewsbury Darwin Rotary Club for their invaluable assistance with the stewarding of key events over the summer.
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WHO ARE WE?
The main organisers of the Shrewsbury Summer Season are
Lezley Picton, Dominic Wallis, Maggie Love, Melanie Cousins, Adam Burgan, Jon King, Grant Wilson, Alison Patrick, David Griffiths, David Jack and Val Phillips with great support from all the staff at the Music Hall and Box Office along with Mary White, Adrian Plant and the Museums staff. The Steering Group is chaired by John Moore, Director of Music at Shrewsbury School.
OUR PATRONS
Our Founding Patrons are Sir David Lees, Sybil Ruscoe, Lord Gowrie, Phil Northwood and Ted Maidment.
They are ably supported by Henry Angell-James, Lynn Baker, Pat Burbidge, Tony Bywater, Frances Carlile, Marilyn Cass, Jenny Chesshire, Gladys Mary Coles, John Coward, Bruce Crawcour, Lorna Cross, Carolyn Davies, David Dibble, Peter Fanning, Jeremy Goulding, Geoff Hardy, Algenon Heber-Percy, Richard Higgins, Nigel Hinton, Sue Hughes, Hayley Jay, Michael Mander DL, Ann McCay, Ian Musty, Sue Osborne, Pat Sheard, Nicholas Stephens, Caroline Thewles, Jenny Thomas, Rev. Mark Thomas, Margaret Thrower, Ann Tudor, Tony Vettise, Paul Wallis-Tarry, Jane Wallbridge, Dr. Wendy-Jane Walton, Val Walters, Trevor Wheatley, Paul Williams and Richard Wycherley.
The usual Disclaimer!
The content of this website is published in good faith and is correct to the best of our knowledge. However, The Shrewsbury Summer Season, The Music Hall and Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough Council reserve the right to make changes to the information published on this website and to alter or cancel performances without prior notice in the event of illness or unavoidable circumstances without liability.
