There are some exciting changes happening at Festive Road – all aimed at helping us to become stronger, both financially and artistically. Firstly, after 14 months at the helm, Yvette Lamidey has stepped down as Chair. Yvette took this decision as she is unable to give Festive Road the necessary time and attention, as the…
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Record Breaking July for Festive Road
At Festive Road, we had our busiest and most successful July since records began! Locally, as part of the MK Festival Fringe, we invited people to step into our extraordinary, weird & wonderful world. Our Exhibition, at Westbury Arts Centre, gave visitors the chance to see who/what Festive Road is and does; getting the rare opportunity to get…
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There be dragons!
The Southbank Centre’s summer Power of Power Festival is programmed around Richard Wagner’s iconic Der Ring des Nibelungen. Taking inspiration from the dragon Fafner in Wagner's Ring Cycle, Festive Road was invited by the Southbank Centre to take part in activities inspired by our own giant dragon, Gwynhaf. The day began with a promenade by…
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Northampton school turns 90-years-old, gets letter from the Queen, and throws a carnival.
Hundreds of children at a Northampton primary school brought the sights and sounds of Rio De Janeiro to the town in a spectacular carnival today - to mark their school's 90th birthday. Over 400 pupils at Cedar Road Academy, watched by their proud families, took to the streets surrounding the school in Abington in the…
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