A little info about The Festival
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The Festival Company is a volunteer board comprising 7 directors and 5 committee members. The board is led by the event founder and Company CEO, Gerard Richardson and 4 of the board have been members for over 6 years.
Since it was founded in 1998, the Company have organised several major festival, a classical harbourside concert, several continental markets and so much more. Their activities have attracted more than 1.1m visitors creating an inward investment of tens of millions of pounds for the area.
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The current board is
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Chief Executive and Founder of the Festival
Chief Executive and founder of the Whitehaven Festival. One of two of the original team, Gerard is a local businessman who runs a fine wine merchants and outside catering business with his wife Dianne. Married with four children, he has also been a local magistrate for 12 years. A former naval air mechanic and fireman, he started his own business in Whitehaven in 1994.
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Company Secretary and Treasurer
Company Secretary and Treasurer
Company Secretary and Treasurer and the only other member of the original team. Catherine is the accountancy services manager for Allerdale Council. Married with two children, Catherines commitment to the local community is also shown in her service as the treasurer of St. Bridgets after school club in Brigham.
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Promotion
Promotion
Colin has been editor of the Whitehaven News since 2004 (and a Cumbrian Newspapers journalist since 1984). He succeeded the previous editor, Hilary Scott, as a Director of the Festival. Colin, whose wife Christine also works in a Whitehaven town centre business. Works closely with Gerard Richardson in publicising and promoting the Festival.
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Marketing Director
Marketing Director
Sherrie has worked with the Festival behind the scenes for several years, joining the board in 2005. Sherrie is employed by Copeland Council and works on the regeneration team.
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profile coming soon,, honest
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