Booking Information As many of you know, the Box Office charges levied at our traditional provider mean booking fees remain prohibitively high for subscription bookings. Therefore to encourage you to continue to book either individual tickets or for the whole series, tickets will be sold directly through the Festival Office with a personal service from the Festival team. Telephone Bookings: Telephone booking opens to the general public on Monday 6th December. Please call the Festival office on 01423 562303 and a member of the team will be happy to take your booking. The office is open 9.30am-5.30pm Monday to Friday, Saturdays 10.00am - 4pm. Booking in Person: The team would be delighted to see you if you decide to come in to the office in person to book your tickets. Please be aware that we are located on the second floor. If this presents a problem, please phone in advance and one of our team shall meet you in our entrance hall on the ground floor.
Your Support Harrogate International Festivals is heavily reliant on the generous support it receives from its Friends, without which the year-round delivery of our prestigious Festivals, and Education and Community work would not be able to continue and develop. As we find ourselves in an increasingly challenging financial climate, the Arts are experiencing cuts and changes like never before. As you may be aware following the government’s recent Spending Review, Arts Council England are facing cuts of 30% over the next 4 years, and naturally as a result the shapes of arts organisations as we know them are likely to transform dramatically. Further knock-on effects of the government cuts are resulting in local councils also having to reconsider whether they fund the arts in the same way, if at all. Your support is invaluable. You can support the Festival for as little as £25 a year. See below for more information of becoming a Friend of the Festival, join now by calling 01423 562303.
Postal Bookings: Please complete your booking form and return to Harrogate International Festivals, Raglan House, Raglan Street, Harrogate, HG1 1LE. Booking forms are available to download on our website www.harrogate-festival.org.uk Payment Method: Payment can be made by cash, cheque or a major credit / debit card (excluding American Express). Cheques should be made payable to ‘Harrogate International Festivals’ and should be for the full value of your tickets to include the appropriate booking fee.
Coffee and Tea will be available for purchase during the interval thanks to the Old Swan Hotel. Harrogate International Festivals is a registered charity, no. 244861 All information in this leaflet is correct at the time of going to print. Harrogate International Festivals reserves the right to make such alterations as may become necessary.
Premier Partners
Dame Fanny Waterman DBE President of Harrogate International Festivals Friends Benefits
• Advance details of Festival of all Festival events
• Priority booking for Festival Events with Platinum Friends getting
priority, followed by Gold Friends and then Silver Friends, before
tickets go on sale to the public.
• Platinum and Gold Friends (subject to consent) are credited in our
Festival Programme Book and receive a complimentary copy.
• Invitations to special exclusive Friends events throughout
Telephone Bookings: 01423 562 303
We could not do this without the invaluable contribution made by the Festival Friends who have been integral to our growth and development over the years, through their loyalty and financial support. Harrogate International Festivals greatly appreciates their contribution. Premier Friends
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Launched in July 2009, The Premier Friends Foundation is an exclusive opportunity for a select group of supporters to make a difference PREMIER FRIENDS to the work of the Harrogate International Festivals. Joining the Premier Friends will create a longterm, year round association with the Festival encompassing the highest quality performing arts, literary and education participation across the district, alongside a comprehensive series of benefits designed to keep you entertained all year round!
Harrogate International
Sunday Series 2011
A season of coffee concerts at the Old Swan Hotel
For details of the benefits of becoming a Premier Friend or how to join the Premier Friends please contact Fran Lyth, Public Affairs Co-ordinator on 01423 562 303 or fran@harrogate-festival.org.uk
Booking Fees: All bookings are subject to a booking fee of £2. In order to cover the cost of postage, there is an additional 50p charge, however, you can choose to pick your tickets up on the door of the concert. For more information on the Harrogate International Sunday Series please contact Bryony Davies on 01423 562303 or bryony@harrogate-festival.org.uk
Friends of Harrogate International Festival Harrogate International Festivals has grown into one of the regions leading cultural providers, attracting the best international, national and local artists to perform every year. The Festival team works year round to bring the finest performing arts, literature and education participation to Harrogate and Yorkshire.
the year.
• Friends of the Festival membership card
• Festival newsletter
www.harrogate-festival.org.uk
Premier Friends Suggested £500+ per year
Platinum Friend Gold Friend Silver Friend (£100 per year) (£50 per year) (£25 per year)
Giving to the Festival the tax efficient way If you pay income tax, you can significantly increase the value of your donation to the Festival by agreeing to Gift Aid your contribution- an extra 28p for every £1 you give, at no extra cost for you. Spreading your payments We can offer Premier, Platinum and Gold Friends the facility of spreading your payments across the year by standing order- please contact the Festival Office for details. To join the Festival Friends please in the membership form on the reverse of the booking form, or for more information please call Fran Lyth at the Festival office on 01423 562 303 or email fran@ harrogate-festival.org.uk Premier Partners
Telephone Bookings: 01423 562 303
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