HORSHAM YEAR OF CULTURE 2019
YOC SURPASSES ALL EXPECTATIONS ear All, After an incredibly exciting and full on year,
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It is testament to the hard work and dedication, not to
the Horsham District Year of Culture 2019 has now
mention support, from people such as yourselves, that the
officially come to a close.
year was the success it was. From local businesses
surpassed by the sheer volume of groups, organisations and
to performers, groups, artists, sculptors, event organisers,
makers who came together to put on an impressive
innovators and funders and the many, many volunteers
programme with over 700 events across the district,
involved – thank you.
Our hopes for a few events in the year were very quickly
touching the lives of thousands of residents and visitors.
sponsoring events, to venues giving up their spaces in kind,
There are legacies to the project, including the Horsham
We’re currently crunching the numbers, but will be able
Children's Parade, Horsham Film Festival, Sussex Comedian
to share soon some facts and figures about the year! It has
of the Year and it's spin off Stand Up Horsham, sculptures
been a pleasure to visit some of these events, and it has
in Warnham Nature Reserve and Steyning. There's sure to
been particularly pleasing so many children get involved in
be plenty of others coming from this wide ranging
them – from dancing on stage at The Capitol to parading
programme, keep an eye out!
through Horsham Town as part of the first children’s parade and carrying their lanterns high in Billingshurst
Thanks again for all your support – and keep on supporting culture in the district!
Lantern Parade, to the very many artistic and theatrical
Cllr Jonathan Chowen
endeavours, their involvement has been second to none.
Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Leisure & Culture
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MARCH 2020
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