Festival a success

THE Uckfield Festival has been hailed a great success overall with exciting spin offs already being planned. But there were also disappointments for the organisers who are now reviewing its content and format for the future.

Chairman of the organising committee, Cathy Corbin, was delighted with the launch day with overwhelming interest in the Sci-Circus in the big top and 70 different organisations represented on the Luxford Field.

She was pleased too with the rousing finale on Sunday provided by the Imperial Male Voice Choir at St Philip's Church with many people requesting a return visit by the singers next year.

Other successes included street theatre, guided walks, the talent contest, the silent movie, the poetry festival, chamber music at the United Reformed Church and the festival club run in the Luxford lounge every evening.

Jazz

A jazz night at the Pizza Express restaurant was so successful that manager Hamish Blackman is thinking of holding one every month in future.

And the Battle of Bands competition inspired a group of people to get together to work to set up a youth music project in town.