There was an impressive turnout of people to the AGM and first planning meeting. We also enjoyed the attendance of a few new people who have agreed to join a Steering Group for the upcoming Festival programme in October 2025.
Collaboration
Everyone in the meeting agreed that Collaboration is vital to the success of large scale events in the town. The programme of events for the festival period is very varied and relies on the town’s volunteer groups to either contribute to joint events, or propose something they will organise.
There were some fantastic suggestions coming forward today from the groups represented. The events section of this website will start to be populated soon.
The benefit of the Steering Group is that representatives will be able to feedback the Festival’s ethos and proposed activities to their groups to see what can be achieved together. The other benefit is they can attend a steering group meeting safe in the knowledge that they are not about to be landed with a hands-on task! Although we did give all the attendees a long, meaningful look at the section of the meeting where we were needing to vote in a Secretary. (If anyone knows someone who is good at taking minutes, please send them our way!).
Groups represented today:
- C.A.T.S
- U3A
- Cheadle Primary School
- Moorland Voices
- NSPCC
- Cheadle Library
- Cheadle Discovery Group
- Cheadle in Bloom
- COG news
- Cheadle Town Council
- OUTSIDE Arts
- SMDC
- Ammaus
- Pugin After Dark
- Alton Camera Club
- Alton Community Events
- Cheadle Monday Art Group
- Cheadle Academy
- Scouts
- Team Cheadle
- A Child of Mine
There are other groups and local organisations on board, but not at the meeting today. Further groups that would like to collaborate, please get in contact. NOW IS THE TIME!