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The 2024 Music Festival in Audlem was without doubt another fantastic success. Over 50 different acts in 6 performing locations, and a thriving arts and crafts fair in the Public Hall attracted we estimate over 3,000 people to the village over the three and a half days. And above all, it was completely free to attend.

In 2023 – another great festival – we managed to secure Council grant funding to help us balance the books for that year. This year, unfortunately, despite trying, we were unable to replicate that, and 2024's festival ran at a loss of nearly £3,000.

We're lucky that we have some modest reserves which have allowed us to address that gap, but relying on that is not sustainable. We need to establish a regular funding stream to allow us to continue running and improving the festival, over and above the year long fundraising activity that already takes place by a team of dedicated volunteers.
 
So we're launching the Audlem Music Festival monthly lottery. We're asking you to purchase a ticket (or tickets!) for £5 a month. We will hold a monthly draw, with four runner up prizes and one grand prize each month. The value of the prizes will be directly related to the number of tickets we sell. For example, if we sell 250 tickets, then that will equate to a runner up prize value of £50 and a grand prize of £300.
 
You can submit your ticket application either online at www.audlemfestival.live or complete the form overleaf, and hand in to a member of staff at William's newsagent.
 
Once we receive your application, we'll send you your customer and ticket number(s) and instructions on setting up a standing order. We're planning on running the draw as part of the Friday Open Mic at the Shroppie Fly (the second Friday of each month), and the dates will be published