About

In 2005 Stratford Town Council decided that it would like to build on the splendid town Christmas Lights and Christmas Street Markets to develop a Christmas Festival for both the townspeople and visitors alike. So the Town Council set about bringing a partnership together to work on the idea. Town, District and County Councils joined forces with The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, The Town Trust, The Town Management Partnership and the Police.

The Christmas Festival Committee quickly decided that part of this Festival should be Street Entertainments. A small Working Party was set up to coordinate the entertainments. Christmas 2005 saw the pilot year and a number of local schools and organisations sang and played around the town. Our usual Buskers came along to join I the fun, many people have said just how much they enjoyed the event.

If you would like to take part please contact me at my EMAIL address.

Payments

No payments are offered to street entertainers but all may put down their caps to collect such donations that the public may offer.

Booking Schedule

First Alert	Letter or E Mail to everyone who has said that they are interested	May 2006
Booking Sheets	Paper Booking Sheet sent out to choose dates and time slots	August 2006
Booking Sheet	MUST be returned with preferences for dates and time by	Monday 9th October 2006
Programme constructed		By end October 2006
Booking Confirmation Sheets & disclaimer	Paper Booking Confirmation Sheet sent out during	1st week November 2006
Evaluation Sheets	E Mail or paper version sent out	1st week January 2006
Evaluation Sheets	MUST be returned by	8th January

Disclaimer

It must be understood that everyone who takes part must take full responsibility for his or her personal safety and conduct. Everyone who takes part in the Christmas Festival takes part in a voluntary capacity and that the Christmas Festival Committee will not be held liable for any injury or accident to the person.

It must also be understood that the Christmas Festival Committee will, under no circumstances, be held responsible for any loss or damage that may occur to personal property or equipment (such as musical instruments, costumes) used during the festival.

Participants will be asked to sign a disclaimer.

License

The Busk sites used during the Christmas Festival are licensed for street entertainment during the festival.