Town prepares for annual arts and music festival

It is hoped the festival will attract visitors to the town over a three day period, just as the summer season has come to a close and the nights are beginning to draw in.

The organisers aim to promote Battle as a town for all seasons and envisage indoor and outdoor events throughout the day and evening, with candlelight, roaring log fires and locally sourced food to attract and retain visitors in the town throughout the weekend.

It is hoped 2014 will be the first of what will become an annual festival, creating a lasting cultural legacy for the town.

The team behind the festival is promising performances from internationally renowned classical musicians, drawn from premier UK and London based orchestras and ensembles, who will feature in ticketed events at several festival venues throughout the town.

Visual arts exhibitions will include work by renowned international and regional artists and will be held at participating galleries and exhibition spaces.

Additionally, intimate Battle Fringe events will take place in many of the town’s bars and restaurants and will complement the classical performances with jazz, folk and rock.

Free Introductory Concert

A free taster concert, performing work by Vivaldi and Mozart, is planned for Sunday November 24th at Battle Memorial Halls.

The festival team will give a short presentation on the aims of the festival and reveal more plans for community and family events along with educational initiatives and their hopes for community participation.

Doors open at 2.15pm for a 3.00pm start and, while all are welcome, seats will be allocated on a first come first served basis so please arrive in plenty of time.

A licensed bar will be available along with soft drinks and teas/coffees.

Members of the festival team will be available throughout to discuss plans.

The festival website will be up and running shortly but, in the meantime, you can follow progress on twitter.com/BattleFestival and facebook.com/BattleFestival.