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VEF 2010 Press Release

Vale Earth Fair Scaling Down for 2010

The Vale Earth Fair Collective have decided to give the Vale Castle a rest for 2010, and instead will be putting on an alternative festival at Le Château des Marais.

"2009's festival was the best yet, and we raised £9,000 for Oxfam, Free Tibet and The Burma Campaign. However, this year we have decided to give both Vale Castle and the Collective a well deserved year off" said Rob Roussel, a Collective member, "that's not to say there'll be nothing happening though. We have an alternative festival planned for Le Château des Marais in the August, plus numerous other fundraising gigs throughout the year".

Preparations are under way for the 'Ivy Earth Fair' which is planned for the weekend of the 7th August. This will follow on from the Chateau De Sound events the Collective have organised in recent years at Le Château des Marais, which most locals know as the 'Ivy Castle'. "The Chateau is another wonderful venue with huge potential. When we decided to have a year off the Vale Earth Fair, we still wanted to do something, so it was an ideal opportunity to raise the profile of the Chateau events."" said Rob Roussel.

The Vale Castle has been booked for the 2011 Vale Earth Fair festival, and plans for the event have already started.

Gallery

We have just posted a load of pictures from the 2009 Earth Fair to our gallery.

Take a look

Vale Earth Fair 2009

Wow, and what an Earth Fair that was. Pretty much every person we have spoken to has said it was the best one yet. With the ear smashingly brilliant line up how could it not be!

No glass policy

The no glass policy this year worked a treat. Though there were a million cigarette ends to clear up, broken glass bottles were notably few and far between. Thanks for listening!