New Mills Festival aims to To advance education in, and involvement with, arts, heritage, science and culture by hosting a community festival and other events to engage with individuals, families, community groups and the wider general public in New Mills and the surrounding areas. New Mills Festival is a two week annual celebration of community spirit through a diverse range of activities from talks and walks to concerts, gigs, exhibitions, trails, quizzes and performances with a spectacular lantern procession through The Torrs Gorge ending in a Community Street Party in the centre of town. The overall aim is to enrich our community experience of and participation in different creative activities and to have fun. The festival is organised by a committee, which is made up of members of the public who come from all walks of life. The committee give their skills, time and energy on an entirely voluntary basis. The costs that are involved in the running of such a successful event are quite considerable and as the event grows the costs associated with the administration side of the event increase each year. On a grass roots level the volunteers work very hard each year to raise funds to cover these costs. The festival organisers are always on the lookout for volunteers to help with the myriad of jobs that continue over the whole year. If you would like to be involved please get in touch at newmillsfestival@hotmail.co.uk and/or add your name to our mailing list, the link is on our home page. Thank you for supporting New Mills Festival, The Festival Committee