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04/09/2012
Newry Children's Festival Could Be Forced Out By Lack Of Facilities
An award-winning children's festival is in trouble due to a lack of suitable venues in the city where it is based.
The Newry Democrat has reported that the Sticky Fingers Festival will have to seek venues elsewhere if it is to continue with the festival, because theatres in Newry are not accessible enough and don’t have digital capacity for showing animations.
Only four out of fifteen planned events will go ahead when the festival opens for the fifth time next month.
Among the events that will not make it to Sticky Fingers, a winner of the European Network ‘Small Size’ quality award, are The Gruffalo and the Charlie and Lola Bestest Best Play.
The festival’s artistic director Grainne Powell told the Newry Democrat: "The festival, since its inception, has been held in Newry for the benefit of the city's children. But its success has seen it grow in popularity and size over the years. Unfortunately, we find ourselves unable to capitalise on that growth.
"We had to turn away so many brilliant shows and performers because we couldn't offer them the basic requirements they needed to deliver their productions.
"Next year we will have no choice but to widen the festival to Armagh, Down District and Portadown because those places have the facilities that Newry doesn't. What that means is that Newry's children will miss out on the bulk of the festival. We want this to be a festival for Newry but our hand has been forced."
(NE)
The Newry Democrat has reported that the Sticky Fingers Festival will have to seek venues elsewhere if it is to continue with the festival, because theatres in Newry are not accessible enough and don’t have digital capacity for showing animations.
Only four out of fifteen planned events will go ahead when the festival opens for the fifth time next month.
Among the events that will not make it to Sticky Fingers, a winner of the European Network ‘Small Size’ quality award, are The Gruffalo and the Charlie and Lola Bestest Best Play.
The festival’s artistic director Grainne Powell told the Newry Democrat: "The festival, since its inception, has been held in Newry for the benefit of the city's children. But its success has seen it grow in popularity and size over the years. Unfortunately, we find ourselves unable to capitalise on that growth.
"We had to turn away so many brilliant shows and performers because we couldn't offer them the basic requirements they needed to deliver their productions.
"Next year we will have no choice but to widen the festival to Armagh, Down District and Portadown because those places have the facilities that Newry doesn't. What that means is that Newry's children will miss out on the bulk of the festival. We want this to be a festival for Newry but our hand has been forced."
(NE)
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