Heart of the Forest Festival

 

Welcome to our web-site, our online home for anyone wishing to know more about the Heart of the Forest Festival.

The Festival originated from the result of the 2005 Measham Parish Plan, when nine out of ten of parishioners said an annual event was needed to build community spirit within the village. A number of volunteers got together to deliver the first festival in June 2007 - to over 5000 people! The event was deemed an overwhelming success, and now the volunteer committee have well and truly established the Festival as a regular highlight in our local calendar.

The Festival celebrates and reflects the new environment in which we now live, at the heart of The National Forest, which now has more than seven million trees. The National Forest is about new surroundings, a green future and opportunities for relaxation and leisure in a beautiful setting. Measham and its surrounding villages have now become its beating heart, and although we must always respect our history and tradition as an old mining community, the time has come to move forward and celebrate all that is good about living and working in our new home, at the heart of The National Forest. The committee aims to keep the Festival as a FREE event, inclusive to all, with a particular focus on engaging the young and the elderly. The Festival may change slightly each year to keep it fresh, but it will always maintain its overall aim, a day of celebration and family fun for all who are fortunate to live and work in the heart of our new National Forest.

Throughout the pages of our web-site, we hope that you will find all the information you are looking for, and become inspired to actively engage in our biggest community event of the year. The Heart of the Forest Festival is inclusive to all, so don´t be shy, if you have an idea that you want to share or you want to join in the parade, then please get in touch, we would sincerely like to hear from you.

We also recognise that during the current economic climate, sponsorship is probably the last thing on the mind of any local business, so our sincere thanks goes out to every single sponsor of the Festival. Without you it wouldn´t be possible, so on behalf of the Heart of the Forest Festival committee and the anticipated 10,000 people who will attend………..THANK YOU.

The Festival Committee

If you like more information on any part of this WEB Site please contact us

We look forward to seeing you all next year