Fantastic Flourish! o, farewell to a terrific Uttoxeter Flourish Festival Week! In spite of some difficulties, (always to be expected..), the festival proved to be even more successful than the team had dared to hope. All the staged events were a credit to the performers and their organizers, tutors, directors and workshop leaders: The children’s drama and music shows were all sell-outs, with hugely appreciative audiences – thanks to the children from local First, Middle and High schools as well as the Young Denstone Players and local youth dancers. The Choral Society and Town Band concert provided the audience with an eclectic mix of good music, and the Whodunit Players went down a storm with their murder mystery frolic, as did Carol Bradbury’s special Flourish Tea Dance. The Soul Café provided a really lovely evening out, and the music sessions at The Old Star were all enthusiastically supported, with people digging deep in their pockets, donating to both the Flourish Festival Fund and the Donna Louise Trust. The Art Shows all platformed the hugely diverse and prolific talent of our community, with a terrific display of photography at the Heritage Centre, and some delightful butterflies at Uttoxeter Mind. The display of well over 80 pieces of artwork at the Open Art Show in The Gallery in The Maltings, (courtesy of Malcolm Barrett), brought in hundreds of appreciative visitors, with Chris Morgan winning the prize for the town’s favourite picture with his incredible drawing of The Roaches. And as an exciting extra we were able to see some of the more abstract and conceptual work of the young people from Thomas Alleyne’s. The craftwork of the U3A (University of the 3rd Age) was another popular contribution as was the gorgeous Flower Festival at St Mary’s Church. Thanks is also due to the shops who decorated their windows for the festival: Nanna B’s was the winning window, and Betta Living in the High Street also had a brilliant spoon decorating session for the children. Wonderful! Saturday saw the festival drawing to a close with some live music and performance at the Farmers’ Market, all rounding off with an sell-out rip-roaring knees-up at the final Barn Dance, to the unbeatable beat of the Vice Bishops Ceilidh Band. Thank you Uttoxeter for participating in our cultural extravaganza, and see you all next year!
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