Celebrate
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THE FESTIVAL It's Chatsworth Road Festival time over the weekend of Thu 5 to Sun 8 October. A time to celebrate, contribute and build community spirit - to meet neighbours and support local business and community groups. The Festival came about after a lady, returning to Chesterfield to visit family, commented to a business owner about the great local businesses. She’d picked up a copy of S40 Local and decided to walk down Chatsworth on her way to do her shopping, rather than jump in the car and head for a big store. She never made it to her intended destination - she called into local businesses, spent money, drank coffee (and I suspect ate cake). She was impressed with the collection of thriving independent businesses and suggested we should celebrate this, be proud of it. The business owner phoned me and suggested a festival, which has now been running for 7 years (so thanks originally to Deidre Gage from Created Gallery). Seven years on the festival committee debate continues about whether or not we can call it a Festival; there are no marching bands, no marquees but there will undoubtedly be bunting and balloons, so it’s evolved into a celebration!
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