15 November 2013

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TOWN Mayor Margaret Belsey has met the East Grinstead Music and Arts Festival Committee to present a cheque on behalf of the Town Council’s Community Grant awards.

The Mayor made the presentation to the committee chairman Christine Mainstone.

The grant will go towards the cost of adjudicators for the 2014 Festival. The Festival is held every year at Chequer Mead, and attracts large numbers of performers from all over the South East.

The Music and Arts Festival has been established for 45 years in East Grinstead.

The 46th Festival in 2014 will on 26 April and run until 18 May at Chequer Mead.

* Photo shows Chairman Christine Mainstone (left) receiving the grant from Town Mayor Margaret Belsey (right) in front of the EGMAF committee members.