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Friends of the Festival:

A Personal Friend (or couple) - Cost: £30.00 per year

The year for any membership starts from the date any ‘friend’ becomes a member.

Benefits of membership:

1. Mailed four times a year.
Jan - For an exclusive out of season event early in the Year
June/July - The first mailing of any print e.g. the free programme guide.
Early Sep - New timetable for current year’s Festival.
Oct - Influence next year’s event by providing us with your Feedback

2. 10% off many Festival ticket bookings. See individual event details on website (unlimited numbers).

3. Two FREE tickets to Raymond Blanc Demo in the Guildhall on Monday 24th at 2pm.

4. Two FREE tickets to an exclusive reception with Raymond Blanc in the Mansion House on Monday 24th at 3pm.

5. Two FREE tickets to the Farmer's market buffet at Melton's 'Too' on Thursday 27th September

6. Two FREE tickets to either one of the Slow Food 'taste workshops' or an 'introduction to wine’ event

7. An exclusive ‘Out of Season Event’ early in the Year, for friends and their Guests.

8. The opportunity to become involved in a practical way, as a volunteer or by participating in specific festival projects. Do you have specialist skills or knowledge that would be helpful?

9. Advance notification opportunities to book before general release.

10. The sense of belonging to a highly successful food and drink festival

Membership taken out:

Before the Festival - will include all the benefits listed above for the current year.
During the Festival - will not be for the existing year’s Festival, unless a supplement of £15.00 is added (Making membership for that year £45.00 in total)
After the Festival - will be for the next year’s Festival and may have different benefits.



You may also like to know about the benefits of being corporate friends. A Corporate Friend - Cost: £100.00 per year



To Join: Call us on the Festival Ticket and Information line: 01904 466687