Sponsors and credits
Sponsors:
The Ledbury Poetry Festival acknowledges with grateful thanks the vital support of the Arts Council of England (West Midlands) and the donations, sponsorship and assistance of the following.
Sponsors


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The Year Round Community Programme:
Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
Herefordshire Council
Garfield Weston Foundation
The Year Round Schools’ Programme:
Pennington Mellor Munthe Charity Trust
The Seary Charitable Trust
Matthew Hodder Charitable Trust
The Summer festival:
Arc Publications
Banipal
Bloodaxe Books
Cinnamon Press
The John S Cohen Foundation
Dutch Literature Foundation
Elmley Foundation
Embassy of the United States
English Speaking Union
Fetch Theatre Company
Friends of the Festival
Fenton Arts Trust
Flarestack Publishing
Friends of the Dymock Poets
Hungarian Embassy
Judy Lloyd
Just Rachel
Ledbury Town Council
Literature Across Frontiers.
Magma
Market Theatre, Ledbury
John Goodwin
John Masefield Society
Old Possum’s Practical Trust
Offa Press
Orme and Slade
Poetry Across Borders
Poetry Society
Poetry Translation Centre
Ronald Duncan Literary Foundation
Rotary Club
Royal British Legion
Society of Authors
Spread the Word
Weavers Gallery
Writing West Midlands
Ty Newydd
Worcester University
Workers Educational Association
We also thank the following business patrons for their kind generosity and assistance: please support them where you can. Their addresses are in Ledbury unless otherwise stated.
Event Sponsors:
Butler and Sweatman
Chase Distillery
Dragon Orchard
Feathers Hotel
Hellens Manor
Ledbury Children’s Centre
Ledbury Film Club
Three Counties Bookshop
Tinsmiths
Festival Sponsors:
The Apothecary
Authentic Bread Company
Bethesda Physio
Burns and Churchill Joinery
Celebrations
Charles Martell Cheeses
CN Bibliographic: Traditional hand bookbinding and repairs
www.CNBibliographic.co.uk
Gaynan Jewellers
Gurneys Butchers
Handley Organics
Ice Bytes Internet Cafe
Wyatt’s Home and Garden
Jonathan Andrew Accountants
Juice Jewellery
Just Rachel
St Katherine’s Surgery
Ledbury News
Llandinabo Farm Shop
Oops -A-Daisy
Optometrists
Past and Present
Prince of Wales
Rodways Hardware
Roots at Little Verzons Fruit Farm
Sez
Station Domestic Appliances
Tesco
Velvet Bean
D.T.Waller and Sons Butcher
Credits
Brochure design Richard Wolfströme. Photos by Steve Bulley. Website design by Mac Medicine. Thank you everyone who contributed photos and images.



