The Lymington Directory April May 2019

MILFORD MUSIC AND ARTS
FESTIVAL RETURNS FOR
ANOTHER YEAR
A NEW LOOK FOR A NEW
YEAR: MORE MUSIC, MORE
VENUES, MORE HEART
Milford Music and Arts Festival returns to the
gorgeous seaside town of Milford on Sea,
Hampshire, from the 8th –14th July 2019. With
this year’s theme The Summer of Love, pull out
your flares, dust off those glasses and join us for
a week of brilliant entertainment across several
village venues. With an all new bar, more food
stands, more toilets, and a brand-new stage,
this year’s event promises to be bigger and
better than ever before!
Acts topping the bill include Toffees, Misha and
His Merry Men, Rembrandt, and Pioneers.
Milford Music and Arts Festival prides itself on
encouraging local acts to get involved with all
that the festival offers. Previous years’
performances have come from the likes of
Daughters of Davis, Saints of Sin, and local indierockers
The Manatees, with a host of other
brilliant upcoming artists also taking to the
stage.
Speaking on the festival, Saints of Sin said; “We
had always heard great things about Milford
Festival and it hasn't disappointed us. The last
two times we played were amazing - It's crazy
how much of a buzz a small sea-side town like
Milford can create! The stage is brilliant - the
perfect size to accommodate our Rock n Roll
antics. The sound is bang on and the audience
are simply epic! Both of our previous
performances at Milford Festival were
absolutely packed and the audience was really
up for the party.”
But as always, the Festival is a celebration of our
Village, the local area and our Community, so
we’ve made some changes that we think you’re
going to love. We will continue to run the
Festival in local venues on Monday through to
Wednesday, but the Village Green site will run
Thursday to Sunday. However, this year, The
Green will close from 9pm on Thursday night,
with entertainment moving and continuing in
other local venues.
Milford Festival is run by a small group of
dedicated volunteers. As a not-for-profit
organisation we raise our funds through
advertising, sponsorship, donations and
different fund-raising events throughout the
year. A way to support the continuation of the
festival is by getting involved with the Friends of
The Festival scheme. Registering with the
scheme provides loads of exclusive perks,
including discounts at bars, restaurants and
activities across the village. On top of that,
there’s also discount on tickets to our Milford
Festival Presents events throughout the year -
all of which promise a good night of
entertainment and laughter! Coming up is the
Casino Night on May 18 th , with DJ Jack Dyson
providing Chicago Funk mixes throughout the
evening. With the theme being the year of 1969,
what will you come dressed as? Tickets are
available from Milford Community Centre Box
Office for £17.50.
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