Marlborough LitFest is delighted to announce that Sarah Raven is the new lead sponsor for the festival. The full festival programme will be announced by late August; tickets will be on sale from 2 September.
Marlborough LitFest would like to thank its departing lead sponsor, Brewin Dolphin, for its invaluable support to the festival over the last ten years but looks forward to working with sarahraven.com the Online Garden Store, which has its headquarters in Marlborough.
Genevieve Clarke, Chair of Marlborough LitFest said: “We are extremely grateful to Brewin Dolphin whose consistent support since the first LitFest in 2010 has been crucial to our success. After ten years we’re now into a new chapter and excited about developing a partnership with Sarah Raven as our lead sponsor. We really appreciate that they have stepped forward at such a challenging time for the arts sector because of Covid.”
Lou Farman, Chief Executive Officer of Sarah Raven, said: “We are delighted to be supporting the Marlborough Literature Festival, particularly after such difficult times for the arts industry – and are looking forward to an exciting weekend with a packed programme of events.”
Marlborough LitFest plans to offer a mix of live and virtual author events at Marlborough Town Hall and venues around Marlborough during its 2021 festival weekend. Working with video creative agency, StreamWorks, the festival’s aim is to reach as wide an audience as possible so that people can either attend Covid-safe events in person or watch sessions online.