# Leigh Folk Arts Association

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1171298
- **Other names:** LEIGH FOLK FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION, THE LEIGH FOLK FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION, Leigh Folk Arts Association
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Jan. 25, 2017
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1171298


## Contact

- **Address:** 20 Ceylon Road, WESTCLIFF-ON-SEA
- **Postcode:** SS0 7HP
- **Phone:** 07753 803934
- **Website:** www.leighfolkfestival.com



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO FURTHER PUBLIC EDUCATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF TRADITIONAL AND CONTEMPORARY FOLK ARTS INCLUDING:1. MUSIC2. DANCE3. SPOKEN WORD (POETRY AND STORYTELLING)THESE WILL BE ACHIEVED BY A SERIES OF EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR INCLUDING A FREE FESTIVAL IN JUNE.

**Activities:** The objects of the Leigh Folk Festival Association CIO are to further public education and understanding of traditional and contemporary folk arts including: 1. Music 2. Dance 3. Spoken word (poetry and storytelling) These will be achieved by a series of events throughout the year including a free festival during June.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services
- **What:** Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- Essex
- Southend-on-sea





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Neil Harding** | Chair | Feb. 17, 2018 |
| John Sidney Batch |  | April 11, 2017 |
| KEITH BAXTER |  | Jan. 24, 2017 |
| Nicholas Dart |  | Feb. 7, 2019 |
| PAUL COLLIER |  | Jan. 24, 2017 |
| Sarah-Jane Holmes |  | Feb. 27, 2019 |




