**Important announcement from the Lafrowda Committee**

As brilliant as the 2024 Lafrowda Festival was, the bottom line is that it cost £44000 to deliver. Just to give you an idea of why the Festival costs so much – the hire of Portaloos alone costs £1000, the hire of the stage in Market Square was £1550, PA for stages was over £1700 and Performers were £4358….

So the Lafrowda Committee, which is made up entirely of dedicated, unpaid volunteers, has taken the decision that Lafrowda will take a year off in 2025.

This will give the Committee time to do all we can to raise the estimated £50000 that will be needed to run the Festival in 2026, without asking too much of St Just who all contribute so generously, or running the risk of overstretching financially and not being able to do the festival again going forward.

To raise this money we will organise fundraising events over the next 18 months, including music gigs, theatre, community events, art auctions and we would also like to support members of the St Just community to organise their own fundraisers for Lafrowda. Please keep an eye on the press and social media for information about upcoming events.

Just as important as raising the money we need to run the Festival is our need for new Committee members to help contribute to the huge task of organising and running Lafrowda. In particular we are looking for people with experience of writing funding bids, running schools workshops and to help with community events, stage building, lighting and tech stuff.  If you would like to contribute to Lafrowda 2026 fundraising, or to join the Committee, please contact us on info@lafrowda.co.uk

So the Lafrowda Committee, which is made up entirely of dedicated, unpaid volunteers, has taken the decision that Lafrowda will take a year off in 2025. This will give the Committee time to do all we can to raise the estimated £50000 that will be needed to run the Festival in
2026, without asking too much of St Just who all contribute so generously, or running the risk of overstretching financially and not being able to do the festival again going forward.

To raise this money we will organise fundraising events over the next 18 months, including music gigs, theatre, community events, art auctions and we would also like to support members of the St Just community to organise their own fundraisers for Lafrowda. Please keep an eye on the press and social media for information about upcoming events.

Just as important as raising the money we need to run the Festival is our need for new Committee members to help contribute to the huge task of organising and running Lafrowda. In particular we are looking for people with experience of writing funding bids, running schools workshops and to help with community events, stage building, lighting and tech stuff.  If you would like to contribute to Lafrowda 2026 fundraising, or to join the Committee, please contact us on info@lafrowda.co.uk