Corby Pole Fair, one of the town’s major community celebrations, is calling on support from businesses.
The Pole Fair, held every 20 years, will take place on June 3 next year across the Old Village area of Corby.
Now Made with Many, the organisation coordinating the 2022 Pole Fair, is looking for business sponsorship to ensure this event can meet expectations – at the 2002 fair there were crowds of 30,000.
Traditions include a dawn parade with a reading of the town’s charter, floral and every person entering the village paying a small toll or be carried over the stang to face the stocks.
Helen Willmott, of Made with Many said: “We are currently busy applying for a range of grants to support the fair but there are many traditional aspects of the fair that these funds will not support. So, we are looking for local businesses to give back to the local community and support these activities, through financial contributions, in-kind support, staff volunteering or all three.”
There are a wide range of sponsorship opportunities from supporting the jousting to a community breakfast, greasy pole or a Viking encampment.
There is also an exciting opportunity for a single headline sponsor, who will receive a bespoke package of publicity and acknowledgement.
For further information, or to have a discussion about getting involved contact Helen Willmott on on call on 07703 822656.