If you are part of a community group, or run a local business then bring your expertise and enthusiasm to the festival

VOLUNTEER - join the team of Community Makers 
Want to help with the Festival event; planting or become part of the team. We post details of how you can personally get involved on our Community Makers page. Click here to register an interest and join the team. 

COMMUNITY GROUPS
Can you create a snowdrop-inspired project that can be shared in February’s festival? 
 
There’s a whole host of arts, crafts and pastimes that can take inspiration from this beautiful little winter flower, including baking, writing and performance, social history and of course floral displays. There’s bound to be something unique your group could bring to the mix.
 
And we ask everyone to join us in planting snowdrops in their own patch across the town in the places where people can enjoy them most.
 
If you have some ideas of what your group can do in the festival, or where you can plant some snowdrops, or if you would just like to lend a hand then please let us know about it!
 
Whilst we don’t have the resources to be directly involved in other Community Group events, we do want to ensure that there is a good cross section of ideas to make this a success and be attractive to the general public.
 
Get in touch and we will happily supply you with promotional material including the Snowdrop Festival Logo for use in your promotional pack, posters etc.

Please contact:
Christina Kennedy, Allways, West Shepton, 
Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 5UH
telephone: 07710 252 155
​e-mail:admin@sheptonsnowdropfestival.org.uk

TRADERS
There will opportunities for stalls in the Market Place on Saturday and Sunday. Saturday trading will be organised by the Festival
Details and booking here
and the Sunday Market will be organised by Mendip District Council  to book please contact Mendip District Council direct.   www.mendip.gov.uk/sheptonmalletmarket

LOCAL BUSINESSES
We are working with the local councils, businesses and community groups to hold snowdrop plant sales, displays of snowdrop inspired arts and crafts, plus competitions and snowdrop walks in the woods – all highlighting Shepton Mallet. 

It’s an exciting and ambitious project for the whole community and especially for the shops and businesses that line the ‘Snowdrop Trail’ that will run from James Allen’s former home at Highfield House, through the High Street, Market Place, Town Street, Waterloo Road and to his family grave at the cemetery.
 
Highfield House and Mr. Allen’s grave have just been planted with thousands of snowdrops, but we would like businesses and shops along the ‘Snowdrop Trail’ to help celebrate this event with their own snowdrop-inspired window displays, flags, decorations, food and drink, or merchandise that everyone can enjoy.
 
Can you help support the festival and attract visitors to the town in February?
 
We would love it if your business would support the project by letting us know that you will commit to creating or displaying some snowdrop inspiration in your window or premises for two weeks from the 11th to the 25th February, with the festival falling in the middle.

​Could you help spread the word by putting up a poster in your window before the event and taking some flyers to give to anyone who is interested?

Please contact:
Christina Kennedy, Allways, West Shepton, 
Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 5UH
telephone: 07710 252 155, 
​e-mail:admin@sheptonsnowdropfestival.org.uk

Important Notice for traders, exhibitors and community groups taking part in the festival
The Snowdrop Festival is being organised by the Shepton Mallet Horticultural Society, a not for profit organisation.
The liability cover arrangements for the Society only covers members of the Society and property for which it is legally responsible. The organisers of the Snowdrop Festival therefore do not accept any liability for damage or loss to, or arising from, Traders and Exhibitors or their property during the Festival, its set up and dismantling.
Exhibitors and Traders should ensure that they remove their property from the premises when these are unmanned unless they have adequate insurance arrangements in place themselves.

The Shepton Mallet Snowdrop Festival is organised by the not for profit community organisation, Shepton Mallet Snowdrop Project CIC. 
Registered in England. Company No 12059138.
Registered Office, Allways, West Shepton, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 5UH.