Jersey charity festival cancelled as signups plummet
A festival celebrating charities has been cancelled due to a shortage or organisations wanting to have stalls.Organisers of Jersey's Kindness Festival said they would normally have 25 to 30 charities signed up at this stage for the day-long event, but only had four names so far."This leads to the realisation that - with so many charity events in the island - probably the Kindness Festival is no longer needed," a spokesperson said.Festival organisers said they had chosen to cancel the event now before performers started to rehearse, and to allow the venues to be used for other events.
The festival was due to take place in St Aubin towards the end of September.It started in 2015 as a "joyful celebration" of local charities and a "day of fun" for visitors, organisers said.Charities who had signed up would have their joining fees refunded, they added.
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