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Hard times hit Christ in the Centre procession

Saturday, January 3, 2009

Hard times hit Christ in the Centre procession

A religious procession is set to go ahead after organisers reluctantly accepted having to halve its £50,000 budget. Church officials had feared they would be forced to cancel Christ in the Centre, which attracts more than 10,000 people to Leicester each year, after a lack of donations so far. Now organisers have decided to accept [...]

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The Northampton Balloon Festival could face axe

Thursday, December 18, 2008

The Northampton Balloon Festival could face axe

The Northampton Balloon Festival could be scrapped. The announcements were made last night as part of Northampton Borough Council’s budget plans. Defending the plans, the leader of the authority, Councillor Tony Woods (Lib Dem, St Davids) said: “This is a challenging time for this council and most other councils in the country. “No authorities are [...]

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