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RAAJ Update

Liz Spencer12 Feb 2015 - 19:29
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Time is called on the Real Ale and Jazz Festival.

It is with sadness that we have to announce that we will no longer be running the Reading Real Ale and Jazz Festival

We started this event over 27 years ago, and it has been great for the Club, raising a good amount of money and providing a welcome focal point for the Hockey section in the summer. However the reality is that expenses have now risen to an unacceptable level, and combined with challenges in getting sufficient visitors through the door, this means that making a profit is no longer assured.

We have modified our fund raising strategy this year and one of the changes is that we will not be running the Festival again for the foreseeable future.

We do expect to be running a series of summer tournaments here at Sonning Lane to replace the Jazz and to extend our reach within the hockey community. More details to follow as the organising committee, run by Rob Farrow and Sam Howells, builds their plan and gains momentum. They are developing their thinking at the moment, so if you have some particular ideas, please share them!

We would like to say a big Thank You to all those who have helped run, volunteered for and supported this event over the years, there are really are too many people to name!

Without these people and their dedication, support and generosity, it would not have been possible to have held the event year after year.

We really are grateful to them, and hope that future events can come close to the success of the Real Ale and Jazz Festival.

Thank You.

Reading Hockey Committee.


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