Hastings Musical Festival

Every year the Hastings Musical Festival, which is a registered charity, distributes substantial sums to aspiring performers, who are able to abide by the conditions below. The amount available for distribution is determined by our income from the Festival and investments and the number of applicants applying for grants. Everybody who supports the Festival contributes towards this income. Last year we distributed £4865 to 17 applicants. Please keep supporting the Hastings Musical Festival and help us help our talented youngsters. Grants are paid directly to the appropriate schools and academies.

Applications are invited after each Festival, for grants, which may be made from funds available to the Hastings Festival, in accordance with the terms of the respective Trust Deeds. The grants, for students who have a course of study arranged, will be made at the discretion of the Trustees. Application forms are available from the General Secretary on request. Completed forms should be returned by the end of April following the Festival, so that they may be considered by the Trustees as soon as possible.

Conditions

1. Applicants must have taken part in the Hastings Musical Festival at least three times in the last five years.
2. Evidence of intention to take up their subject (music, speech and drama, or dance) professionally, either as teacher or performer will be required. No grant will be forwarded until proof of attendance at their course, at a recognised school or academy, is received.
3. Applicants must be British or Commonwealth citizens.
4. Applicants must be aged 16 or over except for dance grants when they must be aged 14 years or over.
5. Grants CANNOT be awarded for general expenses.

The Trusts and Awards providing these funds are:-

John Lockey Memorial Scholarship.
Founded in 1935 as a memorial to John Lockey who was the Secretary of the Hastings Musical Festival for the first 33 years of its existence.

Isabel Blackman Award
Founded in 1966 

W.H.Dyer Award
Founded in 1980 as a memorial to W.H.Dyer Chairman for 12 years and associated with the Festival for over 50 years. 

Avril Parry Prize Bursary
Founded by our President in 2005. 

Other awards held in general funds include:-

• The Ada & Minnie Cross Award
• The Michael Tenbosch Award
• The Phyllis Godfrey Fund
• Donation from the Estate of Miss E. Warren

Performance Awards

The Avril Parry Bursary
For a performer who, in the opinion of the Executive Committee, has shown outstanding promise in his/her performance at the Hastings Musical Festival.

The Bexhill Honda Award  for Excellence
For a performer, or performers, who in the opinion of the Executive Committee, have  shown excellence in performance at the Hastings Musical Festival.