Bedford Park Festival: Commercial opportunities
The Bedford Park Festival is Chiswick’s biggest community event. It has raised hundreds of thousands of pounds over the years for local and overseas charities and the work of St Michael and All Angels, with the support of the community and many local businesses. You can read about this year's charities here.
The Festival
offers a wide range of opportunities for local businesses.
More than 130 companies supported us last year and you can see all their names - and links to their websites - here.
If you’re new to the area and want to be known (as Trotters did when they first opened in Chiswick - bringing their pig Dunwoody, above right, to meet children); or if you're well-established and planning a promotion; or simply looking to put something back into the community, the Bedford Park Festival could be the answer. The Festival's major sponsor is Savills, whose managing director Christopher Bramwell is pictured below with Sophie Ellis-Bextor.
You can get a flavour of the scale and atmosphere of the Festival, from our videos. Watch Kelvin Murray's film about Green Days, and see Jeremy Vine, James Cracknell, the GapYah team and other performers at the 2010 Bedford Park Festival
Commercial opportunities and spending levels:
- Diamond sponsors donate £1,000 or more;
- Gold sponsors donate cash or goods worth £500 or more;
- Silver sponsors donate £250 or more;
- Bronze sponsors donate £100 or more.
Their names are published here on the website and in the Festival leaflet, delivered to over 3,000 homes and widely distributed through shops and community centres in Chiswick. They also receive full credits on the Festival website, with a link to their own site, and mentions on Twitter at @StMichaelsW4.
- The big marquees and events over Green Days weekend - such as the beer and refreshments tents or the 5-a-side football - can display large sponsors’ banners or estate agents’ boards. These go for £500 or £1,000. They also receive full credits on the Festival website, with a link to their own site, and mentions on Twitter at @StMichaelsW4.
- Smaller stands on Green Days - such as the Children’s Corner and musical performances on the Bandstand - can support smaller banners and boards and go for around £250. Sponsors can distribute leaflets on the Green and link to their websites from the Festival’s. 
They also receive full credits on the Festival website, with a link to their own site, and mentions on Twitter at @StMichaelsW4.
- Prizes - gifts and vouchers - are sought for Green Days events, such as the High Roller Tombola. Many restaurants donate free meals for the Win-a-Meal contest. We’re also grateful to local traders who give us free produce for the refreshments stands. All these receive publicity at the stands and on the Festival website.
- Festival events such as concerts, talks, walks, exhibitions and drama productions can also be sponsored and promoted on posters, programmes and the website. The price for these ranges from £200 to £1,000.
For more information, please contact Torin Douglas at torindouglas@aol.com or Helen Simkin at helen@may.be
