Become a Festival Patron for £20 (per household) and qualify for:
1. 30% travel discount on Northlink Ferries from Mainland Scotland (From Mainland Scotland 26 May - 9 June 2012, vehicle & passengers only, NOT CABINS)
2. Priority booking of festival tickets
3. 10% off festival merchandise (excluding tickets and artistes' merchandise)
Patronage sales are now available - enter the online shop
Each patron will be issued with their own patronage number which must be quoted when purchasing tickets.
Patron Plus
Members of the Patron Plus scheme receive all of the above benefits, plus entry in a monthly Prize Draw, and help support the Festival through one easy programme.
The Patron Plus scheme replaces the ‘100 Club’ which will be familiar to the present participants but is apparently a mystery to many!
As a Patron Plus member you will qualify for the same benefits as regular Patrons but, in addition, you enter the prize draw with the chance to win a monthly cash prize and have voting rights within a revised constitution.
As you may know this festival is run by a dedicated committee of volunteers. We are looking into the possibility of changing the way that the committee is administered and there may come a time when we will be looking for your opinion on how the festival is run. If this arises we would like to canvass opinion from our Patron Plus members. There is the potential for Patron Plus members to have voting rights within a revised constitution, and we will be in touch with you if this becomes a possibility.
Over the years the Orkney Folk Festival has been well supported by public bodies. However the levels of funding required in maintaining the high standards we set ourselves are unlikely to continue and as a result we are looking at alternative ways to generate much needed funds. The Patron Plus scheme is an excellent way of doing so. Not only does it give those who cherish our Festival an opportunity to help ensure its future, it gives the participants the opportunity to win a cash prize each month to the value of half the income collected that month. For example, participants donating £60 per annum are giving £30 p.a. To support the Festival and £30 to the prize fund, and those donating £120 are giving £60 to each etc.
A commitment of £5 per month will give the participant one number in the prize draw and £10 per month will give two (and so on within multiples of £5), with the winning number being drawn at the end of each month. The prize money increases in line with the number of participants.
Your support will be greatly appreciated and will help to ensure the future of the Orkney Folk Festival.