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Shalfest 2006
Miss Liberia at Shalfest
Tue, July 01 2008

Special guest to talk about life in west African country as part of Shalbourne's annual beer and music festival
 

THERE will be a special visitor to Shalbourne’s annual festival this year.
Miss Liberia will be making an appearance at the beer and music festival to talk about life in the small west African country.
The company sponsoring the festival, Broadway Consolidated, owns oil, diamond and gold mines in Liberia, and held a ‘battle of the bands’ competition there.
The winner, singer Sunday Gar Dearboy, will be performing at Shalfest.
The festival’s organiser, Larry Sargent, said: “Liberia had about 15 years of internal conflict, and the country is now stabilised, but it needs to generate income from its people.
"A lot of companies just go into that part of the world and take their resources, but the Shalfest sponsors are trying to put something back into the country.”
Bands Idlewild and Boy Kill Boy will be headlining the festival, and there will be local beers on offer.
The festival has attracted bigger crowds every year, with the proceeds going towards sports facilities for Shalbourne.
It moved to Ashley Drove last year, and this year it will be held in the hamlet of Henley, south of Shalbourne.
Tickets will still be available to buy in advance until tonight (Thursday), and there will be some available at the gates.
For more information, go to the festival’s website: www.shalfest.co.uk

 
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