Minehead and Exmoor Festival relies on the donations made by Friends. We would not survive without this valuable source of income. Without this support we would have to increase ticket prices by at least 20% and this would mean than we would lose those members of our audience who survive on limited fixed incomes. Lower audiences would lead to more price increases and, eventually, the end of the Festival Orchestra.

A gift of £10 (£15 for a couple) will add you to our Friends (click here to see the benefits). Please give more if you can.

If you are a UK tax payer, please give using the Gift Aid scheme. This means that we will be able to recover the tax you have paid. As a result, a donation of £10 is worth £12.50 with Gift Aid at current rates. There are two ways to give using Gift Aid.

• If you are booking tickets, add your donation to the ticket total on the booking slip and tick the Gift Aid box
• Make a Gift Aid donation at any time by downloading the attached Gift Aid Form and sending it to the address on the form with your donation.

All donations are welcome and will be acknowledged.

To see a copy of last season's accounts click here.