A local festival in nearby Twickenham has been shortlisted in three categories for the UK Festival Awards 2024.

Volunteer-run festival, High Tide, has been nominated for Best Small, Best Metropolitan and Best Grassroots festival after its 2024 edition was dubbed 'the best yet' by attendees.

The organisers say: "if you love High Tide and want it to keep going and improving then please support us by voting for us!"

Twickenham residents and fans of High Tide can vote for the festival in each of the categories by completing a survey here.

Vote for Twickenham festival, HIgh Tide, in this year's UK Festival Awards (credit: UK Festival Awards).

The free south west London festival saw residents from Twickenham and beyond, head down to the area, listen to great music and support local businesses.

This year 70 individual businesses and over 300 crowd funders helped made High Tide happen, ensuring all bands and acts were fully paid. 

Festival goers said this year's High Tide was 'the best yet' (credit: High Tide Festival).

St Mary's University carried out a survey of attendees from High Tide 2024 and some of the findings are:

• 79% said it was important for Twickenham to have a music festival
• 89% said that High Tide plays an important part in supporting grassroots music
• 93% said that High Tide plays an important role in promoting community well being
• 36% of attendees came from outside LB Richmond
• 100% said they spent in a Twickenham business during their time at High Tide

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To find out more about the UK Festival Awards 2024 and how to vote for High Tide Festival, click here.

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