04/10/2023
After raising over £500,000 for local charities, Music in the Gardens has folded and will not be returning. The costs of staging the event, the rapidly inflating costs of artists, the tightening restrictions imposed on the requirements of outdoor venues, have made the event untenable. Add to that the inexorable march of time and its effects on the organisers, and the lack of willing volunteers prepared to give an extensive amount of time required means the organisation has folded. One final reward was to be able to divide the balance of the organisation's bank account between the fabulous Sheffield Botanical Gardens for hosting us, Sheffield Philharmonic Orchestra, Castleton Camp, and the Rotary Clubs of Sheffield, Wortley and Rotherham Sitwell.
Thank you to all the Rotary Clubs, volunteers, and suppliers who started, continued, and assisted the event throughout the years, the local acts and the charities. Lastly a huge thanks to the amazing audiences, who will share with us some precious, unforgettable memories.
It is with a heavy heart mixed with pride and a sense of achievement that we say goodbye and thank you. It's been a blast.
