Donations & Funding
There are many ways to support the Children’s BookFest from individual donations and sponsorship to volunteering.
Support the BookFest
Children’s BookFest is a charity which relies on the generosity of all its supporters to raise 100% of its annual costs. It is our mission to ensure that every child we reach will receive a new book signed by the author.
A small gift can make a huge difference to the Children’s BookFest, the benefits to our children and grandchildren are wide-ranging. It is our aim this year to reach 6000 children and young people across Chichester and Bognor.
“Fewer than 1 in 2 (47.8%) children and young adults aged between 8 to 18 said that they enjoyed reading in 2022....the figure for South East England is 46.5% which is less than the national average”
– National Literacy Trust
“It’s a very, very special rule of thumb that CBF offers every child a book.”
— Kate Wilkinson
Books, books, books
Our aim is to change the statistic that “nearly 1 in 10 children from disadvantaged backgrounds said they did not own a book of their own”. In order to provide the books for the food banks and for the schools for the festival we are asking for your support. You can see below that just £50 will provide books, and a whole lot of joy, to 10 children. If you feel you can support us click on any of the icons below or on the donate button at the top of each page.
Friends of the Children’s BookFest
We are so grateful to the following individuals and organisations for their continued support of the Children’s BookFest
Our Bookworms
James Eldridge
Sally & Vaughan Lowe
Our Partners
Chichester Observer
National Literacy Trust
West Sussex Libraries
Our Supporters
Chichester City Council
The Friarsgate Trust
Goodwood
John Booth Charitable Trust
JWEuropean
Magic Little Grants (provided by Localgiving in partnership with the Postcode Society Trust, funded by players of People’s Postcode Lottery.)
and those who wish to remain anonymous