22/06/2026
Fantastic news!🤟
We are so proud to share that the grand total raised across StourJam 2026 and all our fundraising events over the past year is £14,748 🎉
This means £4,916 will be donated to each of our chosen charities: Dementia UK, The Children of Worcestershire & Herefordshire Cancer Fund, and the Canal & River Trust ❤️ Your support will make a huge difference to all three.
Thank you to everyone who supported StourJam over the past year - from attending the Battle of the Bands series, to our jumble sales, to the festival weekend itself 🙌 We’ve been raising money since last year and seeing this total has absolutely blown our minds. Huge thanks to Jam Price for his incredible StourJAM Roll Challenge achievement (and his hardworking team) 🚴🏻♂️💪, Amanda and the Hollybush team for their amazing quiz‑night fundraising 🧠✨, to The Black Star, especially Maria Gooding, for the hard work on the StourJam Raffle, and to those who made private donations - you know who you are and we appreciate you so much.
To our sponsors, our brilliant 2026 performers, every volunteer who gave up their time, and our committee who have been with us since day one - thank you for believing in this dream and helping us bring StourJam to life 🎶💙
A massive thank you to Neil Radford, who supplied nearly 80% of the festival equipment through an unbelievably generous donation 🙏 And thank you to Jeff Toye, Dave Rees and Karen Rees (Jack N Doris), Leading Note, Rockphonix Kidderminster, Lisa Crook (Acoustic Beats), Bewdley High School / Eric Beddow, Chris Powell, George Swift, Jack Bowles, and Jon Russell for stepping in with equipment and support. We’re so grateful for every single one of you 🎤🎸
To our incredible venues - The Black Star, BMK Stourport, BOA Brewing Company, Stourport Yacht Club, The Civic, Fedora's, The Hollybush, The Old Beams, The Port House, The Rock Tavern, Severns Club, Stagborough Arms, The Swan The Three Lions, The Wheatsheaf - thank you for being so accommodating and believing in our mission 🏡💛 We’ve heard many of you had record‑breaking weekends. Let’s smash it again next year and put Stourport‑on‑Severn firmly on the map ⭐
We’re trying to thank everyone personally, but the amount of support we received in our first year has been mind‑blowing. We’re overwhelmed and so grateful, and are still working through all the messages 🥹💕
A personal thank you from Chloe to James: Thank you for believing in my dream and helping me get it off the ground. I love you forever and am so grateful for you❤️
Our socials will go quiet for a couple of weeks while we (Chloe & James) head off for a well‑earned holiday in Lanzarote 🌴☀️ When we’re back, applications will open for performers and volunteers for StourJam 2027, and we have some further HUGE announcements to share with you.
Stay amazing, support your community, and keep live music alive 🎵💫
