Since the first Festival in 2003 over £44,500 has been raised which has been divided between All Saints and St James churches in Brightlingsea.  In the case of All Saints its share has enabled The Friends of All Saints to install a security system which is intruder-alarmed to detect any entry to the interior or movement on the roof; it has provided Victorian street lamps to illuminate the path and the three handcrafted and illuminated metal Christmas trees that can be used year after year. And we hope to build upon those benefits in the future.