About Montserrat Events

It all began with an ambitious plan to run a celebration for the 75th anniversary of VE Day and subsequently VJ Day in 2020, called LEE VE75. Following the cancellation in 2020 due to the Coronavirus pandemic, it was decided to run the event in 2021 and rebrand it as The Lee Victory Festival.

The organisers were also approached to run the Lee Music Festival, which had been operating for several years at a local bar/restaurant in the summer. This was incorporated into plans to run musical concerts during the summer under the name Summer Sounds.

As the organising team were now planning to run these separate events at different times of the year, it was decided to formalise the organisation under an umbrella company - and hence Montserrat Events Limited was formed.

Montserrat are eager to promote Lee as a vibrant place to live and for businesses to thrive and be successful.

Montserrat Events was established in March 2021. A group of volunteers was recruited for the LEE VE75 Event and worked on the Victory Festival, which was financed by sponsorship from individuals, local organisations, and local businesses.

On the 1st March 2021, the business registered for VAT. As the events evolved and were supporting the community, it became apparent that the structure of the business needed to be amended - here the business changed to a CIC (Community Interest Company) in August 2022, overseen by the Regulator of Community Interest Companies.

In 2024 Montserrat secured a five year agreement with Stansted Park, Rowland's Castle to deliver their Proms in the Park event, and in early 2025 secured an initial two-year agreement to create the Hampshire Air Festival, to be delivered in September 2026.

To support planning and delivery, 2025 saw the start of development of'EventWiz' - an event planning platform to streamline the booking of vendors attending events.

Montserrat has £10m Public Liability Insurance in place.

As an organisation, Montserrat Events are exploring ways to help build a sustainable future by embracing initiatives that are better for the environment, for our community, visitors and volunteers.

We are at the beginning of our ESG journey as we look at ways to pursue sustainable ways of working and operating - promoting health, wellness, diversity and inclusion, offering social initiatives and corporate governance; meaning that we work with integrity and honesty, and are accountable and transparent across our business operations.