Who we are
Summer Madness is a registered charity (NIC 104975) through the Northern Ireland Charities Commission and is constituted as a Limited Company (since 2005). Our current Board chairman is the Rev Barry Forde and we have two staff, one full-time (CEO and Founder - John Kee) and one part-time (Admin - Anne Shields).
The festival grew out of an initiative of the Church of Ireland, beginning in 1987 and was incorporated as a Company with charitable status in 2005. Throughout our journey it is apparent that the real strength of the organisation is the massive army of volunteers that give of their time and talents to ensure the festival happens each year. We recently calculated that through the year and at the event there was conservatively 14,500 hours of voluntary input to the festival every single year (that's the equivalent of more than 7 full-time posts!)
And as well as the annual festival we have been involved in many youth ministry initiatives which you can explore here.... or read about the most recent festivals' reviews below.
John Kee CEO
Anne Shields Admin