Daily Mail to step back as sponsor of the Chalke Valley History Festival after 2023 event

The Daily Mail has announced it will step back as the headline sponsor of Chalke Valley History Festival after the 2023 event, after a partnership that has lasted more than 10 years. 

In a statement, the festival said the Daily Mail had been “instrumental in nurturing the success of the Chalke Valley History Festival” and that it is “immensely grateful for the Daily Mail’s support during [the] partnership".

James Holland, chair and co-founder of the Chalke Valley History Festival, said: “We are enormously grateful to the Daily Mail for its unwavering support over the past decade. In particular we would like to thank Lady Rothermere who has been a major champion of the festival since the start."

The Daily Mail Chalke Valley History Festival will take place this year from 26th June to 2nd July 2023. A PR spokesperson said there would be no further comment or response to the announcement.