Bungay Summer Festival

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1 Bungay Summer Festival July 7th ~ July 22nd 2012

2 Throughout the Festival The famous ALE TRAIL Tuesday 10th July Meet: 7pm The Green Dragon The Chequers (approx. 7.40pm) The Fleece (approx. 8.20pm) The White Swan (approx. 9pm) The King s Head (approx. 9.40pm) The Three Tuns (approx pm) Buffet at the Three Tuns: Payable at beginning of the evening Tuesday 17th July (by coach) Meet: 7pm the Butter Cross Flixton Buck The Queen s Head, Earsham Duke of York, Ditchingham The Artichoke, Broome (buffet) Coach & Buffet: 5 payable at the beginning of the evening Booking essential: contact Marlene Jervis, marlenejervis@btinternet.com

3 Welcome to the 2012 Bungay Summer Festival For around 25 years, the Bungay Festival has celebrated the diverse activities that the town s many clubs and organisations have to offer. During this special year which sees celebrations for the Queen s Diamond Jubilee and the staging of the London Olympics*, the Festival promises the usual mixture of interest & fun, combining the regular events with some new ones Earsham Street and the Castle Meadow play host to the ever-popular Antiques Street Fair which always attracts thousands of visitors to the town. There will also be a return of the Bungay Beehive Day which proved to be very popular last year, raising awareness of the threats facing our honey bee population in an interactive and fun way. Other events to enjoy during a packed two weeks include the Festival Ball, ale trails, Shakespeare at the Castle, a full programme of entertainment at the Fisher Theatre and art and photographic exhibitions. The Festival ends on a high note with a performance from the Royal British Legion Band & Corps of Drums Romford. The youth band has performed throughout the UK, Europe and America and at many prestigious venues as well as in the presence of the Royal Family, including a performance at Buckingham Palace. Many people have devoted a great deal of time and effort to make this year s festival a success- to them my thanks. To you: enjoy the rich heritage and many events that are on offer! Keith Parker Festival Chairman *Look out for Bungay s Alternative Olympics following the Festival! Events which run for more than one day are indicated in the programme. 3

4 Saturday 7th July OPENING CEREMONY Castle Meadow 10.30am The Bigod flag will be raised again with all due ceremony by the Town s dignitaries KIDS FUN DAY Old Grammar School Playing Field 12 noon pm Organised by Bungay Rotary Traditional races for youngsters, side stalls, BBQ & refreshments, bouncy castles, dog races, skateboard demo and more... Contact: Chris Staines Entrance: Free St. Peter s Circular Walk 7.5 miles ramble along the Angles Way to St. Peter s Brewery and back. 3pm start from Outney Road Almshouses Led by Waveney & District Ramblers Bring a picnic, strong walking shoes and a waterproof coat. Sorry - no dogs. Entrance: Free Book at bungayttc@yahoo.co.uk/ Bungay Camera Club Photography Exhibition St. Mary s Church, 7th - 9th July 9am - 5pm Contact: Andy Wilson andyfm.wilson@btinternet.com Entrance: Free/Donations 4

5 Sunday 8th July ANTIQUES STREET FAIR Earsham Street area 9am -4pm Organised by: Bungay Chamber of Trade Contact: John Pestell TOWER TOUR St. Mary s Church 2pm - 4pm I can see your house from here! Organised by Friends of St. Mary s Contact: Martin Evans Entrance: 2.50, 1 per child 15 & under Refreshments included. Children must be accompanied by an adult Guided ascent every minutes FESTIVAL SONGS OF PRAISE 3pm Holy Trinity Church Organised by Churches Together Bungay Contact: Carole Hunt carolehunt@care4free.net Entrance: Free Camera Club Exhibition (see Saturday 7th July for details) 5

6 Monday 9th July READERS & WRITERS EVENING Bungay Library 7.30pm BEWTIFUL BOOKS A talk and entertainment by KEITH SKIPPER MBE, of Norfolk Dialect fame Organised by: The Good Read Group Contact: Betty Warnes betty.warnes@btinternet.com Entrance: 5 (inc. refreshments) Film: Midnight in Paris Fisher Theatre (see inside back cover for details) Camera Club Exhibition (last day) Tuesday 10th July BUNGAY FESTIVAL ALE TRAIL 2012 Meet at 7pm at the Green Dragon See inside front cover for details Organised by Chris Reeve & Marlene Jervis Contact: marlenejervis@btinternet.com 6

7 Wednesday 11th July EARSHAM & BATH HILLS WALK Start at 2pm at Outney Road Almshouses The walk is approx. 5 miles and takes about 2 hours. Boots or strong walking shoes, waterproof coat and drink. Sorry, no dogs. Organisers: Waveney & District Ramblers Places limited to 20 walkers. Book at bungayttc@yahoo.co.uk/ Entrance: Free Quiz & Tapas Evening St. Edumund s Parish Hall 7.15pm for 7.30pm Organiser: Carole Hunt carolehunt@care4free.net Entrance: 5 per person or 20 family ticket (bring your own bottle) Tickets from Crocks, Earsham Street Don t forget to book for the Diamond Jubilee Ball on Friday 13th July Thursday 12th July Fisher Youth Theatre Group present: ALICE S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND Thursday 12th July - Saturday 14th July 7.30pm. 2pm matinee on Saturday (see Fisher Theatre programme for details) 7

8 Friday 13th July THREE RIVERS TALKING NEWSPAPER Rose Lane (back of Nursey s in Upper Olland Street, above Beehive Nursery) Friday 13th July 3pm-5pm & Friday 20th July 6pm-8pm Free (Donations welcome) Listen in as volunteers record the news for the blind. Organised by:david Wuyts Contact: David Wuyts, dandjwuyts@talktalk.net DIAMOND JUBILEE BALL Bungay Castle 7pm - Midnight Three course dinner with coffee, Bar, Raffle & Auction. Dancing to Party X Dress: black tie or lounge suit Contact: John Groom, john@cateringandcarriages.co.uk Tickets: 40 from New Beginnings (Earsham St.) & John Groom (Wingfield St.) 8

9 Saturday 14th July COFFEE MORNING British Legion Women s Section 10am - 12 noon British Legion Club, Priory Lane Refreshments, raffle, tombola, cakes... Organiser: Val Page BUNGAY HORTICULTURAL SHOW Community Centre 1.30pm pm Displays of fruit, veg., flowers... Refreshments. Raffle. Plants for sale! Organiser: Bungay Horticultural Society Contact: Roma Went Entrance: 50p FAMILY GARDEN PARTY All Hallows Hospital, Ditchingham 2pm - 5pm Free entry Dog agility display, stalls, cream teas (if wet, in village hall) Contact: Pat Blakeburn pat.blakeburn493@btinternet.com GARDEN ART TRAIL 14th & 15th Black Dog Arts 11am -3pm Contact: Mary Sprake marysprake@gmail.com Entrance: 2 Refreshments available at one of the gardens 9

10 The Norwich Mozart Orchestra Concert at St. Mary s Church 7.30pm pm 9 (inc. refreshments) Organised by: NSPCC Bungay Committee Sunday 15th July Garden Art Trail (last day) Contact: Terry Reeve terry.reeve@talktalk.net BUNGAY BEE HIVE Bungay Community Bees 10.30am - 4pm Castle Meadow (in marquee) A celebration of the Honey Bee and the plants they love. Workshops, crafts, talks, bee & flower walk, meet the bees, honey themed food stalls and much more... Organised by: Bungay Community Bees Contact: Gemma Parker, enquiries@humblecake.co.uk Entrance: Donation (small charge for some workshops) Monday 16th July MISUNDERSTANDINGS Four by Four Fisher Theatre Four new plays by four East Anglian playwrights that explore how everyday situations can easily be misinterpreted 7.30pm Entrance: 6 Organiser: Alan Huckle Joal@aagh.fsnet.co.uk Tickets from Fisher Theatre 10

11 Tuesday 17th July BUNGAY WI OPEN MEETING Exploring East Anglia by Bus Pass A talk by Pip Wright 7.15pm Bungay Community Centre Contact: Mrs. W. Robinson, wmxrobinson@gmail.com Entrance: Free BUNGAY FESTIVAL ALE TRAIL 2012 Meet at 7pm at the Butter Cross See inside front cover for details Organised by Marlene Jervis Contact: marlenejervis@btinternet.com THE FISHER (see Fisher Prog.) Wednesday 18th July SHAKESPEARE AT THE CASTLE Circle 67 present: ALL S WELL THAT ENDS WELL 7.15pm Bungay Castle (St. Mary s if wet) Organiser: The Town Trust Contact: John Warnes, betty.warnes@btinternet.com Admission: Donations 11

12 FESTIVAL EVENTS Saturday 7th July Opening Ceremony Kids Fun Day Camera Club Exhibition St. Peter s Walk Inspired by Bungay (throughout Festival) Sunday 8th July Antiques Street Fair St. Mary s Tower Tours Festival Songs of Praise Camera Club Exhibition Monday 9th July Good Read Group Festival Meeting Camera Club Exhibition Tuesday 10th July Ale Trail Wednesday 11th July Bath Hills Walk Quiz & Tapas Evening Friday 13th July 3 Rivers Talking Newspaper recording Bungay Diamond Jubilee Ball Saturday 14th July British Legion Coffee Morning Bungay Horticultural Society Summer Show Garden Arts Trail All Hallows Garden Party NSPCC Mozart Concert 12

13 AT A GLANCE Sunday 15th July Bungay Beehive Day Garden Arts Trail Monday 16th July Four by Four plays at the Fisher Tuesday 17th July WI Talk Ale Trail Wednesday 18th July Shakespeare s All s Well that Ends Well Thursday 19th July Mouth to Mouth Theatre: Godspell Friday 20th July 3 Rivers Talking Newspaper recording Saturday 21st July Teddy Bears Picnic Black Dog Arts Pop-Up Art Sunday 22nd July Godric Way Cycle Ride The Royal British Legion Band & Corps of Drums Romford Closing Ceremony and Flag Lowering (See inside back cover and Fisher Theatre programme for events at The Fisher Theatre) 13

14 Thursday 19th July Tickets: 8 Mouth to Mouth Theatre Co. present: the rock musical GODSPELL Castle Meadow 7.30pm pm Organiser: James Holloway jamesholloway@suffolkonline.net Friday 20th July Three Rivers Talking Newspaper recording 6-8pm (see 13th July) Keep It Cash Fisher Theatre 7.30pm Undoubtedly Europe s leading Johnny Cash and associated artistes tribute band. (more details on the Fisher website: Have you spotted the shop window competition yet? 14

15 Saturday 21st July POP-UP ART Black Dog Arts 21st & 22nd July Look out for the Black Dog Artworks around town... Contact: Mary Sprake Teddy Bears Olympicnic Castle Hills 11am - 1pm Jubilee & Olympic theme - mini-races, crown making competition... Bring a picnic and a teddy! Organisers: Dragonfly Children s Centre & Bungay Mums Contact: Penny Reeve penny.reeve@ suffolk.gov.uk/amyraiward@gmail.com Entrance: Free BAND FROM COUNTY HELL Fisher Theatre Start: 8pm Celtic rocks! Tickets: 5 (see Fisher Theatre Programme for details) 15

16 Sunday 22nd July GODRIC WAY CYCLE RIDE Start at Bungay Library 10am Refreshments en route and at end of ride at Bungay Library Organiser: Patrick Sheppard Sponsor a cyclist or the ride. Forms at Bungay Library, Fisher Theatre, Little Green Wholefood Shop, Earsham Street Deli, Crocks, Sew & Sew Proceeds to Bungay Community Library Black Dog Arts Pop-Up Art (see 21st July) The Royal British Legion Band & Corps of Drums Romford March starts: 12.30pm Concert starts: 1.30pm The award winning youth military band will process from Clays Car Park via Broad Street, Trinity Street, Wharton Street, St. Mary s Street to St. Mary s Church for the concert. Tickets: 7.50 adults, 1.50 children (inc. refreshments) from Wightmans, Jesters & The Chocolate Box. FESTIVAL CLOSING CEREMONY Flag lowering ceremony Bungay Castle accompanied by The Royal British Legion Band & Corps of Drums Romford 4.30pm 16

17 The Visitors Centre is located within Jesters Cafe from where you can also visit the Castle. And why not visit the Castle Link while you are here? Walk across the Castle Meadow and walk the wooden walkway down to Castle Lane, then back up Castle Orchard to return to the Castle. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors, CC BY-SA. The Bath Hills walk will take you across Outney Common. There is so much more to enjoy on the Common. Take the left hand path from the golf clubhouse and follow the river path around the perimeter of the golf course for a picturesque walk that will take less than an hour. 17

18 Enjoy Bungay in sound Explore Bungay with a newly launched audio walk. The walk, which is one of 7 covering the Waveney market towns, can be downloaded for free from www. explorewaveneyvalley.com where you can also find information on how to access the guides as apps for Apple & Android mobile devices. Allow at least an hour for the walk preferably two! These walks are designed to engage and inspire, balancing facts with local anecdotes for an informative and entertaining guide. More than just a collection of facts the locals explain their town, bring it to life and tell you tales of it s past MP3 players loaded with the walk can also be borrowed from the Earsham Street Cafe in exchange for a deposit which will be repaid in full when the equipment is returned. (NB, ID required). The Bungay walk uncovers many of its hidden treasures including the 12th Century Bigod s Castle, Holy Trinity s round-towered Church, the Town Museum, The Fisher Theatre and the iconic Butter Cross. As we walk along the Waveney, you ll witness a scene little changed for 150 years. During the walk you will meet a lively selection of notable Bungay characters including the famous Chicken Man, Gordon Knowles and his cousin, Les Knowles, the Town Crier. Little wonder Bungay is described as the jewel in Waveney s Crown! Presented by The Waveney Valley Towns Group 18

19 Festival at the Fisher Monday 9th July The Fisher Theatre Cinema present Midnight in Paris 7.30pm Tickets 4.50 / 2.50 (concessions) Thursday 12th - Saturday 14th July Fisher Youth Group present Alice s Adventures in Wonderland 7.30pm, 2pm matinee on Saturday Tickets 7 / 5 (concessions) Monday 16th July Four by Four present Misunderstandings 7.30pm Tickets: 6 Four new plays by four East Anglian playwrights that explore how everyday situations can easily be misinterpreted Tuesday 17th July The Fisher Two Keys 7.30pm Tickets 13 Friday 20th July Keep It Cash 7.30pm Tickets 14 / (concessions) Saturday 21st July Band from County Hell 8.00pm Tickets 5 FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE SEE THE FISHER THEATRE PROGRAMME AVAILABLE FROM THE FISHER THEATRE 19

20 The Festival Organisers would like to thank: The Town Trust Bungay Town Council Bungay Chamber of Trade Clays Ltd Fosters Solicitors Wherry Veterinary Group Sprake & Kingsley Rosedale Funeral Home and all others who have helped in any way whatsoever! Programme produced by Didy Ward Printed and bound in Great Britain by Clays Ltd, St Ives plc