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26th - 30th June 2013 Entertainers • It’s a Knockout • Parade Re-enactments • Party in the Park Tug of War • Craft Stalls • Competitions Fun Fair • Fun Dog Show ....and much more!! Admission at Gate £1 per person on Saturday & Sunday Chatteris Midsummer Festival

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The programme for the Chatteris Midsummer Festival, 26th - 30th June 2013

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26th - 30th June 2013

Entertainers • It’s a Knockout • Parade

Re-enactments • Party in the Park

Tug of War • Craft Stalls • Competitions

Fun Fair • Fun Dog Show

....and much more!!Admission at Gate £1 per person on Saturday & Sunday

Chatteris Midsummer Festival

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WelcomeThis year’s Chatteris Midsummer Festival aims to appeal to as many people as possible by combining the most popular attractions of the recent Historic and Jubilee Festivals. Welcome to this programme which will give you a guide to the many and varied activities on offer.

The Midsummer Festival will run from June 26th to 30th at Furrowfields Recreation Ground and will include the walking parade, Party in the Park, Tug of War and It’s a Knockout competitions and the dog show. Entry to the Festival site is just £1 per person each day.

Also returning will be the clairvoyance evening, the Living History Day for schoolchildren, the cream teas and, of course, the popular arena events including performances by local youth groups, historic re-enactments, children’s entertainers and musical items.

New for this year will be a baking and cake decorating competition, Disco Inferno with music from the 60’s and 70’s and a performance by a professional theatrical company of ‘Ours Was the Fen Country’.

Attractions for children will include junior versions of the Tug of War and It’s a Knockout competitions on the Sunday,

a climbing wall and warzone laser games on the Saturday, performances by Devilstick Peat and the Dragons of Wye-ten and the ever popular fun fair over the weekend.

The organisers are hoping as many residents as possible will be involved by taking part or cheering on the parade, taking part in the competitions, supporting talented local singers at the Party in the Park or simply watching the fun.

The Festival is a great example of partnership working between the two main funders Chatteris Town Council and Fenland District Council and hard working volunteers from the community.

Please come along and support this community event.

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Festival ParadeSaturday 29th June at 11am

The popular Festival Parade returns this year, due to public demand. The organisers are hoping many local groups and individuals will take part in this year’s walking parade which will leave the Church Lane car park at 11am on the Saturday and make its way through the centre of the town to the event site at Furrowfields.

The themes this year are Over the Rainbow or Songs of the Sixties. Participants are asked to register in advance by ringing 695166 or e-mailing [email protected] Those taking part should assemble at 10.30am.

Please come along and cheer on the parade.

Shop Window Dressing EventChatteris Rotary Club has once again kindly organised a shop window dressing event to coincide with the Midsummer Festival.

All Chatteris retailers have been invited to arrange a window display on the Festival themes of Over the Rainbow and Songs of the Sixties.

The Rotary Club will provide charity donations for the three best dressed windows so please find time to view the displays.

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For allowing the planned ‘fly-past’ activities, the Midsummer Festival organisers would like to record our very special thanks to:

The Royal Air Force Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (RAFBBMF) which is administratively part of No.1 Group RAF, based at RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire.

The aircraft are regularly seen at events commemorating World War II, upon British State occasions, notably the Trooping the Colour celebrating Queen Elizabeth II’s

birthday and at air displays throughout the United Kingdom and Europe.

RAF BBMF commemorate the past of the RAF’s Air Combat Power - Lest We Forget

For more information go to their website: http://www.raf.mod.uk/bbmf/

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Performers and AttractionsThroughout the programme you will find some more information about the wonderful

variety of performers at the festival, details of the events on pages 14-15 and the weekend’s arena schedule in the centre pages, 16-17. Plenty of assistance to help you

plan your days this year!

The Clan Wulfhar VikingsAn authentic re-enactment of the Viking way of life through demonstrations of Viking combat and an ever increasing “living history” display, which includes a variety of Dark Age tents, a cooking area and an armoury.

All members of the group are trained in the skills and techniques required for day to day Viking life. New members welcome.

www.peterborough-vikings.co.uk

Devilstick Peat...the complete fool!

When Peat first told his family and friends about his ambition to become a fool they were, understandably, concerned! However, undeterred by their reservations Peat persevered and has spent the last 17 years learning a multitude of talents which, mixed with his own zany brand of humour, has resulted in Devilstick Peat reaching near iconic status within the circus, entertainment, and re-enactment communities.

Peat has worked in over 20 countries on 3 continents and has had the pleasure of performing at The British and European Juggling Conventions, Glastonbury Festival of Performing Arts, some of Europe’s largest medieval festivals, various castles and even conflict zones.

www.devilstickpeat.co.uk

Phoenix Circus SchoolScarf, ball and club juggling, plate spinning, diablo, flower and devil sticks.

Just about anybody can learn at least some circus skills and we have experience in teaching all ages, abilities and class sizes. We have even taught circus skills in war zones! Our sessions are fun, safe and very, very enjoyable.

www.phoenixcircusschool.co.uk

In the Arenas

12.30pm & 2.30pm Saturday

11.30am & 1.00pm Sunday

In the Arenas

2.00pm & 3.30pm Saturday

11.00am & 1.30pm Sunday

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Party in the ParkSaturday 29th June at 5.30pm

Following the undoubted success of last year’s event, Party in the Park returns this year under the leadership of Jon-Paul Parker.

Jon-Paul has spent many months working with local singers to help them make the most of their talents and ensure this year’s show is better than ever.

Singers and musicians who will be performing will include Jon-Paul himself, Kelly Oliver and David Bailey, Christian Smith, Holly and Connor, Maya Lavallin, Shannon Buckton, Misty Jones, Haylie Mae and Kira Gibson along with bands Eddie Manson & the Disciples, Nomads and Flowers and The Makers.

With a beer tent and refreshment stalls on site and an entry fee of just £1, it promises to be a great night out for all the family.

Zumba at last year’s Party in the Park

One of last year’s performers

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The Victorian StrollersWe are a well established Network of friends of all ages from all over Southern England (and up to Hull in fact), with a similar interest, who specialise in portraying Victorian gentlefolk with a great range of award winning characters in authentic period costumes; Gentlemen, Ladies, Officers, Children and on occasion a few of the ‘lower classes’ as well. A fine group for adding that extra Victorian flavour to any event. Feel free to ask us questions, admire our outfits and have your photograph taken with us as we stroll around.

www.victorianstrollers.co.uk

4th Battalion Royal Foot ArtilleryA re-enactment group recreating the British Artillery of the Napoleonic era (roughly 1801 - 1815) both with battles and a living camp scenario.

In their own words ‘Living history is what we do. Rather than reading from a boring book or bland webpage, we bring history to life. ......... We show you what a real soldier’s tent would have looked like. We show you what the wounds would have looked like. We show you what they’d have cooked. We show you what they’d have done on the battlefields.’

www.royalartillery1815.co.uk

In the Arenas

1.00pm & 4.30pm Saturday

Ours Was The Fen CountryAn evocative and ethereal piece of dance-theatre conjured from captured conversations with people of the fens in East Anglia, created by Dan Canham and the Company of the New Wolsey Theatre.

Using interviews with eel-catchers, farmers, parish councillors, museum keepers, molly dancers and conservationists, Dan and his team fuse movement and sound with the words and memories of their native collaborators to get to the heart of this beautiful, bleak and mysterious expanse of flat land.

Ours Was The Fen Country is a striking and poetic look at things disappearing and the inevitability of change from the voices of those who still know the old words.

Dan is a choreographer, performer and creative lead of Still House. Members of the ‘Ours was the Fen Country’ ensemble have worked with DV8, Kneehigh, Punchdrunk and Fabulous Beast amongst others.

This professional show is also being performed in London, Birmingham, Norwich and Peterborough. Performance at 7.45pm in the Marquee at Furrowfields. Tickets £10, concessions £8.

www.wolseytheatre.co.uk/4770/shows/ours-was-the-fen-country-rural-tour Thursday 27th June In the Marquee

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Farcet Dance and TwirlThe troupe have been together since 2005 and in that time they have performed at various functions. Dance & Twirl perform to contemporary music using dance poms and batons. The troupe have proved a great success and they really enjoy their performances.

A feature of the troupe is the pink sports car that leads them out and also provides the backing music at outdoor events. The Chief Instructor and founder Mrs Denise Fovargue along with Mrs Mel Hamlet and Troupe leader Rebecca Ward all hope you really enjoy the performances.

For more information contact Denise on 07527 054122.

The OutlawsThe Outlaws Western Club are a group of like minded folks of all backgrounds that enjoy getting together, dressing as cowboys, saloon girls or just towns folk and having a good time, raising money for local needy people & organisations.

We are very much a family Club and still have a number of members who first joined in 1979, the year the Club was formed. Anyone is welcome to any of our events and meetings. You never know, you might get to like being a bit of a cowboy!

www.theoutlaws.org.uk

Pig Dyke Molly21st Century Molly Dancing in glorious Black and White!

‘Pig Dyke is proud to be weird, proud to amuse, proud to confuse, proud to entertain (we hope) through our whole performance, including the lies that introduce the dances. We believe we are true to Molly’s anarchic roots and have created something for audiences of the twenty-first century to enjoy’.

www.pigdyke.co.uk

In the Arenas 1.00pm & 2.30pm Saturday

In the Arenas

2.00pm & 4.30pm Saturday

10.30am & 3.00pm Sunday

In the Arenas

1.30pm & 3.00pm Saturday

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Festival EventsWednesday 26th June

An Evening of Clairvoyance

......with Vivien Powell and Donna Taylor. 7.30pm in the Marquee at Furrowfields. Tickets £5. Refreshments will be available. For further information contact Joanna on 01354 695166.

Thursday 27th June‘Ours Was the Fen Country’

..... by the New Wolsey Theatre Company, Ipswich. An evocative and ethereal piece of dance-theatre conjured from captured conversations with people of the fens in East Anglia. This professional show is also being performed in London, Birmingham, Norwich and Peterborough. Performance at 7.45pm in the Marquee at Furrowfields. Tickets £10, concessions £8. See page 11 for more information.

Friday 28th JuneSchools Living History Day

At Furrowfields. Talks, demonstrations and activities for local schoolchildren on an historical theme.

Disco Inferno

Music from the 60’s and 70’s.. In the Marquee at Furrowfields 7.30 p.m. Tickets £5 in advance, £7 on the door. Fancy dress encouraged but not essential. Hog roast and beer tent available.

Saturday 29th JuneFestival at Furrowfields Recreation Ground, gates open 10am.

Festival Parade

Leaves Church Lane car park at 11am, assembly at 10.30am. Walking parade on the theme of Over the Rainbow or Songs of the Sixties. All groups and individuals welcome to take part, to register ring 695166 or e-mail [email protected] Please support the parade by lining the route via Market Hill and High Street to Furrowfields.

Party in the Park.

Following the success of the 2012 event local singers and bands will once again entertain and prove that Chatteris and surrounding towns and villages have the X-Factor. Performances from 5.30pm to 11pm. Entry just £1. Refreshments available. See page 9 for more information.

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Sunday 30th JuneFestival at Furrowfields Recreation Ground , gates open 10am.

United Church Service

Outside the Parish Church at 10.30am and Armed Forces Day Service at War Memorial.

Fun Dog Show at Furrowfields

Registration from 10am and show begins at 11am. £1 entry. See page 19 for more information.

Tug of War competitions at Furrowfields

Teams of 6, entry fee just £1 per person. Prize for winning team. There are also competitions for children in two age groups 8 - 11 and 12 - 15.

It’s A Knockout competitions at Furrowfields

Teams of 6 to 8 competitors are invited to take part in a number of silly games and challenges designed to test the competitor’s skills and stamina. Prizes

for winning team. Entry fee only £1 per person. There is also a competition for junior teams (ages 8 – 16).

Over the Weekend - FlypastsConfirmation has been received from the RAF

that, subject to weather conditions, the Festival is scheduled for Flypasts by a Hawker Hurricane at

4.20pm on the Saturday and by an Avro Lancaster from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight at

3.35pm on the Sunday.

For more information, entry forms, etc, please contact Joanna Melton on 695166 or e-mail [email protected] or visit the

website www.chatterismidsummerfestival.co.uk

Strawberry Cream TeasServed in the gazebo at Furrowfields, Sunday 1pm to 4pm. See page 23 for more information.

Photos on this page by Matt Halmshaw Photography

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Saturday Arena 110am Event opens to public

11am Parade leaves Church Lane

11.30am Parade arrives at site

11.45am Parade Judging

12 noon Pentacle Drummers

12.30pm Xpressions! Youth Theatre

1pm Farcet Dance & Twirl

1.30pm Pig Dyke Molly

2pm Devilstick Peat

2.30pm Clan Wulfhar Vikings

3pm Adrenalin Martial Arts – Karate for Kids

3.30pm Dragons of Wye-ten

4pm A Moment in Time

4.30pm The Outlaws

5.30pm Party in the Park

Saturday Arena 210am Event opens to public

11am Parade

11.30am Parade arrives at site

12 noon Dragons of Wye-ten

12.30pm Clan Wulfhar Vikings

1pm Royal Foot Artillery

1.30pm A Moment in Time

2pm The Outlaws

2.30pm Farcet Dance & Twirl

3pm Pig Dyke Molly

3.30pm Devilstick Peat

4pm TBC

4.30pm Royal Foot Artillery

5pm Pentacle Drummers

The programme is subject to change

All Day Events on the Saturday and Sunday include:

Fun fair rides • living history encampments • static falconry • competitions • craft stalls • stalls selling

food and wares • beer tent

Special attractions on the Saturday only:

Cclimbing wall • Warzone laser games

Entry each day is just £1 per person.

Stamps are available for those wishing to re-enter during the day.

Access to site is via Furrowfields (the St Stephen’s Drive gate will not be open to the public)

Timetable of Events Saturday and Sunday

Clan Wulfhar Vikings

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Sunday Arena 110am Event opens to public

10.30am The Outlaws

11am Devilstick Peat

11.30am Clan Wulfhar Vikings

12.00 noon Tug of War competitions

1pm Pentacle Drummers

2pm It’s a Knockout Competitions

5pm Event ClosesSunday Arena 2

10am Event opens Registration for dog show

10.30am Dragons of Wye-ten

11am Dog Show

1pm Clan Wulfhar Vikings

1.30pm Devilstick Peat

2pm A Moment in Time

3pm The Outlaws

3.30pm Moment in Time

4pm Dragons of Wye-ten

5pm Event Closes

During the weekend, subject to the weather, there should be flypasts by a Hawker Hurricane

(Saturday at 4.20pm) and an Avro Lancaster (Sunday at 3.35pm).

Timetable of Events Saturday and Sunday

It’s a Knockout Sunday 2pm Arena 1

Devilstick Peat appears on both Saturday and Sunday

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Pesky Pigeons

Fun for all ages at last year’s festival

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Fun Dog ShowSunday 30th June

In the arena at FurrowfieldsRegistration from 10am with judging at 11am

Classes:

1. Most handsome dog (male dogs over 1 year but under 7)

2. Prettiest bitch (female dogs over 1 year but under 7)

3. Cutest puppy (male or female under 1 year)

4. Best golden oldie (male or female 7 years or over)

5. Nicest eyes

6. Most ear-risistible ears

7. Waggiest tail

8. Best 6 legs (owner’s 2 plus dog’s 4)

9. Dog who looks most like owner

10. Best dressed dog sixties-style

All owners must behave responsibly, keep their dogs on a lead and clear up after them.

Entries on the day only. Entry fee £1 per dog - NOT

per class, enter as many classes as you like.

Craft & Community Stalls

Over the weekend the marquee will be the venue for craft and community stalls.

If you make craft items at home you wish to sell, or your club or group wishes to raise much-needed funds please contact Joanna Melton on 01354 695166 or e-mail [email protected] for a booking form.

It is possible to take bookings up until Wednesday 27th June.

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Great Chatteris Cake Baking & Decorating Competition

A new attraction at this year’s Festival will be the Great Chatteris Cake Baking and Decorating Competition when local cooks will be able to prove they produce the best and most attractive cakes.

Cake Baking

Participants will be invited to enter cakes in the following categories:

Class 1 Best Victoria Sponge

Class 2 Best Decorated Cup Cake

Class 3 Best Decorated Celebration Cake

Class 4 Children’s Best Decorated Cup Cake

For full details of the rules and recipes please see the website www.chatterismidsummerfestival.co.uk or e-mail [email protected]

Cake Decorating

There will also be a special event at 2pm on the Festival Saturday – a live cake decorating competition in the marquee. Participants will be invited to produce the most creative decorated cake in the one hour allotted. The basics for taking part will be provided – dummy cakes, a cake board, icing, a few cutters and colourings – but participants are invited to bring along their own boards, rolling pins and tools.

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Cream Tea AfternoonSunday 30th June 1.00 - 4.00pm

MenuScone, butter, jam & cream £3.00

Strawberries & cream £3.00

A variety of other cakes £2.00

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In the Marquee

2.00pm Saturday

Children’s ChoiceOrange or lemon squash

& children’s cake 50p

In the gazebo at Furrowfields

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Warzone Laser Games Ever wanted to play Call of Duty for real? Warzone Laser Games is the fast paced laser combat experience for kids and adults that does just that.

Suitable for all conditions, put your skills to the test in a safe and fun enviroment using top of the range gaming equipment as used by the royal marines. Come and have a go and get hungry for more!

Adrenaline Martial Arts Karate 4 KidsThe instructors here at Adrenaline Martial Arts have been teaching men, women and children for the past eighteen years across our region.

Over the years we have developed specialised programmes for all ages and abilities and we have been able to take the techniques passed down by the traditional masters of yesterday and teach them in a way that is fun to learn and inspirational to our students.

Our aim is simple, to provide quality martial arts tuition in a safe, friendly and enjoyable environment to the whole family and at the heart of Adrenaline Martial Arts is our full time academy in Dry Drayton.

In addition to our satellite classes around the region, there are over 30 classes taking place at the academy every week from our children beginners programmes right through to our advanced certified instructor courses.

For more information see our website www.adrenalinemartialarts.co.uk

Arena 1 3.00pm Saturday

Xpressions! Youth TheatreThis year Xpressions! Youth Theatre from Chatteris will be performing a short scene from Peter Pan which they are actually performing over the festival weekend. The youth theatre have been working on this performance for many months and are very excited about performing at the Midsummer Festival. 20Twenty Theatre who run the group feel it is a great opportunity for the town to see how talented they are.

If you are interested in joining Xpressions! Youth Theatre from September, they meet at Chatteris library on a Monday evening 6pm - 7.30pm and will be back on Monday 9th September. For more information contact Katherine Nightingale on 07869 135922 or email [email protected]

Arena 1 12.30pm Saturday

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The Pentacle DrummersThe Pentacle Drummers were founded in 2001 to perform at the Lammas Festival to accompany the Eastbourne Giants, ‘Herne the Hunter’ and ‘Andred’, Saxon Goddess of the Weald. Since then they have grown from a small group to a troupe in excess of 40 members who perform at over 30 events a year.

In their main livery of green and red, their tatter coats and face paint helping to lend a theatrical touch to events, they share their contagious, powerful, tribal-esque rhythms and entertain the masses.

www.pentacle-drummers.co.uk

In the Arenas

12.00 noon & 5.00pm Saturday

1.00pm Sunday

A Moment in TimeA Moment in Time brings together the best of Living History Re-enacting.

Since it’s inception, A Moment in Time has grown to offer over 1000 years of history in its displays, encompassing many periods from Late Roman all the way through to the Mid 20th Century. Our members make the time to talk and discuss the period of history they portray with our visitors This friendly approach to events is at the very heart of A Moment in Time and leads to a much more enjoyable adventure through history.

www.mitlivinghistory.co.uk

In the Arenas 1.30pm & 4.00pm Saturday 2.00pm & 3.30pm Sunday

The Dragons of Wye-tenWe are a family run puppet theatre specialising in medieval puppetry with jousting knights, princesses to be rescued and our speciality, sword-fighting dragons. Our puppetry retells some of the oldest tales ever told, along with new stories from our writing team.

As well as stories told on our stage we also present the Medieval Interactive Puppet Show, where the children are encouraged to become the puppeteers! This includes Yumi, our 12ft long dragon for 5 children at a time to puppeteer! - In front of our stageWalkabout. There will be two walkabouts, one with our baby dragon and one with our 5ft long dragon, both of which are much loved and appreciated by our audiences.

www.dragonsofwye-ten.co.ukIn the Arenas 12.00 noon & 3.30pm Saturday 10.30am & 4.00pm Sunday

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Sponsorship & Advertising

The Festival Organising Committee is very grateful to all the local businesses who purchased advertising space and helped to make this year’s bumper Festival programme possible.

They would also like to thank the following for their generous sponsorship:

Harrison Murray for sponsoring the banners and prizes for the tug of war and It’s a Knockout competitions.

Ellis Winters for organising a stall to raise funds for the Festival.

Reason Homes for helping towards the cost of First Aid cover at the Festival.

Matthew Homes for sponsoring the Parade and Fancy Dress competition.

Mr Doug Taylor of M & N Mobile Catering for sponsoring a band at the Party in the Park.

Cllr Florence Newell for sponsoring the Great Chatteris Cake Baking & Decorating competition.

Former Mayor Cllr Peter Murphy for donating money from the Mayor’s charity fund to help with the costs of the Schools’ Living History Day.

The Committee also wishes to thank:

Lydia Payne, of the Sportsman, for organising fund raising events and hosting auditions and rehearsals for the Party in the Park.

Jon-Paul Parker for spending so much time coaching those taking part in the Party in the Park.

A former committee member who gave a generous donation towards this year’s event.

Spectacular Opticians for donating gift vouchers.

Tesco’s at March and Ely for donating gift vouchers

Sainsbury’s at March for donating a gift voucher

...And anyone else who has offered sponsorship, given a donation or supplied a raffle prize since this programme was compiled.

Thank you...

Chatteris Midsummer Festival is funded by Fenland District Council and Chatteris Town Council

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