Gillingham Festival

30th June to 15th July 2007
Events Guide

more information on some of these events, plus full ticket details

 

   
DATE EVENT VENUE TIME TICKET
Sat 30th June
 
Family Sports Day.
Egg and spoon, sack race, running etc.
Rec. Ground 9am to 4pm Free
Sat 30th June Five-a-Side Children’s Football Rec. Ground 9am to 4pm £6 per Team
Sat 30th June Methodist Church organ open day. Methodist Church 10am to
4pm
Donation
to charity
Sat/Sun 30th/1st Art Trail: Some of Gillingham's most creative residents exhibit their work in the studio environment. Various 10am to 5pm Free
Sat/Sun 30th/1st Open Gardens: A tour of some of Gillingham's best-kept private gardens. Details: 01747 823500/826672  
2pm to 6pm
£4 Charity Donation per Guide
Sat 30th June Brian Willoughby and Cathryn Craig Methodist Church 7.30pm £7
Sat 30th June Daytime Gillingham School Musicians
Gillingham Imperial Silver Band
Festival Site From
1pm
Free
Sat 30th June Daytime Busking Competition Various    
Sat 30th June Daytime GILLINGHAM INTERNATIONAL BARBEQUE COMPETITION Festival Site From
10am
Free
Sun 1st July Vintage Motor Cycle Run From Orchard Park Garden Centre Assemble
10am
Set off
11am
Free
Sun 1st July 10km Run (SEAA Measured) and 3km Fun Run Assemble
Youth Centre
Assemble
9am
£6/ aff
£8/ unaff
£2 extra
on day
Sun 1st July Presence Methodist Church 7.30pm £7
Sun 1st July 2.00pm Kirsty McGee and Matt Martin
2.45pm The Huckleberries
3.45pm Flook
6.00pm Cara Dillon
7.30pm Oysterband
9.00pm Mike Silver
9.30pm Salsa Celtica
North Dorset
Rugby Club
2pm
to
11pm
£25 Adult
accompanied
U14 Child
Free
Mon 2nd July John Williams and John Etheridge Methodist Church 7.30pm £18
Tue 3rd July Miracle Theatre Outdoors: “The Taming of the Shrew” Festival Site From
6.30pm
£7
Tue 3rd July Gillingham Primary Schools Concert
Gillingham, Wyke, Milton and St Mary the Virgin.
Methodist Church 7.00pm
 
Donation
to charity
Wed 4th July Boo Hewerdine Methodist Church 7.30pm £7
Thu 5th July Family Fun Quiznight
Proceeds to “The Cinnamon Trust”
Marquee 7.00pm £10/team
Thu 5th July Piano Recital: Rosemary Tuck Methodist Church 7.30pm £7
Fri 6th July The Manfreds
Soul Commotion
Marquee
7.30pm
 
Adv/Door
£15/£18
Sat 7th July Festival Walks Morning
10mile walk to Duncliffe Woods
7 mile walk to Langham and Eccliffe
4 mile walk
2 mile walk
All walks aim to return to Festival Site by 12.30pm
From
Festival Site
9am
10am
11am
11.30am
Free
Sat 7th July Aardvark (Children’s entertainers) Festival Site From
10am
Free
Sat 7th July
Daytime
11.30 Tarisha
12.15 The Show Ponies
12.45 The Incontinentals
1.30 Yetminsters Irish Dancers
2.00 The Show Ponies
2.30 The Lightyears
3.30 The Show Ponies
4.00 The Vibe
Festival Site 11.30am Free
Sat 7th July
Daytime






 
Noon Hoovering the Heavens
12.30 The Pelandrones
1.00 Cock-A-Hoop
1.30 Andrew Armstrong
2.15 Cock-A-Hoop
2.45 Yetminsters Irish Dancers
3.15 Shreen Harmony
Methodist Church Noon Donation
to charity
Sat 7th July The Chepstow Male Voice Choir Methodist Church 7.30pm £7
Sat 7th July Sergeant Peppers Only Dart Board Band
and Bourbon and Ice
Marquee 7.30pm Adv/Door
£10/£12
Sat/Sun 7th/8th July FOOD WEEKEND – Including Continental Market Festival Site From
9am
Free
Sat/Sun 7th/8th July Gillingham Photo Club Exhibition Band Room From
10am
Free
Sun 8th July
Daytime
Circus Skills Workshop Festival Site From
10am
Free
Sun 8th July
Daytime
Noon James Chadwick
12.30 Woman wants Tall Man
1.15 Dudlow Joe
2.00 James Chadwick
2.30 Cousin Leonard
3.15 Sonny Black
4.00 Moveable Feast
Festival Site Noon Free
Sun 8th July The London Forest Choir Methodist Church 3pm Donation
Sun 8th July Jennifer Holt Violin concert. Methodist Church 7.30pm Donation
Sun 8th July Sonny Black
Richard Digance
Marquee 8pm Adv/Door
£12/£15
Mon 9th July Historical Walk From Festival Site 7pm Free
Mon 9thJuly Julie Dunn and John Horler (Jazz concert) Methodist Church 8pm £7
Mon 9th July Kate Rusby Marquee 8pm Adv/Door
£18/£20
Tue 10th July Piano/Clarinet recital
Caroline D’Cruz
Methodist Church 7.30pm £7
Tue 10th July Kenny Ball
Fred Wedlock
Marquee 7.30pm Adv/Door
£15/£18
Wed 11th July Gerard Kenny Methodist Church 7.30pm £10
Wed 11th July Rockin the Joint
Loose Connections
Marquee 7.30pm £10
Thu 12th July Antique Valuation Marquee 3pm-
6.30pm
£3 per item
to charity
Thu 12th July Budapest Ragtime Band Methodist Church 7.30pm £7
Thu 12th July Barrelhouse Blues Orchestra and choir Marquee 7.30pm Adv/Door
£10/£12
Fri/Sun 13th/15th July Flower Festival St Mary’s Church 10am to 4pm Donations to Practical Action
Fri 13th July The Rock Doctors
Howling at the Moon
Marquee 7.30pm Adv/Door
£10/£12
Sat 14th July
Daytime
11.30 Mustang Sally
12.15 Pete Greenwood
12.45 Vicki and Mike
1.30 Pete Greenwood
1.45 The Redflags
2.30 More famous than Thomas Hardy
3.15 Sophie Henderson
4.00 The Johnsons
Festival Site 11.30am Free
Sat/Sun 14th/15th July Photographic Exhibition: All sorts of photo/images displayed and discussed. Presented by Gillingham Photo Group. Silver Band Room 10.30am to 3.30pm Free
Sat 14th July Circus Skills Workshop Festival Site From
10am
Free
Sat 14th July CRAFT STALLS Festival Site From
10am
Free
Sat 14th July Blues Express
Lady Winwoods Maggot
Rod’s Faces
Marquee 7.30pm Adv/Door
£10/£12
Sat 14th July Le Basile St Mary’s Church 7.30pm £7
Sat 14th July The Mill Singers (In Aid Of Help the Aged) Town Hall 7.30pm £7
Sun 15th July Skin to Skin Drumming Workshop Festival Site TBA TBA
Sun 15th July
Daytime
11.30 Brigitte Beraha
12.15 Bell Street Jazz Band
1.00 Petite Annonces
1.45 Squibnocket
2.30 Tia Roos
3.00 Strange Folk
3.45 Tia Roos
4.00 Julian Philips
Festival Site 11.30am Free
Sun 15th July Historical Walk From Festival Site 3pm Free
Sun 15th July CLASSIC CAR SHOW Festival Site From
10am
Free
Sun 15th July Taste of Shadows Ben Waters  Marquee 7.30pm Adv/Door £10/£12

Weekend Pass for 13th/14th/15th July: £25/adult
 

 

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