The 2008 Bedford Park Festival: June 7th-22nd
Green Days Fête and Craft Fair
Saturday 7 June & Sunday 8 June
Programme
On Acton Green opposite St Michael & All Angels Church and Turnham Green tube station.
Our traditional village Green Days Fete has attractions for all the family, with dodgems, fairground rides and a bandstand - the focus for live music and many events. Children can take part in or watch three junior 5-a-side football tournaments (under-10s on Saturday, under-13s and under 15s on Sunday), the fancy dress parade and Pop Idol talent show (Brenda Edwards below, with two contestants at the 2007 performance). And spot the comic book characters in the Turnham Green Terrace Treasure Hunt.
Activities include skittles, coconut shy, bouncy castle and children’s corner, and for the less active, a champagne lottery. The Craft Fair has a wide selection, including works to buy or commission. Other stalls sell plants, cakes, toys, books, bric-a-brac etc. Tickets will be on sale for the Savills Balloon Race, the Win-a-Meal contest (supported by many local restaurants) and the High Roller Tombola. There’s a beer tent serving Fuller’s and Pimm’s; a refreshment tent serving lunches, strawberries and cream teas; and a barbecue, with burgers and hot dogs from Mackens. Plus bacon butties, pasta, Oriental food and international food. At the St Michael & All Angels stand, you can find information; learn about the Festival charities; and buy Fairtrade goods, Festival t-shirts and other merchandise.
As part of Love London weeks, we aim to recycle all waste on the Green and improve the environment in Chiswick. Visit the stalls run by Eco Age and Green Homes Concierge Service. And try to win a Bluemotion ‘green’ car from Chiswick Volkswagen in King Street.
Saturday 7 June
Stalls open 11am-6pm
Children’s Fancy Dress Parade & Celebrity Opening* 11.00am
Theme: Comic book and cartoon characters.
Meet in the Parish Hall at 10.30. A prize for every entrant.
Parade sponsored by Clever Wally’s Raw Pizza.
The BJO 11.30am
Big sound jazz band, with hits from Duke Ellington to Woody Herman. Sponsored by
Chesterton
Twyford School Gospel Choir 2.15am
BBC Songs of Praise School Choir of the Year runner-up 2008
Salsamoves and Havana Good Time 3.15pm
Learn how to salsa with Salsamoves, followed by live salsa band. Dance to the exuberant Cuban rhythms and Latin jazz.
Sponsored by
Hartswood Property Management
Paul Dixon 5.00PM
Energy driven indie band
Sponsored by
Hartswood Property Management
*Watch chiswickw4.com and The Chiswick for announcement
Sunday 8 June
Stalls open 11.30am-5.30pm
Open Air Mass 10.30am
Morning service on the Green with music by Off-Beat Brass (right).
The Hemingford Saxophone Quartet NOON
Playing a mix of standards and light classics
Arts Educational Schools London 1.15pm
Music and song from UK’s premier performing arts institution
Pop Idol 2.00-2.45pm and 3.15-4.00pm
Under-18s talent show.
Entry forms from Parish Office. NB: Places limited - must be
booked by 12 noon Saturday 7 June (at Parish Office or Bacon Butties stall on Green Days). Sponsored by
SweatyBetty
Winners perform 4.15pm
Introducing young bands 4.45pm
The Dead Falsettos
Eskimo Sunday
If you would like to help the Festival in any way, contact St Michael’s Parish Office (020 8994 1380) or parishoffice@smaaa.org.uk.
Photos by David Beresford and Torin Douglas