Trust Thamesmead Festival
See this as your invite to the event of the year!
Trust Thamesmead Summer Festival
Saturday 11 July 2009
10:00am-6:00pm
Birchmere Park, Thamesmead
FREE* EVENT
• This year Trust Thamesmead set up a steering group for Thamesmead residents and community groups to get involved in this year's festival and have their say in who and what they would like to see, so for the first time, we can really say the people of Thamesmead have some kind of ownership over the event
• *Pay bar and food
• No dogs (except guide dogs), weapons, glass bottles or barbeques permitted within the site and will be removed. A licensed bar will be available and operating a Challenge 25 policy. Photo ID may be required. By attending the Trust Thamesmead Summer Festival you are agreeing to be filmed and/or photographed for marketing purposes
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This year's main stage will entertain everyone from the age of one to 101. With a Flamenco group, African band, tribute acts and The T Factor Final taking place, the difficulty will be what time you should look around the festival site.
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| Activity and Wellbeing Zone |
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Discover the wide range of Thamesmead community groups and local organisations offering massages, climbing, majorettes, football and more! Who would have thought so much goes on every day in Thamesmead?!
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| Children's Zone |
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We've got fun and games all day, with everything from face painting to infatables, arts and crafts to sand/water play. All this and more; with so much excitement the little ones are bound to go home happy and ready for a good night's sleep.
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| Chocolate Films |
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A unique chance to see films from the early days of Thamesmead including the first ever film of the development in the 60s. This event is being filmed for an upcoming documentary, so come along and share your memories on camera.
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| Farmyard Fun |
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We are bringing a farm to Thamesmead and not only that, the animals, which will include goats, ducks, geese and guinea pigs will be available to touch. All this and donkey rides too! Ewe'll kick yourself if you miss it!
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| Meet the Trust |
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"We do more than festivals!" Pop into the Trust Thamesmead tent to see for yourself the fantastic multi-million pound projects we are bringing to Thamesmead and find out more about us and the great services we offer Thamesmead residents.
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| Community Parade |
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The Thamesmead festival parade is back and with up to 400 people taking part, it will be carnival to remember. Starting at Hawksmoor Youth Club at 9:30am and making its way to Birchmere Park to parade around.
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| Community Stalls |
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Every year different Thamesmead community groups get involved in the festival, by taking up the opportunity to run a stall on the day and this year is no different! There will be 30 stalls in all, so pop by and say hello.
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| Water Activity Zone |
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This year the festival site includes Birchmere Lake where the guys from Thamesmead YMCA Sailing Centre will be offering taster sailing sessions. Give it a go - you might take to it like a duck to water!
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| Party Tent |
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Get your dance shoes on and get ready to limbo in the party tent, including stilt walkers, balloon modelling, arts and crafts, glitter tattoos and more!
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| Festival Programme and Sponsors |
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The festival programme is your hand held guide to the day's festival. Featuring all the information on this festival website including a map of what is where, you could print it off and take it with you.
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