Village Festival 2008
Village Festival Wall Planner - download
Forthcoming Events - Village Festival 2008
Enter the X Factor
As part of the Great Bowden Village Festival 2008, the festival commitee has organised a musical competition, The X Factor for all young singers and musicians in the area with prizes of up to £500.
If you say 'yes' to each of the following, send your entry form to us today. (entry form below)
- live within 7 miles of Great Bowden
- sing or play a musical instrument
- perform on your own or with a band or group
Dates & venues of age group heats & finals as follows:
- under 11 year olds - 15th June from 1pm, Great Bowden Village Hall
- 11-14 year olds - 29th June from 1pm, Great Bowden Village Hall
- 15-18 year olds - 20th July from 1pm, Great Bowden Village Hall
- FINALS - 23rd August 6pm, St Peter & St Paul Church, Great Bowden
ENTRY FORM - Closing date 16th May 2008
Annual Plant Sale - 17 May
Cricket Club Bar Open - 7 & 8 June
Fernie Open Day - 8 June
Junior X Factor heats - 15 June under 11 year olds, 1pm, Great Bowden Village Hall
GB Recital - 22 June
Junior X Factor heats - 29 June, 11-14 years olds, 1pm, Great Bowden Village Hall
Open Gardens - 29 June
Cricket Club Bar Open - 12&13 July
Junior X Factor heats - 20 July, 15-18 year olds, 1pm, Great Bowden Village Hall
Cricket Club Bar Open - 9 & 10 August
Horticultural Show - 9 August
Cricket Club vs Village - 22 August
Junior X Factor FINALS - 23 August, 6pm, St Peter & St Paul Church, Great Bowden
Visual Arts Display & Festival - 24 August
Visual Arts Display - 25 August
Festival Ball - 20 September
Shoulder of Mutton / Band Night - 11 October
GB Recital - 23 November
Gallery & News Archive for Festival
Pancake Race - Sunday 3 Feb - Village Festival 2008
Leicester Mercury 5/2/2008 - Harborough Mail 7/2/2008 (click picture to enlarge)
Harborough Mail 7/2/2008 (click picture to enlarge)
Festival Newsletter
GREAT BOWDEN FESTIVAL 2008
It has become a village tradition to hold a festival in Great Bowden every four years. 2008 is a festival year. The Festival begins in February and a series of events will take place throughout the year. The purpose of the festival is to celebrate the village. We hope that the festival will also raise some money for village charitable causes. The village hall refurbishment and the village sign both benefited from contributions made following previous festivals.
The members of the 2008 Festival Committee are:
Matt Jones, Bruce Gillanders, Kim Deane, Jill Appleton, Deb Hale, Pat Oakley, Andrew Cartwright, Anne French, Jan Swatridge, Lynne Wilson
We will be delivering a year planner soon. This will have all the events of the Festival on it together with details of a host of other events that will be happening in the village during this year
The Festival opens, as is traditional, with a Pancake Race on Sunday
3 February – the race is held on The Green with a start time of 1200 (bring you own frying pan and teams of 4) – themed teams will be especially welcome. The next event is the Old Time Musical Hall in Great Bowden School on 15 and 16 Feb. Tickets are on sale in Welton’s at a cost of £5. On 7 March we have a wine tasting in the Village Hall – please look out for posters giving details of how to get tickets for that and other events. There will be a Festival Weekend over the August Bank Holiday and the Festival will culminate in a Dance in a marquee in the grounds of Great Bowden School on 20 September.
We look forward to seeing you at some, or all, of the events.
Best wishes
The Festival Committee
For more information please either email Matt Jones at mj_jones@sky.com
or telephone Deb Hale on 01858 410130.