ATHERSTONE’S
30th NOVEMBER 2019 1.30pm - 7.00pm
Have a ‘Dickens’of a Christmas Page 2 A message on behalf of all Dickens volunteers 2019. YES ...IT’S CHRISTMAS!!! vendors from The Town or surrounding area. The ( Please sing the song ). Entertainment also includes many more local Artists. There are three locations for Charity A really seasonal welcome to everyone in and Commercial Stalls - The Memorial Hall The Atherstone AND surrounding villages. Market Square ( with changed layout ) and within St.Mary’s Church - actually on the pews! DICKENS has always been organised by Volunteers. They work closely with Warwickshire ‘Old favourites’ remain - The Grand Opening County Council, North Warwickshire Borough Procession, Funfairs ( three locations), Santa’s Council and Atherstone Town Council. So... Grotto, The Samba Band , the huge Christmas DICKENS is not actually ‘run by the council’ Tree by St. Mary’s, new Christmas Lights and as such. It is estimated that your DICKENS the incredible Finale by Jubilee Fireworks. A mix Volunteers this year have attended some 100 of the popular and familiar along with some main committee meetings, sub committee new Entertainers and an enhanced Dickensian meetings ,specific meetings with Contractors atmosphere - all largely created by local and Agencies and dealt with many hundreds of residents. emails - all amounting to thousands of Volunteer Behind the scenes safety at all levels has been hours overall- for just 6 hours of what we hope the utmost priority. The particular Volunteers you will find TREMENDOUS SEASONAL FAMILY here are the unsung heroes. Therefore, I would FUN. like to give personal thanks to our joint Directors EVERYTHING is absolutely FREE. It’s entirely of Operations on the day -John Lees and Stuart up to you to support our Advertisers, Sponsors Jones, and Samantha Hall for organising the and Shops and Businesses on the day ,and DICKENS First Responders. This Executive Team subsequently throughout the year. are at the sharp end of clear decision making to ensure your safe enjoyment of DICKENS 2018. So, what’s new this year? We hope you will There is a clearly marked Public Information experience an increased participation from The Point and all Marshalls wear high viz. and Shops and Offices within the Town, and also have radio contact available to our separate from the surrounding Businesses, Schools and Control Centre. There is further information on Charity Organisations. All have been encouraged whoiswho and how to volunteer on the website to wear traditional Victorian style dress....to www.dickensevent.org.uk make The Spectacle more DICKENSIAN! Lastly, your feedback would be much There are more premises with decorated appreciated. This assists us with obtaining windows. Please join in and dress up yourselves. Grants, such as from The Lottery. Please use Face Children - are there any Santa’s Elves or Urchins book - via the website if you wish, email, or out there ( as in Oliver! ).We need Ebenezer write in. Thank you. Scrooges and Chimney Sweeps, too. Ian Driver All the catering is now provided by either Vice Chair, DICKENS, 2018, your favourite established venue or mobile [email protected]
www.dickensevent.org.uk Atherstone Dickens Event Page 3 Schedule of Events 1.30pm The Town is ready for The 34th DICKENS EVENT! Shops and businesses are open with many featuring seasonally dressed windows. Your favourite food outlets and pubs are available, along with three market stall sites – The Memorial Hall, The Market Square and St Mary’s Church. There are fairground rides and associated entertainment. 1.45pm The Grand Procession from The Memorial Hall. Santa’s Sleigh, with his Elves, Chinese Lions and Marching Bands (amongst others) commences down Long Street to The Market Square, where Santa enters his grotto by St Mary’s Church. 2.00pm Santa's Grotto opens. 2:00pm - 7pm Seasonal entertainment throughout the town. Including Punch and Judy, Silver Band, Cheer Leaders, Choirs, Samba Band, Morris Dancing and many many more Local Artists and Performers. NEW to this year’s Dickens Event: The Dickens Treasure Hunt – Find the Dickensian Characters hidden around the town and work out the puzzle to win a prize! (Details in brochure) A List and approximate timings of performances will be available on the day so you don’t miss your favourites!
5.15pm The Grand Christmas Lights Switch-on! This will take place outside the Red Lion on Long Street. 7.00pm THE GRAND DICKENS FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR, designed by Jubilee Fireworks. (best viewed in the vicinity of The Memorial Hall) 7.00pm Event Breakdown. Please take care leaving The Town All timings are approximate .and are subject to change for weather and health and safety reasons.
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Below you will find FIVE questions about specific characteristics L ONG STREET TE MARKET FRIARS TO ATHERSTONE SQUARE GA featured in ourSTA hidden Dickens Characters, also on the backs of the CRICKET CLUB TION STREET & RUGBY CLUB CHURCH STREET Characters will be a hidden letter. Make a note of these 10NORTH individual STREET CLIFFE ROAD letters and re-arrange them to find the answer to the SIXTH RandAT final
MARKET STREET question.COVENTRY CANAL Once you have all of the answers filled in come and visit us at the Dickens Stall on Market Square and collect your prize!
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Q5: What colour wool is Madame Defarge knitting with?
Q6: Re-arrange the letters you have found to make a Christmas related character:
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Here are a few things that have Charles Bracebridge, his wife and happened besides the ball game. Florence Nightingale returned from Even before the Domesday Book, the Crimean war. The street took its the town has featured in British name as a celebration. History, from Roman occupation, fortresses and possibly the last Passing the Library, look left towards battle of Boudica, through medieval Riversmeet Vets, this is the Victorian conflicts, important industrial events, built railway station. Railways meant Victorian developments of transport produce could be brought into the and commerce. The town plays an town but just as importantly, items important part in Warwickshire history. produced in and around the town, including hats, coal and stone could Walking down Long Street today, be transported worldwide. imagine being there as thousands of Roman Legionaires march past As you walked down Long Street, making their way to Mancetter in AD you passed alleyways called yards. 60 or 61, to fight tribes people led The scene in the 1800s would have by Boudica. No one knows the battle seen these yards full of small houses location, but some historians state it where people lived and who worked was just outside the town. making hats, mining and quarrying. Atherstone is famous for its hatting In Church Street 1,425 years later, history. you need to step aside as Henry Tudor, rode into town from Merevale So a lot has happened in Atherstone Abbey before visiting St Marys Church besides the ball game and lots of where he reputedly prayed before things are still going on including beer going to Bosworth, where he became festivals, classic car shows, heritage Henry VII. He also reputedly stopped walks and talks, tours of the church, at the Three Tuns Inn on Long Street. markets plus so much more.
As you walk into Welcome Street, imagine the party there in 1855 when
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All of these pubs have now closed or junction was the Railway Tavern. disappeared. Let’s see where they all In Long Street, the White Hart was were. opposite the railway station. The Starting in Church Street there was Ram stood on the site of the Library. the Shoulder of Mutton and further Continuing on the left hand side there up was the Phoenix. was the George and Dragon, the Crown and the Brown Bear. Then Crossing the market square the there was the Fox and Grapes and building either side of the archway the Holly Bush. was the Swan Inn, and facing the Church was the Royal Oak. Between Church Street and Market Street was the Board Inn. Turning left into Long Street and down in the hollow there used to be On the right hand side of Long Street the Plough, the Barley Mow and from the station was the Hatters the Cross Keys. Further up was the Arms. Dolphin and the Mount Pleasant. Next came the Swan and Two Nicks Crossing over Long Street, just followed by the Druid’s Arms and the past Woolpack Way there was the King’s Arms. Woolpack, Haunch of Venison and The Nelson and the Hand and Coach and Horses. Bottle stood side by side before we On the corner of Coleshill Street and come to the site of the Blue Bell. South Street was the Bulls Head, The Black Boy and the Three Tuns and on the left side of Coleshill Road were next. was the Westwood Hotel and on the opposite side was the Queen Anne or Now they are all no more. Queen’s Head. In Station Street there was the White Lion and the Square and Compass. On the supermarket site was the Woodman and near the Long Street
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For those of you with younger families, take advantage of TheWhat’s Red Lion’s New On Year’s 2019Eve Family Party Night. Arrive with to cocktails along with a “Mocktail” for the kids at 7.30pm. Friday 02nd FebruaryHelp 2019 yourself to CarverySunday Dinner 03rd March at 8.00pm 2019 followed by theFriday Chef’s 03rd Sweet May Table. 2019 In The RedA Lion Magician Restaurant: will entertain theWedding children Open and aDay family festive ChristmasIn The disco Red will Lion welcome Restaurant: in 2019. Starters and Afters Night £40.00Come per and Adult, view The£25.00 Atherstone per child Red (childrenLion underFruits 12) of the Sea Choose 5 dishes from a Hotel dressed for your perfect day, chat £30.00 per person selection of Starters and Afters with our experienced wedding co-ordinators for £27.50 per person who can advise you on every aspect of your Friday 07th June 2019 special day. 11.00amFrom untilthe 3.00pm.Carvery In The Red Lion Restaurant: American Diner Night Thursday 14th February 2019 Friday 29th MarchRoast 2019 beef £27.50 per person & Saturday 16th February 2019 Murder Mysterywith Yorkshire Night pudding Valentines Dinner £25.00 per person includes a two-course Thursday 20th June 2019 2 people dine for £50.00 meal. Join us for anRoast evening turkey of Intrigue and Ladies Royal Ascot Day (Includes 2 course Meal) servedsuspense, with solve pigs the in clues blankets, and reveal sage & onion stuffingBubbles, Bets and Baskets. Choose from a the murderer! Plot for this evening: variety of different Lunch options delivered The Whisky,Pink Glove Orange and Ginger Glazed Hamto your table in your own Picnic Basket. Friday 01st March 2019 Baskets start from £27.50 per person. In The Red Lion Restaurant: Friday 05thFestive April Falafel 2019 Roast V Cocktails and Tapas In The Red Lion Restaurant: Friday 28th June 2019 £27.50 per person CheeseRoasted and Potatoes Wine and Seasonal vegetablesMurder Mystery Night £27.50 per person £25.00 per person includes a two-course meal. An evening of mystery, solve the Followed by Chefs Dessert Table clues and unmask the imposter. Plot for this evening: Calcutta
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Atherstone’s Rare ‘Fruit Wall’
As early as 1561 a Swiss botanist noticed that fruit ripened more quickly if grown near a brick or stone wall. The wall absorbed the sun’s heat and released it when the sun went down. In more northerly climates a fire might be lit at the base of the wall to help protect the blossom and then the fruit. This was very labour intensive and was only for the rich.
The original boundary wall in the garden behind Old Bank House was revealed to be a ’fruit’ or ‘warm’ wall in November 2010 when the cop- ing stones became dislodged and NWBC employed specialist conservation builders to replace them. The wall is in fact two walls with a gap between through which warm smoke circulates to heat the wall in our colder climate.
The garden is open weekdays, see if you can see the repaired wall and the fireplaces.
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WHITE HART COMMUNITY GROUPS
(Formerly Volunteer Centre North Warwks) We now run a Wood work workshop Tuesday making wooden items and restoring furniture. Our Groups: Wood Work Tuesdays 10.30 until 13.00 Tea and cake Tuesday to Thursday Craft Group Wednesdays 10 until 12.00 10.00 until 12.00 Computer Club Thursdays 10 until 12.00 Dementia Café Tuesday 10 12 Job Club Thursdays 10 until 12.00. Come along on Dickens Day to purchase our items made in the workshop, or furniture that has been restored, greeting cards, Christmas items made in craft group. At White Hart House, Long Street. Opposite the Co op car park.
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THE ATHERSTONE CHORALE Presents MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY A concert of seasonal music On FRIDAY 29TH NOVEMBER AT 7.30PM At ST BENEDICTS CHURCH, OWEN STREET ATHERSTONE Tickets £6 and children go free
The Atherstone Chorale is a friendly choir with around 20 members. The choir rehearses every Monday night at the Trinity Church, Coleshill Rd, Atherstone. CV9 1BW from 7.30pm onwards. The Choir is always on the look out for new members, so if you are interested in joining us just pop along to the Church... or contact: Gillian Greenwood on 01827 880647
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Business Cards and A5 Leaflets Offer price refers to Standard A5 130gsm full colour leaflets, single or double sided minimum order of 500. Business cards on standard or laminated card, with this advert 10single or double sided, minimum order of 250 Excludes Artwork set up Offer valid until 20/12/19 - t&c’s apply - e&oe
Number 4, The Arcade 71-73 Long Street, Atherstone Warwickshire CV9 1AZ t: 01827 713020 e: [email protected] fb: @theprintingshedltd
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50 long street, atherstone
All day breakfasts, the classics and sandwiches and amazing burgers and pastas Open 8-4 Monday to Saturday • 9-3 Sunday OPEN LATE FOR THE DICKENS EVENT
carpets Atherstone & flooring Commercial & Domestic flooring • Carpets • Vinyls • LVT • Laminate • Safety Christmas Deals now available call in store to find out more NHS Discounts all work guaranteed, uplift and disposal available tel: 01827 715335 • email: [email protected] 44-48 Long Street, Atherstone CV9 1AU www: atherstonecarpets.co.uk www.dickensevent.org.uk Atherstone Dickens Event Page 34
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THE SQUARE HAIR BEAUTY
Opening Times mon - closed tues Limited hours available weds 9.30am -6.30pm thurs 9.30am -7pm fri 9.30am -7pm sat 8.30am -3.30pm
01827 713773 18 - 20 Church Street ATHERSTONE Warwickshire CV9 1HA
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38 Long Street Atherstone Quality Jewellery, CV9 1AU watches & Clocks T: 01827 714713 We specialise in Jewellery, A member of The National Association E: [email protected] Watch & Clock Repairs of Goldsmiths
Pick N Mix Party Bags
American Candy Sweet Bouquets
Diabetic & Gluten Free Bespoke Gifts
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www.dickensevent.org.uk Atherstone Dickens Event Page 38 CRAIG TRACEY Member of Parliament for North Warwickshire & Bedworth
Our local Member of Parliament
T 01827 715 243
E [email protected] f /craig4nwarks
W www.craigtracey.co.uk 76 Station Street, Atherstone, Warwickshire, CV9 1BU
“Regular local advice surgeries in our community”
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Atherstone Town Council www.atherstone-tc.gov.uk
Atherstone Town Council is proud switch on of the Christmas Lights. to once again support Dickens 2019 The hard work and effort put in by the organisers, completely The event is a major attraction for voluntarily, is to be congratulated Atherstone, providing marvellous and they are wholeheartedly entertainment for thousands of thanked by the Town Council for people, enjoyed by young and old providing such an excellent event. alike. The Town Council wishes the The Town Council invites Dickens Committee 2019 every dignitaries from across the region, success with this year’s event. and representatives from the community of Atherstone, to visit Odette Ghent the town and celebrate the start Town Clerk of the Christmas season with the On behalf of Atherston Town Council
DICKENS BROCHURE 2018 -EDITOR’S FOOTNOTE Firstly, thank you to all the phenomenal hard work from The DICKENS Volunteers who have helped to produce this year’s Brochure, Gary at The Printing Shed for the artwork and design, and the participating local Schools. 5000 Brochure were issued earlier in November this year to most Shops and Households to advise of forthcoming Attractions and to support our Advertisers and Sponsors. It is complemented by the Website www.dickensevent.org.uk We are unable to knock on everyone’s door. So, should you be interested in Advertising or Sponsoring for DICKENS 2019, please contact The Editor on email [email protected] for further information. Thank you.
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Atherstone Dickens Event Official Programme Designed and printed by The Printing Shed Ltd - The Arcade Atherstone
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