Bank Holiday Weekend Friday 22nd - Sunday 24th August 2014

Venue: Elms Field, Wokingham RG40 2LD (3 minute walk from train station)

www.wokinghamfestival.co.uk

Sponsored by:

Binfield, John Nike Way, Bracknell Welcome

Welcome to the eighth Wokingham Festival, plus Yasemen Kaner-White, author of Lemon showcasing a fabulous line-up of fine food, beer, Compendium and Kran Sondh from The demos and musical entertainment to suit all CookCurry Club, on Sunday. Also in the tastes. In-toto Demonstration Theatre, you will be able take part in wine and beer tasting We have a new layout in 2014 to provide more sessions and find out how to mix the perfect space in front of the TradeMark Music Stage cocktail for your next party. There is no need and to make it easier to access the In-toto to book but we suggest you get there early Demonstration Theatre and Food & Drink to avoid disappointment. Check out all the Exhibitor Marquee. Please visit our popular details on pages stallholders to try samples and 18-21. learn about the many award Over in Children’s Corner -winning products available our younger visitors can to purchase. be creative with activities led by Hobbycraft or have In the Restaurant Marquee, their face or arm painted we have over 60 beers for a small charge. Magic and perries waiting for you Moments will be roving to savour! See all the around and Circus Scene details later in the will teach you a trick or programme. Hot food from two! around the world including Thai noodles, Live music adds to the Spanish paella, French ambiance of the weekend, crepes, plus the humble burger and hot dog, with music ranging from The SkaSouls, head- all await you. lining on Friday evening, to Small Strings, a ukulele band from Reading, on Saturday We have a couple of special guest chefs you afternoon. Other local favourites returning, won’t want to miss: Giancarlo Caldesi of Caldesi include Bruce Neil, Savour the Flavour, Rock in Campagna, Bray, (best known for his Choir, Sophy Lole and Young Fossl. appearances on BBC2 series Return to Tuscany) and Ryan Simpson of Orwells in Shiplake - a We believe Wokingham Festival really is the young rising star - will be joining us on Saturday; perfect place to spend a Bank Holiday Week- end and we hope you think so too...

The Festival Organisers

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We would very much like to thank our 2014 sponsors for all their commitment Miltons Restaurant at Cantley House Hotel and support. Without them an event of this size would not be possible. Address: Milton Road, Wokingham. RG40 5QG Telephone: 0118 9791666 Website: www.miltonsrestaurant.co.uk TradeMark Windows Headline Sponsor 2014 Locally renowned Miltons Restaurant is found in the 17th century barn at Cantley House Address: Fishponds Road, Wokingham. RG41 2FD Hotel surrounding its own attractive courtyard. Perfect for a relaxing family lunch or delightful Telephone: 0800 30 50 30 Website: www.trademarkwindows.co.uk afternoon tea in the courtyard, the restaurant is also popular for business lunches. Come for dinner and experience the TradeMark has been trading for over 20 years with thousands of satisfied customers throughout Berkshire, Hampshire, exceptional dishes served up by our kitchen team. The comfortable lounge bar area is perfect for indulging in a cocktail, Surrey and Oxfordshire. This points towards a company that prides itself in providing extremely high quality windows, fine wine from our extensive international wine list or a coffee. Miltons specialises in modern British cuisine with a locally doors, orangeries and conservatories at great value, with exceptional customer service. All of these can be viewed at sourced and seasonally changing menu. Check our website for forthcoming events, special offers and exclusive deals. the area’s biggest and best indoor showroom in Fishponds Road, Wokingham. TradeMark has supported Wokingham Festival since its inception and is proud to be headline sponsor as well as sponsoring the Live Music Stage. Wokingham Motors Address: Thames House, Molly Millars Lane, Wokingham, RG41 2QR Laithwaite’s Wine, Binfield Telephone: 0118 9780380 Website: www.womo.co.uk Address: John Nike Way, Bracknell RG12 8TN A trusted dealer of Peugeot and an authorised repairer of Vauxhall and Renault cars, you are assured of a warm welcome Telephone: 01344 427004 Website: www.laithwaites.co.uk and efficient service from our expert team. Choose us whether you are seeking a brand-new or Approved Used vehicle. Laithwaite’s Wine has been selling wine by the bottle for over 40 years. Our personal wine experiences and carry- to-the-car service make wine shopping the joy it should be. Pop in for a free taste of wine at our shop opposite Claritas Accountancy The Coppid Beech Hotel. We are open 7 days a week. Address: Cyber House, Molly Millars Lane, Wokingham, RG41 2PX Telephone: 0118 9778580 Website: www.claritasaccountancy.com Hunters Estate Agency, Wokingham Claritas Accountancy Ltd support, help and advise individuals and local business owners with personal tax and self Address: 43C Peach Street, Wokingham. RG40 1XJ assessments, income tax and PAYE problems, bookkeeping and company accounts including payroll, management Telephone: 0118 9795618 Website: www.huntersnet.co.uk accounts, VAT and much more… Self-employed individuals, pensioners, landlords and small investors are a speciality but clients with more complex needs can also access the expertise they require. Looking for your next property move in Wokingham? Hunters Estate Agents in Wokingham could be the next step in the process. Part of the largest estate agency brand in the country with over 100 branches and counting, the Wokingham Branch’s core principle is based on how we do things differently by placing the community at the heart of our business. The Wokingham Times We thrive on supporting our local community as well as offering great professional services in both Residential Sales Website: www.getwokingham.co.uk and Lettings. Hunters proudly supports Wokingham Festival as we know it’s going to be an amazing fun-filled weekend with wonderful weather! Keeping the community up to date with news, articles, local events and much more. L’Ortolan Restaurant Round and About Magazine Address: 34 Oxford Road, Wokingham. RG41 2XZ Address: Church Lane, Shinfield. RG2 9BY Telephone: 01491 837621 Website: www.roundandabout.co.uk Telephone: 0118 9888500 Website: www.lortolan.com Conveniently located just outside Reading we are proud holders of one Michelin Round & About Magazine is a monthly publication which has grown from one to 18 unique and star and four AA Rosettes putting us amongst the top restaurants in the UK. localised magazines in 2014. Packed with local information via its Ramblings column, each edition also runs features Housed in a beautiful listed building we offer a tempting variety of dining options on food, fashion, health, eating out, walks and much more. Distributed through the Royal Mail’s door-to-door service for both business entertaining and special occasions. it reaches over 340,000 homes across Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Surrey. We are always pleased to discuss ideas with our readers and advertisers alike. In-toto Kitchens Taste Address: 23 Peach Street, Wokingham Telephone: Showroom: 0118 9772856 Telephone: 0118 3240300 Website: www.uktaste.co.uk Website: www.intoto.co.uk/showrooms/view/wokingham Facebook.com/TasteEvents Twitter.com/LyndaTaste We design, supply and fit kitchens of all sizes and budgets. We spend time getting to know our clients’ needs and Taste offers wine tasting parties in the comfort of your own home, with a choice of themes provide a comprehensive design service. With an in-toto kitchen you’re assured of top quality German made products, to suit your preference. Taste parties are fun, unpretentious, informative and relaxed with cabinets individually crafted and integrated with leading brand state-of-the-art appliances. This means that you can experiences aimed at getting you to better understand your own wine preferences, all while confidently expect a stunning kitchen that will provide many years of trouble free service. tasting some great wines. Corporate events are also available and can be held at your office or an offsite venue.

Acknowledgements and Thanks... Thanks to Hobbycraft and their staff, Wokingham Lions, our exhibitors, We also thank Wokingham Town Team and the many helpers and volunteers who make the Festival chefs, suppliers, musicians, performers and advertisers. possible. We hope we have remembered everyone! 4 5 Exhibitors Directory

Exhibitor Marquee Exhibitor Information Tel. No. Website

Outstanding Food & Drink Exhibitors Laithwaite’s Wine Laithwaite’s Wine offers a high standard of 01344 427004 www.laithwaites.co.uk Binfield quality wine and service at an affordable price The festival was designed to showcase the many exceptional food and drink producers in by the bottle. Come and have a taste! Berkshire and those of quality from further afield.

We have gathered a wide selection of exhibitors selling their often award-winning produce. Love Cakes Ltd Local family run business located in Woodley 07788 416807 www.lovecakesltd.com Many offer ‘sample before you buy’ and are only too happy to use their considerable specialising in homemade cakes for every knowledge to help you choose your purchases. occasion.

Exhibitor Information Tel. No. Website Med Foods Ltd A variety of olives with the best quality nuts, 0208 578 4379 www.medfood.co.uk dried fruit, Baklava and Turkish Delight. You A Sweet Affair Multi award-winning cake decorating company 07932 505514 www.facebook.com/profile. cannot resist! Sunday Only specialising in exquisite cakes & patisseries. php?id=204072032975282

Ascot Ales Multi award-winning micro brewery. Small 01276 686696 www.ascot-ales.co.uk Mummy Makes… Handmade crumbly buttery fudge in proper 01252 726527 www.mummymakes.net batches of hand-crafted beers, locally produced. Fudge! big chunks and scrummy flavours. Made the traditional way in Farnham, Surrey.

Flint and Flame Exquisite high carbon German steel kitchen 01403 740230 www.flintandflame.com knives. A beautiful addition to any kitchen. Ralph’s Wines Ltd Award winning wines from boutique vineyards 07812 020338 www.ralphswinecafe.com around the globe. Cantley House Hotel & A spacious Victorian Country House with beautiful 0118 9789912 www.cantleyhotel.co.uk Miltons Restaurant parkland on the outskirts of Wokingham town. Miltons Restaurant is set in the 17th century barn Riverford Organic Seasonal, organic fruit and veg boxes straight 01962 763927 www.riverford.co.uk overlooking the courtyard just behind Cantley from our farms to your door by your local veg House Hotel and perfect for Wokingham Theatre. man/lady with FREE DELIVERY.

Chutney Trace A Wokingham producer of flavoursome Tomato 0118 9784401 www.facebook.com/pages/ & Basil, Piccalilli, Beetroot & Horseradish, Sweet Chutney-Trace/386170411492071 Shemin’s A deliciously authentic multi-award winning 01344 291216 www.shemins.co.uk Chilli & Mixed Peppers, Hot Lime and their very curry paste made locally using 100% natural famous Green Bean Chutney. ingredients. Dairy and gluten free.

Deliciously French A family run French deli based in Maidenhead for 01628 819114 www.deliciouslyfrench.co.uk the last 14 years. Their ethos is traditional French The Sweet Cabin A traditional English sweet shop selling a wide 07855 354447 www.thesweetcabin.co.uk food - pâtes, wines, cheeses, hams etc, made by selection of sweets weighed from kilner jars. family run establishments, many of which have Retro sweets, penny sweets, cut & serve fudge won awards. Why go to France, when it is right on and coconut ice. your doorstep?

Delights of Italy Authentic Italian produce, gift ideas, bespoke 07920 144888 www.delightsofitaly.co.uk Tea People Ltd Tea People is a social enterprise that sells 07818 035518 www.teapeople.co.uk hampers and workshops for adults and children natural, high quality tea in loose leaf and making fresh pasta at Holme Grange Craft Village. pyramid tea bag format along with a range of stylish tea accessories. Flint and Flame Exquisite high carbon German steel kitchen 01403 740230 www.flintandflame.com knives. A beautiful addition to any kitchen. Wren Products Exquisite gourmet monofloral honeys from 0208 5379521 www.wrenproducts.com artisan apiaries, lightly strained retaining all The German Bakery Artisan German Master Bakers in Windsor 01753 840833 www.thegermanbakery.co.uk natural health properties. specialising in Rye, Spelt and wholemeal breads.

Kush Cuisine Award-winning preserves with a Caribbean twist. 0208 668 3570 www.kushcuisine.com Yu! Healthy Fruit Snacks A delicious selection of healthy fruit snacks 01344 266450 www.yuhealthysnacks.co.uk Handmade with passion giving you an eclectic – fruit bars, fruit pieces, granola-style goodies fusion of flavours. and yogurt dipped treats.

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OurOur figures figures speak speak for for themselves. themselves. Restaurant Marquee Refreshments, hot and cold, will be available to purchase in the Restaurant Marquee and around the festival site. Enjoy your meal continental-style seated at trestle tables or picnic- style in front of the TradeMark Music Stage.

Refreshments Information Tel. No. Website 144,000 Chillidogs Purveyors of top quality artisan hotdogs and 07762 700028 twitter.com/the_chillidogs Average monthly visits to chillidogs with a kick, all sourced from the our website London area and served in a brioche style bun. Cocktail Hour A mobile bar service providing talented 07969 338425 www.cocktailhour.co.uk mixologists and stylish bars that can be hired 64,053 for private, corporate and public events. buyers registered last year La Crepe des Delices A French chef from Lyon making lovely traditional 07969 333347 www.lacrepedesdelices.com 32,663 sweet and savoury French crepes. tenants registered last year Kirsty’s Kitchen Fabulous hot and cold handmade scotch eggs. 07920 521484 twitter.com/kirstyskitchen

Purbeck Ice Cream Purbeck Ice Cream is passionately produced on 01929 480090 www.purbeckicecream.co.uk the farm with fresh milk, thick double cream and 3,500 an abundance of delicious natural fruits. managed properties Ren’s Kitchen Ren’s Kitchen provides the most authentic 07796 787707 www.facebook.com/RENCHEF Caribbean cuisines outside of the Caribbean islands.

Roly Poly Purveyors of top quality gourmet street food. 07845 091225 www.rolypolycatering.co.uk 100+ English handmade 8oz burgers and free range branches nationwide hot pork rolls served in freshly baked baps.

Street Food Spain Spanish food with fresh authentic local ingredi- 07766 225998 www.facebook.com/pages/ ents. Specialities – Paella from our huge 100cm streetfoodspain/227822743980895 pans and grilled chorizos.

Thai Style Authentic Thai noodles or Thai curry, freshly 07909 937988 94% cooked to your taste with a choice of chicken, customer satisfaction prawns or a vegetarian option for you to enjoy.

The Bespoke Cafe Co A small family run business based in Berkshire. 07724 973371 www.bespokecafe.co.uk We provide quality Fairtrade coffee, tea and

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Children’s Corner Information Tel. No. Website Circus Scene Entertainment for all occasions. 0118 976 1702 www.circus-scene.co.uk For a free valuation contact us today. 12 noon -5pm Sat & Sun 01207 593838 | [email protected] Hobbycraft For all your art and craft needs. 0845 051 6532 www.hobbycraft.co.uk *Data source: RealCube, huntersnet.co.uk. huntersnet.co.uk. RealCube, source: *Data huntersnet.co.uk. RealCube, source: *Data

Magic Moments Children’s Entertainment, close up magic, 01344 www.magicmomentsentertainment.org balloon modelling, discos with smoke, snow 484451/07956 and bubbles! 160552 Sales Lettings Management 9

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We welcome our younger visitors to an area just for you! Come and: . ‘Make & Take’ with our Hobbycraft friends Please note, children should be accompanied . Marvel at some at all times. Magic Moments . Learn a trick or two with Circus Scene (12pm – 5pm on Sat and Sun) . Have your face or arm painted (12pm – 5pm on Sat and Sun) (there will be a small charge for this activity)

Martin & Pole - At the heart of the community - Selling and renting homes for over 165 years

7 Broad Street Wokingham MM&&PP Berkshire RG40 1AY Tel: 0118 978 0777 www.martinpole.co.uk

10 11 2014 Craft Beers & Perries Wokingham Festival is pleased to welcome back the Wokingham A percentage of the profit from the bar-takings go to the Lions to manage the Beer Festival Bar. Craft beers, ciders and Wokingham Lions Charity to support those less fortunate 2014 Craft Beers & Perries perries along with wine and soft drinks are available. in our local area.

THE LODDON BREWERY, Dunsden Green, Oxfordshire REBELLION BREWERY, Marlow, Buckinghamshire Check Mate 4.8% IPA 3.7% Check Mate 4.8% a cask Pilsner. A copper coloured, easy-drinking beer, with considerable depth and complexity. A well balanced malt & fruit flavour continues Ferryman’s Gold 4.4% to a long, refreshing & crisp finish. Brewed using Slovenian Stryian Golding hops, (originally an English variety, which have been grown in Slovenia for the last Silly Point 4.2% 100 years), which impart a zesty Lime flavour. The mix of Cara malt and Wheat malt give a smooth, creamy body to the beer. Copper & Refreshing. Hoppit Classic Bitter 3.5% Blonde 4.3% The predominant hops in Hoppit are East Kent Goldings which traditionally have a Seville Orange marmalade flavour. As well Brewed using only pale and lager malts, giving the beer a very light golden colour. A thirst-quenching alternative to lager, whilst as Pale Ale malt, Hoppit also contains dark Invert Sugar which gives the beer its smooth taste. This is an excellent fairly bitter maintaining the quality of real ale. session ale. Mutiny 4.5% WINDSOR & ETON BREWERY, Windsor, Berkshire A reddish, full-bodied premium ale, with a rich malty flavour and a lasting, hoppy & bittersweet finish. Conqueror Black IPA 5.0% This beer is brewed in the IPA style i.e. strong, dry and hoppy (all features to cope with the arduous journey to India) but it BINGHAMS, Ruscombe, Berkshire certainly isn’t pale. The blackness of this beer is produced using a blend of 5 malts including Chocolate, dark Crystal, Carafa Twyford Tipple 3.7% and Smoked malt. It was a finalist at this year’s Great British Beer Festival. Twyford Tipple is an easy-drinking tawny coloured bitter which has a satisfying malty flavour with a citrus hop finish. Named Eton Boatman 4.3% after the adjacent parish of Twyford, we think that this tipple is deliciously satisfying despite its lower alcoholic strength. Eton Boatman has a fresh, clean and full flavoured taste. It is made with a combination of American Citra hops producing Brickworks Bitter 4.2% citrus flavours and Australian Galaxy hops giving hints of exotic fruit. A perfect beer for those summer months. A malty bitter which is chestnut in colour with a slightly nutty hint. Hops balance the maltiness to provide a well rounded best bitter. Knight of the Garter Golden Ale 3.8% Vanilla Stout 5.0% This is a straw-coloured Golden Ale, easy summer drinking with a distinctive fresh citrus hop aroma. Like our Guardsman Best This stout is infused with vanilla pods which complement the dark malts to create a smooth drinking, deliciously dark stout. Bitter, it’s brewed with premium Maris Otter pale malt from a traditional floor sweeping. We are using whole leaf hops- English Pilgrim in the copper and a blend in the hop back, including American Amarillo with their gorgeous orangey aroma. Coffee Stout 5.0% Windsor Knot 4.0% Coffee complements the dark malts and strangely mellows the flavours to provide a smooth drinking stout which smells as good The combination of Sovereign and Nelson Sauvin hops from New Zealand Produces an intense and distinctive tropical fruit as it tastes. aroma including Mango, Lychees and Passion Fruit to deliver an easy drinking refreshing beer. WHITE HORSE BREWERY, Stanford-in-the-Vale, Oxfordshire WEST BERKSHIRE BREWERY, Yattendon, Berkshire White Horse Brewery Bitter 3.7% Maggs Mild 3.8% Deep in the vale of the White Horse, tradition is being kept alive. Using only the finest ingredients this golden bitter balances This award winning traditional southern style dark mild is full flavoured but deceptively drinkable. Maggs Mild is a firm favour- locally grown Challenge Hops with Yorkshire malt, to offer the discerning drinker a beer that will stop any horse in its tracks. ite of beer drinkers all year round. Village Idiot 4.1% Dr Hexter’s Healer 5.0% A beer well-hopped with Challenger/Bramling cross hops - with a base of fine pale malt and wheat that gives a light straw- Champion strong beer of Britain 2009, this full flavoured strong bitter is packed with character. Amber in colour and coloured beer with a lasting fruity aftertaste. fantastically hopped providing a full body. This strong bitter is full of marmalade zestiness. Wayland Smithy 4.4% Old Father Thames 3.6% The power of the blacksmith is legendary, so this beer combines the best ingredients money can buy and the skills of the A low gravity bitter, amber in colour and light in body, well-rounded and balanced. Old Father Thames is a great quaffing beer. traditional brewer to create a hammering good beer. Red like the fire at it’s heart and balanced with buckets of aromatic hops, Zounderkite 4.5% its enough to give other brewers the hump. English IPA. Camarillo 4.5% ITCHEN VALLEY BREWERY, New Alresford, Hampshire A beer light in colour coming from the pale and wheat malt and a rich fruity citrus flavour from El Dorado California hops. Pure Gold 4.8% HAMMERPOT BREWERY, Arundel, West Sussex The first thing you may note in this premium ale is the strongly aromatic American speciality hops with hints of caramel. To Red Hunter 4.3% drink, the beer is lightly effervescent with initial bitterness from the choicest Czech hops leading to a full, sweet malty flavour. Celebrating the aircraft that broke the world speed record over Sussex in 1953. A deep mahogany to ruby red bitter. Fagins 4.1% Full-bodied and slightly vinous malt character soundly balanced with the finest English hops. Named after the Dickens character from Oliver Twist. This rogue’s namesake is a light brown, well balanced bitter brewed with 3 English hops- First Gold, Fuggles and Goldings. Madgwick Gold 5.0% A golden ale with a fresh citrus spice hop aroma. This award winning ale is very drinkable with a refreshing, thirst-quenching Belgarum 3.9% finish. The hop’s flavours are full and juicy but the key to Belgarum is the sweetest of Hampshire honey, offset by elderflower, creat- ing one of our most addictively smooth pints. Brighton Belle 4.6% Hampshire Rose 4.2% A pale amber beer with floral hop notes and hints of spicy orange and grapefruit. Rose is a carefully selected blend of Maris Otter and roasted barley. Brewed using four choice hops; Target, Hercules, Nugget Summer 3.7% and Galena producing a truly hoppy finish. A clean, fresh, golden ale brewed with Australian ‘Summer’ hops to give a burst of sunshine and a hint of exotic fruit.

12 13 2014 Craft Beers & Perries A percentage of the profit from the bar-takings go to the Wokingham Lions Charity to support those less fortunate in our local area.

ASCOT ALES, Camberley, Surrey LONGDOG BREWERY, Basingstoke, Hampshire Posh Pooch 4.2% Bunny Chaser 3.6% Our flagship bitter pours a rich copper colour with a sweet malt taste and toffee notes. This is perfectly balanced with a mix of At 3.6% abv, this session bitter is a dark copper coloured beer with plenty of malt in the mouth and a good whack of bitterness Chinook and Cascade hops providing a sharp bitterness, with a strong citrus and tropical fruit aroma and some slight spicy hints. from traditionally English hops. Bunny Chaser makes the perfect quaffing beer.

Alley Cat Ale 3.8% Brindle Bitter 4.2% This light copper ale is packed full of flavour. Refreshing and hoppy with Brewers Gold hops giving gorgeous aromas of tropical Brindle bitter is a traditional, no nonsense, English, best bitter. It uses Challenger and Goldings hops to create a marvellous and lemony fruits. A terrific session ale. hoppiness which is balanced by a malty, chocolatey sweetness. At 4.2% abv Brindle is a fantastic all rounder. Red IPA 5.5% Red IPA is bursting with flavour. The different varieties of malt that give the red colour give an initial sweetness, but that’s overtaken Lamplight Porter 5.0% by the citrus, grapefruit and pine aromas and flavours from the hops. This is followed by a long lasting bitter hoppy finish. At 5% abv, the award-winning Lamplight Porter is made in the style of the London Porters of the 19th century with plenty of brown malt adding complexity of flavour. Chocolate and coffee flavours come through together with a robust bitterness from Penguin Porter 4.5% English hops. Beautiful smooth chestnut ale with an initial subtle hoppiness giving way to coffee malt flavour then rich chocolate at the finish. Golden Poacher 3.9% A light coloured beer, Golden Poacher is a magnificent, hoppy, Golden Ale, Green Bullet and Galena hops give a lovely citrus SHERFIELD VILLAGE BREWERY, Sherfield-on-Loddon, Hook, Hampshire aroma and flavour that makes this the perfect thirst quencher. Pilgrim Stout 5.0% This new stout brewed with predominantly English hops, slightly sweet with chocolate notes and a good hoppy base. TWICKENHAM FINE ALES, Twickenham, Middlesex Hoppy Harrington 4.7% Naked Ladies 4.4% Hoppy Harrington has a sweetish flavour and a satisfying hoppy finish. Mid-brown in colour. Outstanding hoppy beer using Pilgrim , Celeia and Chinook for full-flavoured satisfaction. Good body and luscious aroma. Inspired by the statues of water nymphs in York House gardens in Twickenham, known locally as the ‘Naked Ladies’. Threesome 3.0% Session beer. Light copper in colour, with a toffee nose, and a well balanced flavour. Sundancer 3.7% A crisp and hoppy session bitter. Amber malt provides a pleasant biscuity edge to this pale golden-coloured ale. A blend of Pilgrim Single Hop 4.3% English and American hops add a wonderfully floral and citrus-like, long dry finish. Our first single-hop brewed with English hops, Pilgrim imparts a fruity resinous flavour with more than a hint of pear-drops. Grandstand Bitter 3.8% SURREY HILLS BREWERY, Dorking, Surrey A well-hopped and well balanced, brownish amber refreshing session beer. Refreshing, with light citrus hoppy notes and a Ranmore Ale 3.8% fresh clean finish. The one beer to have when you’re having more than one. A straw coloured extremely moreish session beer that has a suprisingly full flavour for its strength. A pleasant and distinctive aroma is followed by a moderate hop bitterness. The fresh finish leaves you wanting another... UPHAM BREWERY, Upham, Winchester, Hampshire Shere Drop 4.2% Tipster 3.6% Surrey Hills flagship beer is pale in colour with a subtle hint of grapefruit and lemon in the aroma. The wonderful hop bitterness Tipster is a light, golden ale with refreshing citrus notes that compliment the smooth bitterness. is complemented by a balanced malt flavour. The beer has a long finish, which is moderately dry. Punter 4.0% Gilt Complex (Summer Ale) 4.6% Punter is a malty ale and has an earthy richness with hints of syrup and toasted grain. A huge hop aroma introduces the ‘King of the Golden Beers’. There is a hint of spice in the fruity flavour and a long finish that completes this classic beer. Stakes 4.8% Stakes has a dark ochre colour and is brewed with chocolate malt to give a more full bodied taste with hints of toffee. Greensand 4.6% This is our hop monster. Despite a relatively modest ABV for an IPA, this beer delivers an explosion of hops in every sense. Sprinter 3.8% A very special beer. A lighter coloured summer ale, ‘dry hopped’ for extra flavour. It has a fantastic citrus aftertaste. BUTTS BREWERY Limited, Hungerford, Berkshire TUTTS CLUMP CIDER COMPANY, West Berkshire Organic Jester 3.5% Traditional Farmhouse Cider 6.0% A light and refreshing beer. This award winning medium/dry Real Cider is handmade from a variety of eating, cooking and crab apples, mainly from within West Berkshire. Butts Traditional 4.0% A rich golden beer with a hint of fruitiness. Royal Berkshire Cider 7.0% Coper 6.0% This crisp refreshing medium/sweet Real Cider was formally called Royal Wedding Cider to celebrate the Royal Wedding of a Classic strong English ale. local young lady, Kate Middleton to Prince William on April 29th, 2011. Barbus 4.6% Traditional Farmhouse Perry 6.0% Hoppy and well balanced without being sweet. This medium/dry Real Perry is handmade from a variety of pears mainly from within West Berkshire.

14 15 Please note that we reserve the right to change the programme without prior notice. Festival Attractions Please check www.wokinghamfestival.co.uk for all the at a Glance latest news and changes to our programme of events.

Exhibitor Marquee The TradeMark Music Stage See pages 26 - 31 for full details. Open Saturday and Sunday 10am – 6pm Come and browse the award winning food and drink stalls, sample some product and make Friday The Festival opens with a high energy performance from pub rock a purchase or two. Many of the stallholders are the producers themselves, so please take the 6.30pm – 10.30pm band Frankie the Fish, followed by Shooter and headline band The SkaSouls. opportunity to ask them any questions you may have...... Saturday A mix of local groups and solo performers will perform anything from In-toto Demonstration Theatre from 1pm – 5pm West End Musicals to modern day pop classics. Talented acoustic artists Sophy Lole, Nic Thomas and Patrick J Hart will intersperse Open Saturday 11am – 6pm and Sunday from 12pm – 5pm performances by EBOS, Emily Jayne and Reading ukulele band A great opportunity to watch some fabulous chefs! This year we are delighted to welcome Small Strings. special guest Giancarlo Caldesi from Caldesi in Campagna, Bray and Ryan Simpson Head Chef/Proprietor of Orwells, Shiplake, along with Kran Sondh from The CookCurry Club Saturday Evening A fab line up for a great Saturday night including Savour the Flavour, and Yasemen Kaner-White, author of Lemon Compendium. from 5pm – 10.30pm The Anydays, Custard Cream and festival favourites Oye Santana. Everyone will be up and dancing! There will also be light-hearted wine and beer sampling sessions and for the more ...... adventurous cocktail making with Andy Rogers from The Redan, Wokingham. 6.25pm – 6.40pm AUCTION OF PAINTINGS in aid of Ollie Young Foundation. Please note places are limited. (approx.) See pages 18-21 for all the details of the In-toto Demonstration Theatre...... Sunday Sit back, relax and enjoy a drink as local singer/songwriter Bruce ...... 1pm – 5pm Neil takes to the stage followed by Talia Smith seen recently on The Voice 2014 and Under The Sky Concerts. Don’t miss Rock Choir Restaurant Marquee and Funk Lab who lead us into the evening music. including Beer Festival Bar run by Wokingham Lions Sunday Evening A great finale to a perfect weekend. Rev Ferriday and the Open on Friday evening 6pm – 10.30pm, Saturday and Sunday 11am – 10.30pm from 5pm – 10.30pm Longdogs will get your feet tapping, Serious Blues will be far Take the time to have a drink and bite to eat while listening to the fabulous live music on the from serious and Young Fossl will entertain us with numbers TradeMark Music Stage. A range of dishes are on offer including Thai noodles, pork rolls, from across the generations. Then to round-off the evening nicely, burgers, chilli hotdogs, paella, gourmet scotch eggs and Caribbean cuisine. Hubba Bubba will perform a host of classic dance floor tracks. Finish-off with something sweet from Purbeck Ice Cream or watch your own ...... French Crepe being made. 6.25pm – 6.40pm AUCTION OF PAINTINGS in aid of Ollie Young Foundation. There are over 60 beers, perries and ciders to choose from (approx.)...... when you help support the Wokingham Lions fundraising efforts by purchasing a drink. Children’s Corner Wine and soft drinks are also available Open Saturday and Sunday 10am – 5pm See pages 12-15 for full details. This area is dedicated to entertaining our younger visitors. See page 11 for all the details.

. Please note, children should be accompanied at all times...... Please note all timings are approximate and may be subject to change. We look forward to welcoming you again in 2015

Wokingham Festival is proud to support Wokingham Paint Jam and Ollie Young Foundation. Please do visit the artists at the bottom of Elms Road and perhaps even bid for a painting. You may re-enter the Festival site with your hand stamp. 16 17 Demonstration Theatre Demonstration Theatre

The In-toto Demonstration Theatre can be found at the far end of the Restaurant Marquee. Giancarlo Caldesi, All chef demonstrations and tasting sessions are free but spaces are limited. Restaurateur, Food Writer and popular BBC Chef Saturday Led by Sampling/Demo Caldesi in Campagna, Bray www.caldesi.com 11am - 12pm Miltons restaurant at Cantley House Hotel, How to make a Prawn and Avocado Tian packed with Wokingham. flavour. Giancarlo Caldesi first came to public attention when he featured in the BBC2 series Return to 12pm - 1pm Michael McAuley, Laithwaite’s Wine, Binfield. An Introduction to wine tasting. Tuscany in 2006. The series followed the jovial ‘larger-than-life’ chef as he and his then fiancée 1pm - 2pm Ryan Simpson, Orwells, Shiplake. To be confirmed. Katie, set up and launched a residential cookery school in Tuscany. The show climaxed with them getting married in a dreamlike 3pm - 4pm Giancarlo Caldesi, Caldesi in Campagna, Bray. A feast of mozzarella in Carozza, fried mozzarella Tuscan wedding that they had only 3 days to sandwiches, Amalfi Chicken with Lemons and a Quick arrange. Strawberry Tiramisu. Followed by book signing.

4pm - 5pm Andy Rogers, The Redan, Wokingham. Top tips for mixing cocktails. Since Return to Tuscany, Giancarlo has been a frequent visitor to our Yasemen Kaner-White, 5pm - 6pm Yasemen Kaner-White, Author of Lemon ‘Easy peasy lemon squeezy’ recipe. Followed by screens appearing as a guest on a vast array of foodie programmes Author of Lemon Compendium Compendium. book signing. such as BBC1’s Masterchef, The Good Food Channels Market Kitchen & Monster Munchies, BBC2’s Out of the Frying Pan and many more. [email protected] Sunday Led by Sampling/Demo Giancarlo is also a regular ‘expert’ guest on the BBC Breakfast couch www.lemoncompendium.com to talk about topics ranging from excess salt in food to whether menus Yasemen’s English-Cypriot heritage and 12pm - 1pm Delia Allott, Binghams Beer. Guiding you through a tasting of Brickworks Bitter, should carry calorie counts. passion for travel have fostered her love of the Space Hoppy IPA and Vanilla Stout. experiential aspects of the cuisines of the world as has her insatiable curiosity for the unique stories behind the creation of the recipes. 1.30pm - 2.30pm Michael McAuley, Laithwaite’s Wine, Binfield. An Introduction to wine tasting. With a background as a TV and radio broad- caster in Cyprus, this is Yasemen’s first book, 3pm - 4pm Kran Sondh, The CookCurry Club. ‘Grandma’s Mattar Paneer with Paratha’. after much research, tasting and travelling. Today she will be sharing an ‘easy peasy lemon 4pm - 5pm Andy Rogers, The Redan, Wokingham. Top tips for mixing cocktails. squeezy’ recipe from her book along with a few other tips thrown in! Please be aware that there may be unavoidable changes to this programme. Afterwards Yasemen will be happy to sign Please check our website www.wokinghamfestival.co.uk for any last minute changes. copies of her limited edition book for the special Festival price of £20 (RRP Waterstones etc. £25). Kran Sondh, The CookCurry Club [email protected] www.thecookcurryclub.com With years of cooking for family and friends Kran set up her unique ‘takeaway’ business offering a real taste of India keeping true to the cuisine most Indians eat at home. Rich in flavour and nutritionally balanced, sourcing local ingredients when possible, the CookCurry Club caters for most dietary needs including vegetarian and gluten free. As an author he has co-written with his wife Katie four cookery books, The takeaway service successfully operates from collection points in Binfield Heath, the BBC series companion ‘Return to Tuscany’, ‘The Italian Mamas Wargrave and Knowl Hill with a new service starting in September from ‘Our House’ Toutley Kitchen’, ‘The Amalfi Coast – a collection of Italian recipes’ and ‘The Road, Emmbrook. Gentle Art of Preserving’. In October his fifth book on the dishes of You need to register your interest in advance at [email protected] and then Venice will launch. you will be provided with menu options and delivery dates. His live work includes a number of UK and International food festivals such as Masterchef Live, Foodies Festivals, Good Food and Wine The CookCurry Club also cater for dinner parties and events, run supper and lunch clubs as Shows Taste Italia well as CookCurry lessons. and where he entertains audiences with his lively The yet informative cookery demonstrations. Today Kran will be making Mattar Paneer Sabji (Peas & Paneer) with Paratha. Paneer is an Indian cheese and Paratha is a layered flatbread made with wholemeal flour on a griddle. Giancarlo has restaurants in London’s Marylebone and the culinary cookcurry oasis of Bray on Thames. He also co-owns and teaches at La Cucina Club Caldesi - the Italian cookery school in London - which is run by Katie. 18 19 Cantley House Hotel Demonstration Theatre

Make Memories at Cantley House Hotel Ryan Simpson, Chef/Proprietor, Orwells 0118 978 9912 Shiplake, cantleyhotel.co.uk 0118 9403673 www.orwellsatshiplake.co.uk [email protected] Delia Allott, Binghams Brewery Ryan and his business partner Liam Unit 10 Tavistock Estate, Ruscombe Trotman opened their pub/restaurant Orwells in Shiplake village back in 2010 Business Park, Book Now: £500 off your wedding £20 offdinner not long after they won a Michelin star at Ruscombe Lane, Ruscombe, their previous restaurant. Since then, Twyford RG10 9NJ they have gone on to achieve 3AA 0118 9344376 www.binghams.co.uk Rosettes, a listing in the Michelin Guide Binghams Brewery started brewing mid and won The Good Food Guide’s Reader November 2010. This microbrewery Restaurant of the year 2012. produces a range of multi award- Their ethos is to serve nothing but the winning real ales including Twyford highest quality food in a relaxed setting Tipple, Space Hoppy IPA, Vanilla Stout free from frippery and fuss where and Doodle Stout which are available families, friends and colleagues can all to purchase from their brewery shop feel equally at home. in Ruscombe. They are available in glass bottles or straight from the cask in containers from 1 to 20 litres to drink at home.

Applies for new bookings for 2015 booked by the 31st September 2014. Applies for 2 people having 3 course dinner. Advance booking required, subject to Minimum 60 daytime guests. availability and cannot be used in conjunction with other offers. Valid until 31.09.2014...... Michael McAuley, Cantley_Make Memories_A5L.indd 1 10/07/2014 13:58 Laithwaite’s Wine, Binfield 01344 427004 ...... www.laithwaites.co.uk Andy Rogers, Top quality, small production wines The Redan, from producers in every corner of Peach Street, Wokingham the wine world. 0118 9891177 www.theredan.co.uk Cocktails are their passion and all their bartenders are trained mixologists. They also regularly host great live music!

Andreas, Miltons Restaurant, Cantley House Hotel, Wokingham 0118 9791666 [email protected] Andreas has recently taken over as Head Chef at Miltons Restaurant, Wokingham, where he joins a well established team. He has previously worked at Michelin Star and multiple Rosette-winning restaurants and brings with him a wealth of experience. He is passionate about every detail, the quality of the presentation and using local ingredients.

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This event is a collaboration between the Wokingham renowned street artist ‘Pistol’ and some i_bee_w Leeks of his talented friends. The hoarding at the bottom of Elms Road is destined to be brought to life Ian cut his first stencil A Lincolnshire thanks to the creativity of several artists converging on Wokingham for this special event in aid in 1989 and gained a based artist who of the Ollie Young Foundation. degree in fine art in 1994. can mostly be Starting on Saturday and concluding on Sunday the artists will paint throughout the weekend In between working as a found painting large and the general public and festival goers are invited to watch them paint and hopefully donate teacher with “lively and mekons on walls or to this very worthy cause. You can even take part in the event by signing ‘Ollie’s Wall’ for a small challenging” teenagers cutting stencils. He donation to the foundation. he has painted at a loves to nibble on range of events around the UK including Upfest leeks whilst paint- support through such difficult times. and at the first SEE NO EVIL in Bristol. ing in the sun! Pistol is helping us continue on our journey and we would like to thank Pistol and his team for Mr Draws DinDin their amazing support over this weekend. Bristol based artist Mr Draws works with a A Belgian stencil artist mainly making art with We hope you enjoy the outcome! The Ollie Young Foundation variation of different mediums including collage, the aim of brightening up the streets. Inspired was launched in June 2012, Love the OYF team paint and sculpture. His work is based around by everything outside her inner world, her work in memory of a brave little the love of kitsch and vintage images brought up often reflects social and societal topics. boy who lost his fight against www.ollieyoungfoundation.org to date with modern techniques painted on an incurable brain tumour Registered charity in England and Wales (1148511) everything from one day before his canvas, walls, old sixth birthday and paintings and only twelve weeks charity shop items. after first displaying symptoms. There was no available treatment for Ollie, no cure and no hope. Brain tumors kill more children than any other cancer, yet research into brain tumours receives only Pistol 0.7% of UK national cancer research spending. Wokingham based artist was first inspired by Our ultimate aim is to find a cure or prevention Jamie Reid who famously created the God Karl Read from this awful disease. We’ve raised enough Save the Queen image used by the Sex Pistols. already to fund a three year research partnership An artist, illustrator and designer from the South Coast of He has painted at various events including with Portsmouth’s Cellular & Molecular Neuro- England, Karl has been blessed with a career that manages to Oncology Research Group. Henley Rewind Festival, Hop Farm Festival and combine them all. Over the last 8 years he has been creating Glastonbury. A percentage of funds also go to Helen & Douglas his own personal art. From painting a big piece outdoors with House and CLIC Sargent - two organisations that Last year Pistol had three canvases hung in the a stencil and spray can to painting on paper and canvas to are very close to our hearts and where children main reception of the V&A museum in London clicking a mouse on a Mac, he loves it all. Influences come from and their families often go for much needed to coincide with the David Bowie exhibition. popular culture, people and travel experiences.

Many thanks to our main sponsors Zappas and also to The Redan, Hunters Estate Agents Wokingham Festival is proud to support Wokingham Paint Jam and TG Art Gallery for their help in funding this event. taking place at the bottom of Elms Road. Please do go and take a look. An auction of paintings will take place on the TradeMark Live Music Stage at Wokingham Festival at approximately 6.25pm – 6.40pm on both Saturday and Sunday. www.facebook.com/KarlReadArt 22 23 Wokingham

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Please note all timings are approximate and may be subject to change. Saturday 23rd August, 1pm – 4.50pm Friday 22nd August, 6.30pm – 10.30pm Sophy Lole Emily Jayne - 2.35pm to 2.50pm Frankie the Fish - 6.30pm to 7.25pm 1pm to 1.25pm Emily Jayne is a young singer with an enchanting Frankie the Fish are the perfect way to start Wokingham Festival. A 4-piece band Wokingham has many voice. She has always had a passion for singing playing high energy covers around Berkshire and Hampshire. Pub Rock at its talented people and and will perform some of her favourite covers today. very best. Sophy is at the top of ...... www.facebook.com/frankiethefishband the list. This 16 year old Patrick J Hart ...... singer songwriter has 3pm to 3.40pm Shooter - 7.45 pm to 8.45pm a delightful voice and a smooth and attractive Singer Songwriter and Shooter will be previewing tracks from guitar style. She will be one time Salsa God! their soon to be released album “Re- playing a set of acoustic Patrick is a self-taught cycled Teenagers” so come along to covers and her own guitarist and piano player material accompanied by who’s been rattling around what promises to be a fun evening. the music world since These guys are 3 recycled teenagers musician and producer James Pryce. She is currently recording her first 1990. It is highly likely who really know how to rock! EP which will be out this autumn. you may have heard his www.shooteronline.org/ warm chocolatey voice www.soundcloud.com/sophy-lole under another name and ...... never realised it was him! EBOS - 1.30pm to 1.55pm We hope you enjoy his music...... Award winning Wokingham based musical theatre company EBOS will present a selection of songs www.facebook.com/patrickjosephhart The SkaSouls from their forthcoming shows ...... 9.15pm to 10.30pm [title of show] and Oklahoma! Small Strings plus encore to be performed at the Pine- wood Theatre in September 4pm to 4.50pm Drawing on many years and at the Wilde Theatre, The Small Strings of experience playing South Hill Park in November is a Reading based with acts nationally and globally, these respectively. ukulele band Surrey-based musicians have merged www.ebos.org.uk/ performing quirky their skills and abilities in order to create ...... cover songs. Their something new and extraordinary. Us- repertoire is drawn ing strong vocals and a powerful brass Nic Thomas - 2pm to 2.25pm from a wide range section with a rock solid, hard-hitting Nic played at Wokingham Music Club in July and of pop, rock and rhythm section, the SkaSouls have he was such a hit with the audience we just had to soul tunes, taking rediscovered the formula to ignite the get him back. Nic is a songwriter from Cardiff with some of their favourite tracks music scene once again. a folk rock, big melody style. His set will be best enjoyed sitting back in the sunshine with a cool and giving them a ukulele twist. An amazing sight drink in your hand. and an even more amazing sound! No sampled sounds here! The original sounds and mixes from the Jamaican www.nicthomasmusic.com www.facebook.com/TheSmallStrings ska and rocksteady of the 60s and 70s (Toots & The Maytals, Desmond Dekker, Justin Hinds, Symarip etc.) are perfectly merged with the urban ska A great place to be seen... as well as heard! standards of the late 70s and early 80s 19th Sept ‘14 17th Oct ‘14 21st Nov ‘14 19th Dec ‘14 16th Jan ‘15 (Specials, Bad Manners, Madness etc.) Dani Wilde and Caddy Cooper & Stanley Dee Oye Santana Small Fakers and contemporary sounds of the likes of Great Live Music Todd Sharpville Friends* www.stanleydee www.oyesantana. www.smallfakers.co.uk Rancid and Paolo Nutini, with a few of Two Guitars & www.caddycooper .co.uk com and from Belgium the SkaSouls’ own songs included for Guaranteed! A One-Eyed Dog .com + support + support TBC + support Coffee or Not Tickets £10 in advance and www.daniwilde.com Love Revolution Sophy Lole www.coffeeornot.be good measure. www.toddsharpville. £12.50 on the door www.facebook.com/ except 17th Oct ‘14 £8/£10 com + support. loverevolutionmusic They create a non-stop tapestry of great, danceable music for everyone, with astounding five-way vocal * harmonies and stacks of on-stage personality. To purchase tickets in advance please visit: www.wokinghammusicclub.co.uk www.skasouls.com Emmbrook Sports & Social Club, Lowther Road, Wokingham RG41 1JB Doors 7.45pm Close approx. 10.30

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Saturday 23rd August, 5.20pm – 10.30pm Sunday 24th August, 1pm – 5pm

Savour the Flavour - 5.20pm to 6.20pm Bruce Neil - 1pm to 1.45pm Savour the Flavour play ‘polky’ music which is poppy + folky. The group concentrate on their own compositions but drop in a few The perfect way to start covers so listen out for songs you might know from The Waterboys, our Sunday afternoon with The Who or even Take That. Wokingham’s very own Bruce Neil. Bruce has performed at www.flavoursong.co.uk many local venues and it is ...... our pleasure to have him back again today. Bruce writes beau- Auction of Paintings 6.25pm to 6.40pm Custard Cream - 8.05pm to 9.00pm ...... tiful songs about things which Custard Cream, are an exciting, high-octane band, are important to him and then The Anydays - 6.50pm to 7.50pm that focus their music on eras that brought the presents them with style and flair. Sit back and enjoy. Talia Smith - 2pm to 2.50pm Drew, Niall and Alex are The Anydays, an Oxford world superb musicians that quite literally changed based 3 piece band who formed in 2006 and the face of music as it was known at the time. www.facebook.com/bruceneilmusic Did you see The Voice this year on BBC1? If you did then you will have played with some of the country’s leading A truly sensational band that brings top class, recognise this very talented young lady. Talia performed at this year’s acts Imelda May, The Faces, Ray Davies, Ocean tight, spontaneous, explosive performances from Under The Sky Concerts and was such a hit with the audience that Colour Scene and many more. They have a pop musicians the like of which are not generally found we had to get her back for the Festival. She will have her band with sound harking back to the 60s and beyond on the local circuit. Jump aboard the big, yellow, her playing folk/ bluegrass/country songs and several with a bit of all - think The Kinks, right through to The Jam and Rock & Roll, rollercoaster, that is Custard Cream, three. A mix of covers and originals they will all be a pleasure to hear. The La’s. It is an honour to have them play at and experience for yourself the truly outstanding, www.facebook.com/TaliaSmithMusic our festival. musicianship that celebrates the music of Rock ...... and Blues giants such as, Cream, Eric Clapton, www.facebook.com/theanydays Jimi Hendrix, ZZ Top, BB King, Gary Moore, Joe Rock Choir - 3.10pm to 3.35pm Bonamasa, Led Zeppelin and more. Rock Choir is Britain’s largest www.custardcreamband.com contemporary Choir and the Wokingham members join us on stage for the Sunday afternoon slot which over the years they have made their very own. They have sung at many venues in Visit our Modern & the last 12 months but I am sure after Wokingham Festival singing at Abbey Road Studios must have Friendly MOT Centre been a highlight for them. If you fancy joining in then please do. Taster sessions are available and We MOT Motorcycles, Sidecars, full details can be found on their website Trikes Class 3, Cars, Minibuses up to www.rockchoir.com Class 5 (13, 16 Seats below 3500kg), ...... Light Vans up to Class 7 ...... Funk Lab - 4pm to 5pm Oye Santana Funk Lab are a collective of 9.20 pm to 10.30pm 7 talented and passionate musicians that bring some- Is there a better way to finish a thing fresh and exciting wonderful day of music, beer to the local music scene. and fabulous food, than with Vehicle repairs, MOT work, Servicing, Diagnostics, They perform a wide a tribute to the one of world’s Motorcyle repairs, Sales. GUARANTEED WORK range of classic and time- greatest bands? On a Summer’s less soul, jazz and funk in evening the tunes of Santana We can pick up in the local area if needed! and deliver. a way that sets them apart will drift over Elms Field and Unit F, Weller Drive, Hogwood Lane Industrial Estate, from other bands which is surround you in a warm glow. Wokingham, Berkshire RG40 4QZ why they have been chosen Oye Santana are certainly one to play at top London venues. of the best exponents of the Tel: 0118 973 6020 or 973 3465 With Funk Lab expect deep hypnotic grooves, music of Santana and it will be soaring vocals, stunning jazz guitar, jazz piano a pleasure to hear them. Email: [email protected] www.finchmot.co.uk and funk sax. www.oyesantana.com www.thefunklab.co.uk 10%ON DISCOUNT PRODUCTIONOF THIS ADVERT

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Whole garden design Sunday 24th August, 5.20pm – 10.30pm • All year colour, attract butterflies, grow your own veg Rev Ferriday and the Longdogs Serious Blues - 8pm to 9pm Regular garden maintenance 5.20pm to 6.20pm Please don’t let the word ‘serious’ put you off! • There will be no blues history test after this set but Mow, weed and prune what there will be is a huge smile on your face. These guys are musicians at the top of their game. Tidy ups and turfing Between them they have a wealth of experience in • all genres with their chief styles centring on Blues, Smarten up the garden Rock and Funk allowing them to use this fabulous fusion to create ‘Serious Blues’. Happy gardening from Tony and GwynnethHewetson. www.andyhodgebass.com/seriousblues.htm

Rev played at Wokingham Music Club earlier this year and just blew the audience away. ‘A gritty lowdown bluesman, Ferriday has proven himself a many-faceted British talent’ and ‘Catchy riffs abound’ 0118 989 2627 • [email protected] • www.gardeneer.co.uk are just a couple of things the national press have Credit Cards accepted been saying about these guys. They are a great band, playing great tunes that make you want to tap your feet. www.revferriday.com ...... Auction of Paintings - 6.25pm to 6.40pm ...... Young Fossl - 6.50pm to 7.40pm It is really terrific to have these guys back - homegrown talent at its very best. Their set will include numbers from across the generations of rock music including the likes of Black Keys, White Stripes, Muse, The Cardigans, Adele, Foo Fighters and many more. www.youngfossl.co.uk ...... Hubba Bubba 9.20pm to 10.30pm Hubba Bubba call themselves a disco/funk/party band and that is exactly what they are. There is no better way to finish our weekend of food, drink, and great music. From their first note to their last you will want to be up-and-dancing. It will be a shame for our week- end to end but what a finale! www.facebook.com/ hubbabubbadisco

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