Barking Folk Festival Programme 2019
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BARKING FOLK FESTIVAL Saturday 8 June Family festival celebrating Sunday 9 June the best in world folk music 11am to 9.30pm and dance at Abbey Green and Abbey Ruins Saturday - Rebels in the Ruins Sunday - Folk on Earth Dreadzone Afro Celt Sound System Will Varley The Demon Barbers XL Beans on Toast Worry Dolls Gaz Brookfield Flamenco with Alma Gitana Quiet Loner TalkingDRUM www.lbbd.gov.uk/barkingfolkfestival www.summeroffestivals.eventbrite.com Tickets for Abbey Ruins Live £12 for advance tickets and £15 on the day, plus residents free tickets (see T&C’s on our website) Gathering on the Green Gathering on the Green Festival Fun Festival Fun MR ALEXANDER’S TRAVELLING SHOW FAMILY THEATRE ©Jimmy Lee Saturday 8 June – 11am to 4pm Sunday 9 June – 11am to 4pm Abbey Green, Abbey Road, IG11 8DD Abbey Green, Abbey Road, IG11 8DD Too Many Cooks (family open air theatre) 12.15pm and 2.30pm Too Many Cooks (family open air theatre) 12.15pm and 2.30pm Mr Alexander’s Travelling Show 11.45am, 1.30pm and 2.45pm Mr Alexander’s Travelling Show 11.45am, 1.30pm and 2.45pm The Tipi The Tipi Storytelling 11am, 1pm, 2.20pm and 2.55pm Storytelling 11am, 1pm, 2.20pm and 2.55pm Spoken Not Stirred (open mic poetry) 12 noon, 1.30pm and 3.15pm Spoken Not Stirred (open mic poetry) 12 noon, 1.30pm and 3.15pm The Hub The Hub Fairy Flowers Craft Workshop Fairy Flowers Craft Workshop Flower Power Craft Workshop with Studio 3 Arts Playful Protest Workshop with Studio 3 Arts Carnival Experience Workshop with Ukon Careers Beautiful Brains Workshop with NBAM Play all day with rides, inflatables, face painting and under 5s play den Play all day with rides, inflatables, face painting and under 5s play den St Margaret’s Church Pop into the cafe and look round the amazing church 11am to 3pm 2 3 Abbey Ruins Live Abbey Ruins Live Rebels in the Ruins Folk on Earth AFRO CELT SOUND SYSTEM DREADZONE Saturday 8 June – 3pm to 9.30pm Sunday 9 June – 3pm to 9.30pm Abbey Green, Abbey Road, IG11 8AS Abbey Green, Abbey Road, IG11 8AS Festival Parade led by Festival Parade led by Studio 3 Arts masqueraders from Ukon Careers 3.40pm Samba Collective 3.40pm Quiet Loner 4.05pm Today we TalkingDRUM 4pm Today we Gaz Brookfield 4.55pm celebrate the Flamenco with Alma Gitana 4.40pm celebrate music Beans on Toast 5.50pm legends of music Worry Dolls 5.30pm and traditions that stand for from around Will Varley 6.55pm The Demon Barbers XL 6.40pm change! the world Dreadzone 8.15pm Afro Celt Sound System 8.15pm Tickets required for entry via Eventbrite. Residents Licensed bar, street food and merchandise including may gain free tickets with a resident’s code but require picnic rugs on sale in Abbey Ruins Live both days. proof of address on entry. If the venue reaches capacity free tickets do not guarantee entry. 4 5 Gathering on the Green Gathering on the Green Stage – 11am to 4pm Stage – 11am to 4pm Saturday 8 June Sunday 9 June HaverFolk 11.25am HaverFolk 11.25am Captain K and the XIth Hour Reapers 12 noon Latin Love 12 noon VP Bhangra Juniors 12.25pm Katie Guyton Stage School 12.25pm VERSME 12.40pm Simona Mauriello Academy of Irish Dance 12.40pm Visit the Sign up with Jordan Academy of Irish Dance 1.05pm Sovicka - Slovak Children Folklore Group 1.05pm stalls for gifts, Studio 3 Arts in HaverFolk 1.30pm treats and HaverFolk 1.30pm the Hub to be Lit Youth and Lit Miniz 2.05pm information Rom Shanty Crew 2.05pm part of the parade Big Deal 2.15pm The Boxwood Chessman 2.35pm CDC 2.25pm Festival led by Studio 3 Arts Samba Konverse Dance Crews 2.30pm Collective 3.25pm Pilgrims Dream 2.40pm Festival Parade led by masqueraders from Ukon Careers 3.25pm All programmes subject to change. 6 7 Notting Hill Genesis proudly sponsors the Flower Folk London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Festival www.nhggroup.org.uk Following the success of The Knitting Project, 1 summer this year we have extended the project to involve our original crafters and knitters plus Over 10 free events other artists from the community including Have the time of your life! local schools. As part of the #thisisme campaign thousands Steam and Cider Fair of handmade flowers have been created to dress the festival this year along with the One Borough Festival infamous knitted trees! Thank you to all the knitters and Roundhouse Music Festival Each flower represents the unique person that artists for their created it and is a powerful display of all the time, their art Youth Parade amazing folk that make up Barking and and their passion! Dagenham. #thisisme celebrates individuality, pride and self expression and tells the inspirational For information on all events visit: stories of people from our borough. lbbd.gov.uk/summeroffestivals @Summeroffest Summeroffest 9 Building and regenerating communities throughout London and proud to be working with the residents of Barking and Dagenham A family owned, award winning company with a reputation as a dynamic organisation committed to exceeding clients expectations. Delivering high quality projects throughout London and the South East of England for over 40 years. Nearly 400 East London students participated in our STEM in Aviation Event. Mulalley is proud to sponsor the Barking and Dagenham Summer of Festivals 2019 150 East London SMEs met the airport and our local partners, resulting in £1million contract values in the fi rst ‘Royal Docks Meet the Buyer event’. FREE Over 300 East London Steam and event Car park female students joined Cider Fair £3.50 our ‘Women in Aviation programme’. Saturday 29 June 11am to 6pm Old Dagenham Park, Dagenham 65% of our employees come from East London. Come along and enjoy some traditional entertainment In 2019, we will launch a £75k and attractions to reflect the borough’s rural and industrial heritage. In 2019, London City Airport Community Fund for became an accredited London East London charities and Steam engines and machinery Living Wage Employer. community Classic cars and vehicles Country and rock ‘n’ roll acts organisations. Bar serving ciders and real ale £950,000 raised for Richards House Children’s Hospice by sta and passengers. www.lbbd.gov.uk/steamandcider MC8629 MAY19 Further New Homes Proposed Within the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham Computer generated image Weston Homes are excited to have submitted an application for Full Planning Consent for 1,089 new homes at the former Abbey Road Retail Park. The proposal offers a unique opportunity for Weston Homes to deliver quality high specification homes alongside creating a vibrant mixed use destination within central Barking. Bringing High Quality New Homes to the Barking Area The redevelopment of the former Abbey Retail • 1,071m2 of employment space to support Park, located adjacent to the historically significant new start-ups and existing established Barking Abbey Ruins and St. Margaret’s Church local businesses both within the Abbey Park, will provide: • A new 637m2 gymnasium and 353m2 • 1,089 new homes, including a full policy community facility compliant provision of 35% affordable homes, combining a mixture of affordable rent, shared ownership and discount market sale units • The new homes will be set within a high quality landscape environment including provision of a new riverside plaza and walking route along the River Roding edge • 2,204m2 of commercial space, centred around the new riverside plaza, with new leisure Image of existing Weston venues including restaurants, cafès and bars Homes development 01279 873333 [email protected] weston-homes.com 10595G - Barking Folk Festival Programme Ad - A5.indd 1 24/04/2019 16:58 1 summer Over 10 free events Have the time of your life! Steam and Cider Fair Roundhouse Music Festival One Borough Festival Youth Parade For information on all events visit: lbbd.gov.uk/summeroffestivals Summeroffest @Summeroffest.