Welcome to the 18th TUESDAY 4TH JUNE 10.15-11.15am (also Tuesdays 11th, 18th, 25th) SUNDAY 9TH JUNE 2.00 – 5.00pm 2013 June 29th - June 1st ALFIE AND FRIENDS – for pre-school children BETJEMAN MILLENNIUM PARK TRUST Try our fun term-time story and craft sessions in the museum galleries for pre- ‘ART IN THE PARK’ (Sponsored by Dolphin Art, Wantage) WANTAGE school children aged 2.5 - 3 years plus and their parents/carers. Dress for mess! SCULPTURE, PAINTING & DRAWING MASTER CLASSES FUN TALKS•WALKS•FAMILY Advance booking essential as space is limited. £1.50 per child. Children must be Three popular local artists (Dawn Benson, Lendon Scantlebury and Stuart SUMMER FESTIVAL accompanied by an adult. Roper), plus two acclaimed artists from the Ruskin School of Art, Oxford, will CRAFT • WORKSHOPS VALE & DOWNLAND MUSEUM, CHURCH STREET, WANTAGE provide ‘Master Classes’. Limited places available: 24 (sculpture), 36 (water colour, acrylics and/or drawing). Tickets available on a ‘first come’ basis from DRAMA • MUSIC • ART Last year’s Festival doesn’t seem that long ago, and I’m delighted to see TUESDAY 4TH JUNE 7.00pm from this year’s content that the creativity and enthusiasm is still thriving! the Museum. Wet weather facilities available at KA’s Academy Art Department. WILTS & BERKS CANAL TRUST THE BETJEMAN MILLENNIUM PARK, WANTAGE The aim of the Festival is to raise the profile of the many diverse activities, Tickets: £5.00 per adult, £3.00 per student. organisations and volunteers which make up our vibrant community. This CIRCULAR GUIDED WALK A circular walk starting and finishing at The Sack House, Wantage Wharf, Mill year’s programme confirms that there is plenty going on in our area. We MONDAY 10TH JUNE 7.30pm (doors and licenced coffee shop open at 7.00pm) Street (map ref 396881). This walk takes in the route of the Wantage branch of have over 50 events, so hopefully there will be something for everyone. the canal and the main line of the canal between Grove and East Challow, and ILLUSTRATED HISTORICAL TALK BY HAZEL BROWN & DAVID CASTLE Entertainment and leisure is often very expensive these days, but there’s returns via Naldertown and Betjeman Park. Distance is around 3 miles – allow PUPILS, POTHOLES AND POOR RELIEF plenty of events at a very low cost and some are free! To mention just a 2 hours for guide to wax lyrical! Please wear suitable clothing/shoes/walking The Wantage Town Lands, the charity responsible for some of the Wantage few of a packed, diverse programme: The Wantage Silver Band is giving boots and take care as routes may include stiles and roads for part of the way. almshouses, originally cared for the poor, ran the grammar school and mended a concert on 1st June (first day of Festival) to celebrate their New Band Further information can be obtained from Brian Stovold on 07946524928. the roads. Four hundred years of history, gleaned from the charity’s records, Hall at Tugwell Field. An exciting newcomer to the Festival is the Creative START AT THE SACK HOUSE, WANTAGE WHARF, MILL ST, WANTAGE. throw a fascinating light on some of the people and buildings of old Wantage. Cookshop, who will be giving three demonstration in the art of baking Free, but a donation of £2.00/person for the Trust’s costs gratefully accepted. Space limited, advance booking strongly recommended. and decorating. Once again, the Museum have thrown themselves into VALE & DOWNLAND MUSEUM, CHURCH STREET, WANTAGE THURSDAY 6TH JUNE 1.30-3.00pm the spirit of the Festival and have arranged an excellent programme of Tickets: £3.00 (no concessions) talks, crafts & family-friendly events. The Wilts & Berks Canal Trust have CREATIVE COOKSHOP – THE GREAT WANTAGE BAKE-OFF! TUESDAY 11TH JUNE 2.15-3.15pm arranged their perennially popular canal walks which give a fascinating BAKING AND ICING A BATTENBURG CAKE - DEMO insight into Wantage’s history and heritage. Again, Dolphin Art is A fun hour & half with the girls from the Creative Cookshop demonstrating how FAMOUS BELGIANS: SPEAKER TONY HADLAND sponsoring ‘Art in the Park’ with ‘masterclasses’ by local artists. Richmond to bake and ice a Battenburg cake. An ideal opportunity to have all your baking Tony Hadland has been visiting Belgium since the 1960s. For two years, he Village at Letcombe Regis have put together a very busy weekend, with questions answered. Tea and a slice of Battenburg will be served afterwards. was on Belgian radio and even did a jeans advert in Flemish! Fed up with music, an art exhibition and a day of family fun. Many thanks to the Tel: 01235 770383 if further info is required. ill-informed comments about the lack of famous Belgians, Tony will reveal a Wantage Town Council and Vale of White Horse District Council for their DEMO AT THE BAPTIST CHURCH HALL, MILL STREET surprising array of fabulous Flemings and wondrous Walloons! Space limited, advance booking recommended. grants, to the Festival committee for their support, and last, but by no Tickets: £5.00 (includes refreshments) Booking deadline by Tues 4th June. VALE & DOWNLAND MUSEUM, CHURCH STREET, WANTAGE Free means least, to all the participants in this Festival. THURSDAY 6TH JUNE 7.30pm (doors & licensed coffee shop open at 7.00pm) HISTORICAL TALK BY THE ICKNIELD WAY MORRIS MEN TUESDAY 11TH JUNE 7.00pm Julia Reynolds – Festival Chairman MORRIS DANCING: Where did it come from? What’s it all about? WILTS & BERKS CANAL TRUST This lively talk (with dance) will cover the discovery and interpretation of CIRCULAR GUIDED CANAL WALK SATURDAY 1ST JUNE 11.00am rural Morris dancing by the educated classes in the early 20th century; the This walk starts and finishes at Childrey Village Hall (map ref 362875). Distance WANTAGE SUMMER FESTIVAL OPENING introduction of the Morris into England; the influence of the Royal Court and is about 3.5 miles, allow 2 hours as your guide is likely to ramble on a bit The official opening of the 18th Wantage Summer Festival with the Wantage how the dances spread down the Thames Valley into the countryside. Space about the canal history and current restoration progress! Please wear suitable Silver Band, Icknield Way Morris Men, the Mayor of Wantage and Town Crier. limited, advance booking strongly recommended. clothing/shoes/walking boots and take care as routes may include stiles and IN FRONT OF THE BEAR HOTEL, Wantage VALE & DOWNLAND MUSEUM, CHURCH STREET, WANTAGE roads for part of the way. Further information can be obtained from Brian Tickets: £3.00 (no concessions) Stovold on 07946524928. START AT CHILDREY VILLAGE HALL. Free, but a donation of £2.00/person for SATURDAY 1ST JUNE 11.00-1.00pm FRIDAY 7TH JUNE 2.15-3.15 pm FLOWER OF THE QUERN the Trust’s costs gratefully accepted. THE HISTORY OF QUILLING talk & demo by Mary Todd MUSIC IN THE MUSEUM Quilling, or paper filigree, is a centuries-old craft and now a popular 21st TUESDAY 11TH JUNE 7.30pm Join us in the museum cafe for informal, instrumental and international folk century hobby. Mary Todd, an accredited member of the Quilling Guild, traces WANTAGE CAMERA CLUB music. Our music is played on a range of acoustic instruments in a variety of the history of rolling paper from the 17th century onwards. Mary will also AUDIO-VISUAL SPECTACULAR styles. demonstrate techniques and bring along examples of her exquisite work. Space A firm favourite in the Festival calendar, the Audio-Visual group of the Wantage VALE & DOWNLAND MUSEUM, CHURCH STREET, WANTAGE Free limited, advance booking strongly recommended. Camera Club presents a highly entertaining programme of images set to SATURDAY 1ST JUNE 1.00-3.00pm VALE & DOWNLAND MUSEUM, CHURCH STREET, WANTAGE. Free voice and music. The subject matter is often of local interest and some guest productions will be included. All the AVs will be presented digitally and will MUSIC IN THE MUSEUM WITH THE MAD HATTERS FRIDAY 7TH JUNE 8.00-11.30pm include some award-winning sequences. The Mad Hatters Ceilidh Band are four local musicians playing combinations of FOLK FOR MS/WHITE HORSE CEILIDHS METHODIST CHURCH HALL, NEWBURY STEET, WANTAGE accordion, melodeon, fiddle, guitar, ‘cello, mandola, mandolin, recorder, spoons Tickets: £3.00 (no concessions) and bones! We play for barn dances, weddings and parties. Our tunes are from WHITE HORSE FfMS CEILIDH ��������������� �������� Ireland, Scotland, America and England (especially tunes from the Thomas GECKOES are in the front rank of bands on the English Ceilidh scene. Evolving WEDNESDAY 12TH JUNE 9.30-10.00am and 10.30-11.00am ����� �������� Hardy family manuscripts; jigs, reels and waltzes). out of the country dances of the British Isles, Europe and America, this style TEDDY BEARS’ PICNIC RHYMETIME �������������� VALE & DOWNLAND MUSEUM, CHURCH STREET, WANTAGE Free of dancing is typified by its exuberance. Caller Alan Simpson will guide you ���� If you come to the library today, you’re sure of a big surprise ….. for every bear ��������������� through each dance so no experience is needed, just a sense of fun. Bring a ���������� SATURDAY 1ST JUNE 7.00pm and their child are invited to join us and make lots of noise! smile and some friends for an exhilarating evening. All proceeds to Folk for � WANTAGE LIBRARY Free � WANTAGE SILVER BAND M.S. Licensed Real Ale Bar. Good fun, good music, good cause! Visit www. �� �� � � � � FolkForMS.org and www.whitehorseceilidhs.org.uk for more details. �� � A SUMMER EVENING SUPPER CONCERT WEDNESDAY 12TH JUNE 10.00am – 4.00pm (includes a short break) � � � OLD MILL HALL, SCHOOL LANE, GROVE ��������� � Start the Wantage Summer Festival in style by helping us to celebrate the PAINTERLY PRINT, WITH OPTIONAL HAND-STITCH, ON PAPER AND FABRIC � �� � �� � �������� � opening of the long-awaited New Band Hall on Tugwell Field! The Band invites Tickets: £8.00 Adult, £4.00 under 16 � � ART WORKSHOP – TUTOR: AMANDA HISLOP � �� � you to a Supper Concert, featuring music by The Twelfth Street Brass Quintet.