R P N E O A PLEASE E F O PASS THIS S M V E L E BROCHURE ID D S A ON OR IV H IN T T RECYCLE S R IT E O F N F O 4-27 JUNE 2004 Project Part financed by the European Union SPONSORS OF SUPPORTERS OF THE NORTH DEVON THE NORTH DEVON FESTIVAL FESTIVAL City Plumbing Supplies Ltd; Green Lanes Shopping Centre; Holiday Home Hunter; Ilfracombe District Tourist Association; J & A Cameras Ltd; North Devon College; North Devon Journal; North Devon Marketing Bureau; Pall Corporation; Philip J Milton & Company plc; Primary Times in Devon; Pro Drive - The Driver Trainers; Sainsbury’s; South West Highways Signs; Stephen Brown & Co Estate and Residential Letting Agents The North Devon Festival is very grateful to all the businesses that have made a donation to make this Festival possible. k u . 120 MAJOR EVENTS o BE PART OF IT c . s c i h 40 TOWNS AND VILLAGES p a r g n e 24 DAYS IN JUNE k i a . w w w y b n g i s e d 3 s e m l E n o i r a M date page date page date page date page Spanning the Festival The ND Festival incorporates scores 4 Caroline Nin , 7 13 Ilfracombe Town Criers 22 19-20 Kitesurfing , 26 23 Schools’ Day , 10 Breakdance Project , of events happening Broomhill Art Hotel Competition GoldCoast Oceanfest 2004 Broomhill Art Hotel GoldCoast Oceanfest & throughout 24 days in 5-13 Ilfracombe Victorian 22 13 Avva Laff Productions 13 19-20 Beach Volleyball , 26 23 Ballet Boyz , 6 Barnstaple Live! T June. This index is a list Celebration over 30 events Landmark Theatre GoldCoast Oceanfest 2004 Queen’s Theatre, Barnstaple 17 May Cartooned! 15 of those events in date 5-13 Art Trek , 14 13 Magnificent Steam 22 19-20 Mountain bike PRO Trials , 26 24 The Common Players , 13 -5 July ‘Political Animals’ - political order. In the rest of the Artists’ Open Studios Engines , Ilfracombe GoldCoast Oceanfest 2004 Atherington Playing Field cartooning exhibitions & events I brochure you will find 5-6 North Devon Food 28 13 Cruise the Biosphere , 31 19-20 Mountain Boarding , 26 24 Al Marconi , 8 17 May Student Politics 15 the events categorised Festival , Atlantic Village UNESCO Biosphere Reserve GoldCoast Oceanfest 2004 Hidden Valley Park & Restaurant -1 June Exhibition , part of Cartooned!, into one of the five Queen’s Theatre Festival strands. 5-6 Horwood Scarecrow 24 13 Volunteer Work & Guided 31 19-20 Longboarding World 26 25- Combe Martin Music & 8 Festival , Horwood Walk , Braunton Burrows Qualifier , GoldCoast Oceanfest 4 July Comedy Festival 22 May Gould’s Satirical 15 Ceramics Exhibition page 5 Victorian Costumed 22 13 Strawberry Fayre , 25 19-20 Skateboarding , 26 25-27 St John’s Midsummer 23 -26 June , Procession , Ilfracombe Combe Martin GoldCoast Oceanfest 2004 Fayre , Witheridge part of Cartooned!, Museum F live entertainment 4 of Barnstaple & North Devon visual arts 14 5 La Boheme , Swansea City 4 13 Alma Flamenco , Combe 9 19-20 Live Music and Big Screen , 26 25-26 Ashley Withey 9 Sheds on the Seashore Opera, Queen’s Theatre Martin Strawberry Fayre GoldCoast Oceanfest, Croyde Torrington Methodist Church 31 May , 16 history & place 22 - 20 June Exhibition, Landmark Theatre 5 The Victorians on Film , 7 13 Frankenstein , Bratton 13 19-20 Bratton Fleming Festival , 24 25 Jacques Loussier Trio , 5 lifestyle & sport 26 4-27 Views of Ilfracombe - 16 Landmark Theatre Fleming Playing Field Medieval Carnival & Fayre Queen’s Theatre, Barnstaple workshops & exhibitions, natural environment 30 O 5 Peter Brooke’s Talk , 15 14 Avva Laff Productions , 13 19-20 South Molton Olde 23 25 Caroline Berry , 8 Dovetails Gallery, Ilfracombe English Fayre Guildhall, Barnstaple Swimbridge Village Hall Marine Pub, Combe Martin 4-27 Park School Students’ 21 Travelwise 5 Tawstock Wildlife Trust 25 14-19 Pilton Arts Group 21 19 Cwmbach Male Choir , 6 25 The Common Players , 13 Visual Arts Project Fun Day Open Exhibition To protect our beautiful , St Michael’s School , Barnstaple Landmark Theatre, Ilfracombe Witheridge Square 4-27 Crafts in the Garden , 20 environment, please 6 Classic Fun at Clovelly , 28 15-25 Summer Art & Design 20 19 Storytelling & Masked 31 26-27 ND Open Art Show , 20 The Gallery at Eggesford carshare or use public 7 Craft Demonstration 21 Shows , North Devon College Procession , Cycleway, Braunton Molland transport wherever 4-27 The Return of Sheep 21 Griffin’s Yard, South Molton 15-16 Primary Schools’ Tag 27 19 Aussie Surfboat Grand 26 26-27 Lyn Valley Garden Trail , 30 in the Shops , South Molton T possible. Rugby Festival Prix 7 Riverside Exhibition 16 , Barnstaple , GoldCoast Oceanfest 2004 Lynton & Lynmouth 5 June Small Picture Show , 20 This brochure Preview , Barnstaple 16 Ray Gelato 12 19 North Devon Surf 26 26-27 Health & Harmony 28 - 4 July Broomhill Art Hotel Aquathlon Weekend This year our brochure 9-10 Olde Tyme Music Hall , 22 The Litten Tree, Barnstaple , Woolacombe Beach , Tapeley Park Gardens 5 June Political Animals , 00 is printed entirely on Landmark Theatre 16 Hugh Squier , Meshaw 24 19 Artavian Baroque , 9 26 Village Fayre , Combe 8 - 2 July British Cartoonists Association environmentally friendly 9 Georgie Fame , 12 Strollers, South Molton Marwood Church Martin Music & Comedy Festival Exclusive Exhibition, Queen’s R paper. All material is The Litten Tree, Barnstaple 16 Petrovian Orchestra 8 19 Jazz on the Green , 10 26 Barnstaple Heritage Day 24 Theatre from renewable 11 Royal Philharmonic 5 Concert , Ilfracombe Manor Green, Lynmouth 26 The Common Players , 13 5-27 Jim Rattenbury , Sculpture 16 resources from fully Orchestra , Queen’s Theatre 17 Fine Wines Evening 28 19 Saturday Night Live , 10 Court Hall Gdns, North Molton Exhibition, Broomhill Art Hotel sustainable forests, RHS Garden Rosemoor L&L Music Festival bleaching is elemental 11 Spiels on Wheels , 11 26 Equine Art , 20 5-26 A Village Fayre , 21 chlorine free, 90% of Umberleigh & Barnstaple 17 Africa Africa , 7 19 Shadow Puppetry for 17 East Worlington, Nr Witheridge Photographic Exhibition, A waste is recycled and 11 Alma Flamenco ,9Queen’s Theatre, Barnstaple Children , Barnstaple Library 26 Local Arts Festival , 17 Griffin’s Yard has environmental Filleigh Village Hall 18-20 Lynton & Lynmouth 10 19 Fayre Day , South Molton 23 Bishop Tawton Village hall 8-26 RHS Garden Rosemoor 31 accreditation to 11 Teddy Bears’ Picnic , 25 Music Festival Olde English Fayre 26 Dimestore Gamblers , 8 Festivities ISO 14001. St Michael’s School 18-20 GoldCoast Oceanfest 2004 ,26 20 Round the Square , 23 The George & Dragon Pub Barnstaple 150 , 25 P Please recycle this 12 Barnstaple Live! street 12 Croyde Bay & Woolacombe Sands South Molton Olde English Fayre 26 Germaine Greer , 5 Railway Celebrations, Barnstaple brochure when you theatre & dance 18 Education Day , GoldCoast 26 20 Charity & Marathon 26 Queen’s Theatre, Barnstaple Children’s Theatre 13 have finished with it and Oceanfest, Croyde Paddle , GoldCoast Oceanfest Festival , various schools continue this process. 12 Photography Workshop , 17 27 The Common Players , 13 Hidden Valley, Nr West Down 18 Hugh Squier , Methodist Hall, 24 20 Good Afternoon , compere 10 The Green, Bishops Nympton 12 Royal Philharmonic 5 South Molton Steve Lamacq, Lynmouth 27 Cedars Showband , 8 15 April Special, Festival Rugby 27 Orchestra , Landmark Theatre 18 Plugged! Lynton Town Hall 10 20 Michael Dacre Story 11 The Pack O’Cards Pub Event : Sweet Chariot Tour - E North Devon 12 Grand Musical Firework 22 19-26 Train of Thought , 25 Walk , East Down 27 The Honey Hooks , 8 Web Ellis Trophy comes to Festival Office Display , Ilfracombe Museum of Barnstaple 20 A Midsummer Night’s 13 The Castle Inn, Combe Martin Barnstaple & Atlantic Village The Queen’s Theatre, Dream , Tapeley Park Gardens Boutport Street, 12 Poetry Juke Box , 11 19-20 Young Buskers , Lynton & 10 27 Story Bus , tour of Exmoor 11 Barnstaple Barnstaple Live! Lynmouth Music Festival 20 Ross Noble , 6 27 Cancer Research UK’s 29 Photographic 17 B North Devon EX31 1SY 12 Poets, Pints & Players , 11 19-20 ProSurfing , 26 Queen’s Theatre, Barnstaple Race For Life , Barnstaple Competition Why not South Molton GoldCoast Oceanfest 2004 21 Barnstaple Writers , 10 27 Chris Bostock Story Walk , 27 enter our ‘Flavour of the Box Office: 13 Lyn Bonnet Netball 28 19-20 Beach football , 26 Barnstaple Library Goodleigh Festival’ competition. 01271 32 42 42 tournament Hugh Squier A variety of prizes to be won. , Park School GoldCoast Oceanfest 2004 23 , 24 27 Devon Youth Games , 29 www.jandacameras.co.uk Meshaw Strollers, Witheridge Barnstaple All details are correct at the time of publication, but are subject to change. www.northdevonfestival.org 4 5 k u . g S LA BOHEME ROYAL PHILHARMONIC r o T . SWANSEA CITY IS PROUD s e ORCHESTRA E TO ANNOUNCE THE r t a INAUGURAL SEASON OF THE QUEEN’S CONCERT THE LANDMARK CONCERT I e h ITS VERY OWN OPERA t The North Devon Festival is N Conductor: Geraint Bowen The Last Night of the n COMPANY – o Soloist: Mark Ashford Victorian Proms rapidly establishing itself as a v R SWANSEA CITY OPERA. e d major UK festival. It is a E After their outstanding Conductor: Geraint Bowen h Puccini's La Boheme is one of the celebration of the rich and t performance at last year’s festival Soloist: Deborah Norman E r most romantic of romantic operas; diverse cultural life of North o we are delighted to welcome back n . one of the great weepies of the A lively climax to this year’s Devon, with a wide range of S the world-renowned RPO for two w repertoire, its appeal is timeless.