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NEW MILLS
COMMUNITY FESTIVAL
NEW MILLS
 COMMUNITY FESTIVAL
 2003 
  September 12th - 27th


FESTIVAL PROGRAMME
Sat 6 3-6pm Lantern Training Workshops - Sett Valley House, off Market St. Want to be part of our lantern team? Come and learn how. No previous experience needed. Free.
7.30pm Nigel Ogden on the Organ - Radio 2's star performer on the restored organ - St Georges Church, Church Ln. £5/£4 (tickets from St Georges Church and Bookstop)
Sun 7 10am-4pm Lantern Training Workshops - Sett Valley House, off Market St. Want to be part of our lantern team? Come and learn how. No previous experience neeeded. Free.
Fri 12 7.30-11pm Battle of the Bands - New Mills Town Hall, Spring Bank £3.50/£2.50. Great sound from our best young up-and-coming bands. Who will win?
Sat 13 10am-4pm Fire Effects Workshop - Liberal Hall, Hurst Lea Road (behind the Police Stn). Come and hwelp us make some of the Fire Sculptures which are such a feature of the final procession. Ring Nigel on 01663 749402 for details
10.30am New Mills Junior Band on the prom, Market Street. Free
2.30-4.30pm Lantern Workshops - Sett Valley House, off Market Street. Easy and fun! Adults and accompanied children over 8 only, £1 a session, all materials included (minimum two sessions needed) pay on the door.
10am-4pm Heritage Open Day St James' Church, Spring Bank. Free, refreshments. Come along and see our beautiful hidden gem, usually closed. Exhibition, refreshments.
2-4pm Open Garden - The Grange, Spring Bank. See the products of green fingers! Refreshments.
8pm Buzz Hawkins Entertains - Buzz Hawkins brings the Bradshaws to New Mills. New Mills Town Hall, Spring Bank. Adults only, £7.50. bar. His last appearance in New Mills was a sell-out. A top entertainer: next stop the Lowry at Salford. (sponsored by D&C Satelites)
Sun 14 10am-4pm Fire Effects Workshop - Liberal Hall, Hurst Lea Road (behind the Police Stn). Come and hwelp us make some of the Fire Sculptures which are such a feature of the final procession. Ring Nigel on 01663 749402 for details.
10-12am
& 2-4pm		 Lantern Workshops - Sett Valley House, off Market Street. Easy and fun! Adults and accompanied children over 8 only, £1 a session, all materials included (minimum two sessions needed) pay on the door.
2.30pm Wind and Words - Force Five at St James', Spring Bank £5/£4 Talented local wind quintet with poet Jim Dening.
6pm Songs of Praise - St James' Spring Bank, accompanied by United Coop New Mills Band with the Archdeacon David Garnett and Methodist Rev. David Willie
Mon 15 5pm

Circus Sensible - New Mills Primary School, Meadow Street £1.50. A show for all primary school children to enjoy. Do bring your kids or grandkids (sponsored by New Mills Dental Pratice).
Tue 16 7.12pm Edale Folk Train from New Mills Central Station. Lynn and Barrie Hardman play on the train, at the Rambler in Edale and on the 9.07 back to New Mills. All for your train ticket and a pint. (A Hope Valley and High Peak Transport Partnership event )
7.30pm A Good Read 'Grand Passions' - New Mills Library, Hall Street. Free, refreshments. Selections from some of the books which topped the poll in the BBC series. Bring your own favourites and join in if you wish
Wed 17 8pm Film Show, Nicholas Nickleby (PG) - Library Lecture Room, Hall Street £3 (sponsored by Focal Design)
Thur 18 7pm Poems and Potatoes - at Ali's café, Gioia Mia, Market Street. £7.50 food included, licenced (booking in advance essential at cafe 01663 746893). A Festival favourite: come to listen or to read, enjoy poetry and food
Fri 19 8pm Comedy Night - Chalkers, Buxton Road £6, bar. Book early at Chalkers (01663 742336) last year's Comedy Night was a sell-out
Sat 20 10am-4pm Fire Effects Workshop - Liberal Hall, Hurst Lea Road (behind the Police Stn). Come and help us make some of the Fire Sculptures which are such a feature of the final procession. Ring Nigel on 01663 749402 for details.
10.30am Thornsett Band on the prom, Market Street. Free.
2.30-4.30pm Lantern Workshops - Sett Valley House, off Market Street. Easy and fun! Adults and accompanied children over 8 only, £1 a session, all materials included (minimum two sessions needed) pay on the door.
Sun 21 9.30am Celebration of two festivals: New Mills and the Harvest Festival, St George's Church, Church Lane. An all-age family service, addressed by Bishop Jonathan of Derby, followed by Harvest Lunch in the Parish Hall, (lunch tickets £5, please book by 14 September at Songs of Praise or by ringing the Vicarage 01663 743225)
10am-4pm Fire Effects Workshop - Liberal Hall, Hurst Lea Road (behind the Police Stn). Come and hwelp us make some of the Fire Sculptures which are such a feature of the final procession. Ring Nigel on 01663 749402 for details.
1.30-4pm New Mills Bridges Trail with Derek Brumhead. Meet at Newtown Station car park, finish at New Mills Heritage Centre. Free.
10-12am & 2-4pm Lantern Workshops - Sett Valley House, off Market Street. Easy and fun! Adults and accompanied children over 8 only, £1 a session, all materials included (minimum two sessions needed) pay on the door.
Mon 22 5pm Children's Film Show Rugrats go Wild (PG)
St George's School, Church Lane £2 (sponsored by Hyperlast , Birch Vale)
8pm Book launch A Mixed Harvest by Maurice Hope, with readings by Kate Millward New Mills Library Lecture Room. New Mills' own story, bang up to date, told by ourselves.
Tue 23 7.30pm

Fiona Castle Speaks - Christian Revival Church, High Street £3/£2
Thur 25 7pm Poems and Potatoes - Ali's café, Gioia Mia, Market Street £7.50 food included, licenced (booking in advance at café essential 01663 746893). A Festival favourite: come to listen or to read, enjoy poetry and food.
Fri 26 7.30-11pm The Grand Festival Ceildh with High Jinks - Town Hall, Spring Bank £5/£4, bar. A highly popular family event.
Sat 27 7pm Grand Lantern Procession through the Torrs with Fire Sculptures and Fireworks Finale at Newtown Rec. Meet at Mousley Bottom below New Mills Central Stn. Cars can be left at Swizzles Car Park for the end of the evening. A super free finale.
8pm White Van Man - New Mills School, Church Lane. Book with PTA £5

Throughout the Festival:
Our Town Visual Arts Event - An opportunity for all ages to show how they see New Mills in paint, drawing, photos, sculpture or video. You can do something which will be put on display!
Exhibitions in Heritage Centre, Community Education Centre and various other venues.
Babbling Vagabonds Storytelling Theatre Company's hands-on puppet making workshops. Come along and join in the fun! Transform everyday materials into shadowy fireflies or mischievous watersprites, or make some giant walkabout puppets to join in the procession in the Torrs.
There will be drop-in workshops for all ages at Spring Bank Community Education Centre. Mon 22- Fri 26 from 4pm - 6pm and then 7pm - 9pm.

TICKETS, unless otherwise stated, are on sale at Bookstop, 38 Market Street, New Mills, 01663 44472
This programme may be subject to change without notice.
Our thanks to: New Mills Town Council, High Peak Borough Council, Derbyshire County Council, Local Heritage Initiative, Arts Council, all our advertisers and sponsors, Civic Trust and English Heritage, Safeways at Chapel en le Frith, Bookstop for selling tickets and everyone who has helped.

 
View the previous programmes of activities for the Millennium, 2001 and 2002 Festivals.
If you would like to be involved in New Mills Community Festival see contacts on Festival main page.

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