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Full
Programme of Festival Events
for September
Saturday
2nd
Meet
the Artists
Joint
Exhibition of Paintings
by Susan & Katy McCall
at New Mills Heritage Centre
6-7pm
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Monday
4th
Art
Workshop
with
Susan & Katy McCall
at New Mills Heritage Centre
10am-4pm, £12 or £8 under-18s
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Friday
8th
Flute
Salad
A variegated
feast from the Music Studio - Jazz, Brahms, Fats Waller,
G&S, organ music and more. Come and enjoy!
at
St George's Church, Church Rd.
7.30pm, £3 (£2 conc.). Refreshments
Party
Pieces
Entertain
us, or listen to the others.
A family event and featuring 'Breathing Space' and 'Heartbeat'
8-10.30pm
at
New Mills Town Hall (bar)
£3 (£1.50 conc.). Pay on the door.
Lantern
Making 1
Make
your own lantern for the
Walkway Procession on 23rd Sept.
in
Library Lecture Room,
50p per session, pay on door.
(Adults and accompanied
children over 8 only; 2
sessions needed to make a lantern)
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Saturday
9th
Celebrating
New Mills
A
Special Millennium Community Exhibition
10am-6pm
at St George's Church
Refreshments
and light lunches in Parish Hall
Exploding
Custard
Simple
spectacular experiments you can do at home. Not for the
nervous.
3.30pm
at
New Mills Town Hall
£3 (£1.50 conc.). Pay on the door.
Lantern
Making 2&3
Make
your own lantern for the
Walkway Procession on 23rd Sept.
in
Library Lecture Room,
50p per session, pay on door.
(Adults and accompanied children over 8
only; 2
sessions needed to make a lantern)
Romeo
& Juliet
Shakespeare's
romantic masterpiece, in full Elizabethan costume,
performed outside in High Lea Park.
from 7.30pm
Tickets
£8 (£6 concession) from Bookstop & Heritage
Centre
Bring
seating and maybe a picnic beforehand?
Hot drinks at St. Mary's Hall during interval.
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Sunday
10th
Celebrating
New Mills
A
Special Millennium Community Exhibition
11am-6pm
at St George's Church
Refreshments
and light lunches in Parish Hall
Romeo
& Juliet
Shakespeare's
romantic masterpiece, in full Elizabethan costume,
performed outside in High Lea Park.
from 2.30pm
Tickets
£8 (£6 concession) from Bookstop & Heritage
Centre
Bring
seating and maybe a picnic beforehand?
Hot drinks at St. Mary's Hall during interval.
Songs
of Praise
6.30pm St George's Church - Free
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Friday
15th
Potatoes
and Poetry
Eat
and drink, come to listen or to read, an informal evening
at
Gioia Mia, Market St. 7pm
£5 food included, licensed
Pre-book
at the cafe (01663 746843)
Lantern
Making 4
Make
your own lantern for the
Walkway Procession on 23rd Sept.
in
Library Lecture Room,
50p per session, pay on door.
(Adults and accompanied children over 8
only; 2
sessions needed to make a lantern)
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Saturday
16th
Lantern
Making 5&6
Make
your own lantern for the
Walkway Procession on 23rd Sept.
in
Library Lecture Room,
50p per session, pay on door.
(Adults and accompanied children over
8 only; 2
sessions needed to make a lantern)
The
Circus
a
lively puppet showwith music for kids from 3-8 (and
grow-up kids too) presented by Phil Spellacy
at New Mills Town Hall
1pm prompt, Tickets £1
Williams
Fairey Band
Prize-winners
with an international reputation
7.30pm at New Mills Town Hall
£9, £7 conc. (£1 off in August)
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Sunday
17th
Derek
Brumhead's Town Walk
Explore
the Walkway and Newtown.
2pm
fromthe Heritage Centre
Meet
the Artist:
Colette Halhead
Exhibition
at Peak Art Cyber Cafe,
Market Street, 6-8pm
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Tuesday
19th
Childhood
Memories: Bookchat
A grown-up
event
7.30pm at New Mills Library, Free
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Thursday
21st
Kids
Poetry Workshop
with
Lisa Maud (Adults welcome)
4-6pm
at New Mills Library, Free
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Friday
22nd
Bill
Eley's Private View
6.30pm
at Heritage Centre.
Free. Refreshments.
Middle
Eastern Evening
Get
into the hip-swinging Arabic dance scene: inspiration,
instruction and music from the Nile Band
7.30-11pm at New
Mills Town Hall
Tickets
£4 (£2.50 conc.)
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Saturday
23rd
Singing
Workshop
An
informal afternoon for all ages
Sing along with members of 'Breathing Space'
No experience necessary, just come along and enjoy
1-4pm
New
Mills Town Hall
£5
waged, £3 low-waged, £2 unwaged, on door
Free crèche (please book in advance
with Penny 01663 747599)
Grand
Millennium Walkway Lantern Procession
Light
your lantern or come to enjoy other people's.
Assemble at 7pm below New Mills Central Station. Process
7.30-8.15 along Walkway and through the Torrs led by a
Samba Band, to Torr Top Car Park.
Family
Barn Dance
7.45-11pm
New Mills Town Hall
Ticket
£5 (£2.50 conc). Bar
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Throughout
the Festival
Name
That Thing
Identify
everyday objects from the last century from the Heritage
Centre collection, and maybe win a prize
Pathways
Joint
Exhibition of Paintings
by Susan & Katy McCall
from Sat 2nd to Wed 20th Sept
at New Mills Heritage Centre
10am-4pm (except Mondays)
Recent
Work by Colette Halhead
Pictures
at Peak Art Cyber Cafe
Festival
Felt
New
Mills Library, during opening
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TICKETS
are available from Bookstop and New Mills Heritage Centre. Concessions
when available are for under-16s, senior citizens, registered
unemployed or disabled.
Thanks to
New Mills Town Council, Dilworth and Morris, Hyperlast, and
Millennium Festival Awards for all their support and to all
taking part.
For further
information ring 01663 744233/742783.
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