T H U R S D A Y 2 8 j u n e T U E S D A Y 3 j u l y I t ’ s t h e t a k i n g p a r t t h a t c o u n t s Sneinton Festival 2012 OFFICIAL PROGRAMME OF EVENTS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Sneinton Blvd Lichfield Windmill Ln Beaumont St Manvers St Daleside Rd Festival Parade Route Edale Rd Hermitage Square S A T U R D A Y 3 0 j u n e FREE ENTRY TO ALL EVENTS T H U R S D A Y 5 j u l y M o n D A Y 2 j u l y F R I D A Y 6 j u l y S a t U R D A Y 7 j u L Y Sneinton Dale Carlton Rd Trent Lane s u n D A Y 8 j u l y 5 START finish SUn 1 july sports activities at TRICKETTS PARK 12-4pm - including consultation on exciting future park improvements. Event courtesy of Ground- works . Wed 4 july strawberries and ice cream at carlton fold, 12-3pm Family crafts at the library 4pm-5pm Oliver hind's “Olympic” youth session (age 10-19) 6.15pm-8.45pm Sat 7 july Sowing Sneinton gardening club at the Library 10am-11am. Take part in a ‘Nottingham in bloom’ planting workshop. Afterparty at the lord nelson pub 7pm-late. Join festival organisers, volunteers and performers for the legendary after party. Kindly sponsored by www.connectsocial.com social media marketing. 11 W E D N E S D A Y 4 j u l y Contact Us at [email protected] or call into the Greenway Centre Tel: 0115 9103667 , , Bouncy Castle, Food Stalls, Face-Painting, Sports and Games, MC Parker, Surf Simulator, Build a Sculpture for the parade float with Playworks, Penalty Shoot Out, Bungee Run, Music from Russell Youth Club, Archery, Games, Brazilian Soccer School coaches and lots more. Find out about activities for youngsters on the park during the summer holidays - Contact Pete Wright on 07799544172 The Festival wishes to invite the over 50’s community and their families to a night celebrating their part in society. There will be a fully stocked bar, tea and coffee, a cold buffet and music (also coming is professional dance instructor for anybody who wishes to take part in a bit of dance). This event will be a great chance to celebrate the joys of life, and the contribution that older people make to the community. Come and try foods from across the world, made by local cooks, including from Cameroon, Poland, China, the Caribbean - mains and puddings! tasters as usual, along with good, friendly and chatty atmosphere. Weather permitting, we will also be out on with live music (Lance and Kuldeep), DJs and lindy hop dancing If you want to cook at this event call Dave on 07794 343697. Catch the 43 bus for the 8th annual celebration of Colwick Woods - a wildlife-themed fun day for all the family. Wide variety of stalls, entertainment, refreshments and activities - archery, dancers, food, Vikings, Kick Boxing, birds of prey, music. Come and see the best views in Nottingham, explore and learn about the nature reserve - nature activities for the whole family. Volunteers needed on the day. Further information: call 9117383 or 9614340 Sneinton 1 Green’s Mill, Off Windmill Lane NG2 4QB Tel: 9156878 2 Old School Hall, Off Windmill Lane NG2 4QB Tel: 9159643 3 Muslim Community Organisation Beaumont St, NG2 4PJ Tel: 9417865 4 King Edward Park, Off Carlton Rd 5 Sneinton Market Tel: 07793389323 6 Caves - see interesting history at link below http://nottinghamessence.co.uk/sneinton-hermitage-caves 7 Sneinton Hermitage Community Centre Sneinton Blvd, NG2 4GN, Tel: 9504707 8 Sneinton Library, Sneinton Blvd NG2 4FD Tel: 9151192 9 Lord Nelson Pub, Lord Nelson St NG2 4AG Tel: 9110069 10 St Christopher’s Church & Hall Colwick Rd, NG2 4AL 11 Greenway Centre, Trent Lane NG2 4DF Tel: 9103667 12 Colwick Woods, Off Greenwood Road 13 Colwick Woods, Sneinton Entrance 14 Oliver Hind Youth Club Edale Rd, NG2 4HT Tel: 9116709 15 SureStart Centre for the Child Edale Rd, NG2 4HT T:8761700 16 Carton Folds, Hutton St, NG2 4ER Tel: 9585239 16 7 7 Meet at the car park for FREE face painting and refreshments from Led by the colourful Nottingham Samba Band, this year’s parade will kick off Main Festival day with a bang, with guest appearances by local sports groups, choreographed dancing, live music, and residents young and old taking part! Get dressed up to be in with a chance of winning your place in the Olympic chariot parade float; you could represent your favourite sport, country, or come as an Olympic God or Goddess. 12 11 SNEINTON FESTIVAL is a volunteer run community group whose mission is to organise social events for the benefit of the community in Sneinton/Dales and beyond. Each year the main festival day is the first Saturday in July, so we can all plan ahead. We are always looking for new group members of all ages and different backgrounds, so why not get involved (or just join our facebook group)! This year’s organising committee are Brendon Arnold, Holly Cassidy, Moon Chester (Chair), Jordan Deakin, Rose Fearon, Beth Hemus, David Jones, Donna Powell, Amy Smith, Steve Smith, Jonathan Smithers, Leanne Sutton, THANKS TO.... SEE YOU NEXT YEAR! Sneinton Festival Locations 4 10 Local charities Ecoworks, AMC Gardens, Stonebridge City Farm, Nottingham Community Cafe Network and others have come together to form the Nottingham Local Food Partnership (Find on facebook or call 0115 9622200 for info). Come along for outdoor cafe & music, locally grown fresh fruit & veg, meats, cheese, breads, eggs, cakes, live cooking demos chutneys, gifts, crafts, plants, seeds, growing advice. . Once again the Lord Nelson will host an open mic evening to kick off the festival week proper. Expect a variety of music styles and spoken word performances from artists spanning the generations. Many will be warming up for their appearances on the main festival day (see Right for the amazing line up of artists performing this year), so why not get a sneak peak with a pint and the friendliest atmosphere around? Join the pub’s facebook group to hear about their other events! 9 We would like to say a huge thank you to our local Dales Ward Councillors, Dales Ward Family and Community Teams, Nottingham City Council, Community First & Renewal Trust for providing the funding this year. STOP, Dales Police, Groundworks, Rock and Roll Bikes, EPIC, Sure Start, Playworks, Yoga Nova, SEND Project, St Christopher’s Church, Greenway Centre, Oliver Hind, Hermitage Centre, Sneinton Market, Josie and John from the Lord Nelson pub, All advertisers, All sponsors, All artists and performers, Everyone involved with the parade, Special thanks to everyone who volunteered (there were no paid staff this year again). And to you for participating! 9 5 5 11 Graphic design by [email protected] Main Stage hosted by Motormouth (12pm-6pm) Just James Breadchasers Swingbox Veronica Caine feat MV3 and Ill Citizen The Amber Herd Yoganova The Meerkats SEND Project World Vibes Marquee (12pm-8pm) Motormouth, Louis Cypher and 25 Past The Skank - guests Lance Hume and Kuldeep Singh The Constantines James Catchpole Evil Jack Fun of the Pier The Czech Collective G Do B dot O Slam Poetry from: Aly Stoneman & Milk Panya Banjoko Mulletproof Robin Vaughan-Williams Hypnotoad Miss BWise Moonpenguin DJ BlaKe Roman Music Line up 7 July Tricketts Park 16 Hutton St Colwick Rd “Olympic Heroes” Join in with a brilliant variety of family sports activities. Enjoy the bouncy castle, Onza Bike Stunt Display & giant lawn games, do some yoga or have a swing dance lesson. Jump about in front of the main stage bursting with home grown talent or unwind in the world vibes acoustic tent. Get creative with a huge range of arts and crafts and check out our festival market full of beautiful wares, delicious food and drink - a day bursting with colour and variety! Saturday 7 July 8 8 14 2 . As usual a tasty, vegetarian (Olympic-themed) meal will be served with cakes and refreshments. A free kids film will be shown, and we'll have some special team games on the night such as “Pockets, Purses and Wallets”. There’s a prize for the best Olympic themed costume. , The torch goes along Bath Street past at More details available at on the Nottingham city council website. Also look out on our facebook page for any further ideas of how Sneinton can enjoy this once in a lifetime moment. This is where we receive the inspiration of Olympic Spirit. We hope to carry that flame inside ourselves throughout our festival - we will hold true the ideals of Health, Education, Citizenship, Community & Spirituality. Festival 2012 Other Events