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| Festival news The Festival kicked off with packed audiences for the 3 opening events; starting with Joan Bakewell on Friday evening then Dr Karen Bultitude and Hatstand Opera on Saturday each giving stimulating and entertaining performances in their vastly different fields. The high class exhibitions in the Town Hall are open daily 10 am to 4 pm. Booking news Heavy demand continues, London Community Gospel Choir has now sold out. All tickets sold Selling Well |
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| The high class exhibitions in the Town Hall are open from today, 10 am to 4 pm (not Sunday) entry is free, and this evening Joan Bakewell officially opens the Festival at the Armstrong Hall. Booking news Heavy demand continues, London Community Gospel Choir has just few single tickets remaining. All tickets sold Selling Fast |
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| Booking news Heavy demand continues, Rodney Bewes is nearly sold out and the London Community Gospel Choir has a few tickets only remaining. All tickets sold Selling Fast |
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| Booking news There has been a heavy demand for many of the Festival events with 2 events sold out within a few minutes of the start of booking. All tickets sold Selling Fast An extra tour has already been arranged for the Tea and Trees at Tortworth to cope with some of the extra demand, but not everybody who requested tickets can be accommodated. It is hoped that further tours can be organised later in the year - watch this site for further details Pop Concert Armstrong Hall, Sunday 17 April - Bands Change Because of an injury to a key guitarist Mutende have had to pull out of the gig on Sunday night. At short notice, local musician Tom Green and his band Amora Ploy will appear in their place. We hope you will enjoy their performance.
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Festival Brochure - On line The full glossy Events Guide will be available in a few days; as a new feature the full content is now available on-line and can now be downloaded to your PC. Click Events Guide to download, view or print a .pdf version on-line, please note an Adobe Acrobat reader is required. Click email Brochure to request the glossy Festival Events Guide by post, please remember to include your name and postal address in your email message. |
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Date Thursday 24 February 2005 |
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An evening with poet and songwriter Paul Henry Change of Venue - Wednesday 20 April now in URC Paul Henry will now perform his poetry and songs on Wednesday 20 April in the comfortable surroundings of the United Reformed Church, just a few yards from Cossham Hall in Chapel Street. Festival Brochure An abridged festival programme and booking form was published in the March edition of the Thornbury Magazine. The full glossy Events Guide will be available on March 8th Phone 01454 412272 and leave your name and address, or Click Brochure to request the glossy Festival Events Guide, please remember to include your name and postal address in your message.
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Date Thursday 24 December 2005 |
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These items were first published on the Welcome page on 24/12/04 2005 Festival News
Release 24 Dec 2004 Fringe, Community
and School Events Events for secondary schools Include Dr Dave Reay, a leading scientist from the GeoScience Unit of Edinburgh University, discussing the effects of greenhouse gases, and the poet Paul Henry will take creative writing workshops. Events for primary children include Gamelan workshops by Andy Warn of The Crotchet Factory allowing children to play this extraordinary percussion instrument, and participative music and dance events taken by Inder Pym. CALLING ALL POETS! In a first for Thornbury,
the 2005 Arts Festival will include a Poetry Slam. This is the opportunity
for local poets to perform their work in an interactive and friendly atmosphere.
The workshop-style event will be led by Bristol poets Glenn Carmichael
and Claire Williamson, both experienced at running such events in schools
and other community venues, and may involve other poets known to Claire
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The Festival Programme has now been completed, the events, dates and performers are subject to confirmation. Full programme notes and illustrations for the website are not yet available on all events and admission prices have not yet been finalised. .
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