Thornbury Arts Festival 2003 

2008, (Last Year's Programme)

May 9th-18th 2008, Another successful Thornbury Arts Festival.

The Festival opened on Friday May 9th with Brian Rix, Baron Rix of Whitehall, presenting an evening of life on stage, campaigning with MENCAP, and in the Lords. To coincide with the O2 exhibition Joyce Tyldesley explored the evidence of the tombs. The Thornbury Choir presented an evening of eastern European music and Thornbury's own inventive comedian Greg McLaren built a time machine following an introductory session with singer Nick Langston. The celebrated piano duo Nettle and Markham and The BOV Theatre School visited in midweek and Tango:Nuevo and Mr Acker Bilk and His Paramount Jazz band appeared as a late replacement for Humphrey Lyttelton to bring the Festival to a rousing climax. There was the usual full and varied programme in Festival Week and the Open Studios Arts Trail was even bigger and enjojed a successful third year.

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Cider with Rosie is completely sold outSadly Humphrey Lyttelton died 26 April 2008 Mr Acker Bilk MBE MA is completely sold outTutankhamun's MannequinDavid Nettle & Richard MarkhamLord Brian Rix of WhitehallTorrid TangoStephen Kings conducting TCSThornbury's own Greg McLarenA rising star - Nick Langston

 

Sponsors and acknowledgements
Festival Committee contacts  
Artistic Director    Barbara Ray 01454 412272
Chair                      Phyllida Parsloe   01454 419988

Box Office             Diana Jensen

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   Festival Highlights:
 * Bristol Old Vic Theatre School with
   "Cider with Rosie"
 * Sadly, Humphrey Lyttelton has passed away (Click Late News)
* Mr Acker Bilk and his Paramount Jazz band
* Dr Joyce Tyldesley with
   Who was Tutankhamun?
 
* Nettle and Markham 
 * Lord Brian Rix - A Peer round Whitehall
* Tango:Nuevo with the Tango Siempre Quintet
 
 
* Thornbury Choral Society
* Greg McLaren builds a time-machine
* Nick Langston's cool Jazz and Swing

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Community Arts
The Festival encourages the community to be active in the Arts. Activities range from the Eisteddfod, the talent contest for young people, Shakespere and Egyptian History in the schools, to the Art exhibition and Open Studios scheme when local Artists will be in attendance in their own studios.
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FESTIVAL COMMITTEE: Chris Coppin (Treasurer), Sandra Doig (Secretary), Glynis Humphrys, Diana Jensen (Deputy Artistic Director), Paul Morrish (Vice Chairman), Peter Minshall, Rosemary Newman, Jane Parfitt, Phyllida Parsloe (Chair), Barbara Ray (Artistic Director), Shirley Sharp, Tony Wilcock, Trish Wilcock, Liz Wilkins


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The Festival Committee is very grateful to the many Sponsors, supporters and volunteers without whose help the 2008 Festival could not take place.

Thanks............ To everyone making the 2008 Festival possible:
The Armstrong Hall Staff Brian Haley Town Hall Staff
The Gazette Bristol Evening Post Thornbury Magazine Ltd
Alveston Helmet Oldbury 4-ward St. Mary Centre
Thornbury Museum

St. Mary's Church

 The Lions Club of Thornbury
The Hatch Community Savage Bracher & Co The Sheiling School
Thornbury Picture House Tesco Thornbury Thornbury FM
Daphne Ashton Joan Sheldrake Gill Page
Jean Owen Judith Payne Joan Shipp
Peter Wilcock Terry Ray
....and all those patrons and friends who are contributing to the success of Festival 2008, by helping with the Box Office, stewarding the Events, and in so many other ways.
 
Acknowledgements. In addition to our sponsors associated with particular events in the programme, we would like to thank the following for their support.
South Gloucestershire Council
Thornbury Town Council		 Grants
Thornbury Magazine Ltd. Sponsorship of Lunchtime events
Thornbury Castle Hotel Accommodation
Castle School Support for Open Studios Arts Trail

Bank Cottage; Berkely Vale Motors;
Cromhall Refinishing Ltd.;
Eastwood Park; Essilor; Gulwells;
Mason's Arms; Oldbury Power Station;
Sims, Cook & Teague; Stuart Chadwick.

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Cancellation policy
Every effort is made to check the accuracy of the information supplied and the details of the Festival programme as published; all Festival bookings are made in good faith, therefore no liability can be accepted for the cancellation or non-appearance of listed programme events or named participants, beyond refund of the price of admission.


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