PEMBROKE FESTIVAL 2009
Thursday 2nd to Sunday 5th July 2009
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Our Main sponsor: Chevron Pembroke Refinery & Pembroke Town Council |
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Welcome to the seventh Pembroke Festival, organised for the community by the community. The aims of the Festival are to showcase local talent and for Pembroke to get together and celebrate!
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Our Festival Programme is now available
You can also keep up to date by visiting our blog on MY SPACE www.myspace.com/pembrokefestival09
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And visit the Pembroke Festival Website by clicking on the image below.
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The theme this year is Wheels. The Festival opens with the Whacky Wheels Procession on Thursday 2nd July. So dress-up, decorate your wheels and roll along and join in either on a bike, roller skates, skateboard or in a wheelchair; pushing a pram, pushchair or shopping basket; driving a go-kart or scooter. You can also get help with materials by coming along to the Whacky Wheels Recycled Workshops on Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th June, 10am to 1pm at Foundry House on the Commons.
The Procession will leave the Castle at 5.30pm and ends up at the South Quay at 6.15pm, followed by a Family Disco. This year we can beat the weather with our large marquee on the South Quay!
There will be some great bands playing in the marquee every day, exhibitions, competitions and activities for all ages.
Be sure not to miss:
Friday 3rd July
Nostalgia Night - Marquee – Tickets £8 in advance from the Pembroke Bookshop or £10 on the door
Start the evening with 70’s dance music compèred by Neil Thomas and the internationally acclaimed Planet Abba - Planet Abba have performed throughout the world and continue to be one of the UK's leading Abba tribute bands. Their professionalism and enthusiasm both on and off stage has endeared them to thousands of die hard Abba fans everywhere. With a state-of-the-art sound system, stage set, computer controlled lighting which includes generic and intelligent effects Planet Abba are way ahead of the game. Their professionally choreographed stage show consists of numerous costume changes and faithfully re-creates the sights and sounds of Abba in their prime
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Sunday 5th July
Dance the Night Away – in the Marquee – Tickets £7 in advance from the Pembroke Bookshop or £8 on the door Molara - Singer, artist and rabble rouser – She has collaborated with Zion Train, Dubmerge, Powersteppers and many more. Johnny Action Finger – Pembrokeshire’s most popular band their music is a mix of Reggae, Ska, Punk, Ragga, Hip Hop and Rock. Voted band of the year on Radio Pembrokeshire in 2007 and won best gig of the year in 2006 as voted by the Western Telegraph. Their music is accessible and enthralling, simple yet interesting, aggressive, but never demanding.
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Tickets are on sale from the Pembroke Bookshop 01646 685144. |
There will be plenty of competitions and activities to entertain all ages including the Best Dressed Shop, Festival Photo Competition and the Grand Festival Raffle (with some amazing prizes), to Jive Workshops & Duck Races on Saturday, and Pond Dipping & the Mummers Play on Sunday.
Many community groups and businesses are holding events as part of the Festival including Writers Workshops, Steps to Health, Pembroke River Rally, Sunday Worship, Tenby Male Voice Choir, the Pembroke Story Exhibition and many more. If you are feeling arty book a pitch for only £5 at the Craft Fair & Boot Sale on Saturday 01646 680090.
COMPETITIONS:
Best Dressed Shop or Business Window –Wheels of Time
Judging will take place on Saturday 4th July from 2pm onwards
For further information call Nikki Anderson on 01646 686469
Festival photograph competition
Entry forms available from the Festival Office from 1st May
Three categories:
Aged 10 and under Having fun on wheels
Aged 11-16 Travelling on wheels
Aged 16 - Adult Wheels of Time
Entries to be delivered to Pembroke Town Hall by 10am on Saturday 4th July.
Judging and announcement of winners by 4pm.
Prizes donated by wriggly tin.com [INSERT LOGO]
Festival Quiz
Raise funds and win a prize
Quiz available from 1st May cost £1
Winners to be announced at 7pm on Sunday 5th July
What’s in the shop windows? Quiz
Pick up a free quiz from local shops and the library or from Foundry House on the Commons.
Prizes - £15 - £10 and £5
(Use bunting graphic as last year)
Grand Festival Raffle
Loads of prizes – £100 cash, St Brides Hotel & Spa treatment, The Blue Lagoon and many more
Tickets £1 for a book of 5
Draw to take place at 7pm on Sunday 5th July
WORKSHOPS
Whacky Wheels Procession – Recycled Workshops
Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th June from 10am to 1pm
Foundry House Community Centre on the Commons
Using recycled materials, make streamers and windmills and things for children to carry – decorate bikes, prams etc for the procession that will open the festival.
All welcome but children must be accompanied.
EXHIBITIONS:
The Pembroke Story – Wheels of Time
An Exhibition of old Pembroke photographs and recorded memories on the theme of transport through the ages.
The Tabernacle (opposite Hamilton Terrace)
Friday 3rd & Saturday 4th July from 11am to 4pm
Free Entry
St Mary’s Church - Flower Festival
Wednesday 1st July to Sunday 5th July 10am to 8pm
Ending with a Service of Celebration at 6pm on Sunday 5th July.
The Pembroke festival group was established in 2002.The committee is made up of volunteers and has organised an annual festival of music, art, drama and community activities in September each year. 2007 will be the fifth annual festival. Pembroke Festival group is an un-constituted group operating as a sub-group of Pembroke 21C Community Association. The principal objectives for the festival are: To showcase local talent and encourage new talent from all age ranges andabilities, without discrimination To encourage community involvement in developing and managing events To provide good quality events and activities for both local people and visitors to Pembroke that will raise the profile of the town. To provide events and activities to cater for as wide a range of interests and ages as possible To benefit the local economy by providing events to extend the tourist season |
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Committee: Gareth Jones - Chair Elizabeth Gossage - Funding & Administration Members: Nikki Anderson Adrian Collings Vivienne Collins Charlotte Cortazzi Brian and Gwen Griffiths Melissa Howells Jane Jones Keith Maguire Ian Mc Dowall Christelle Medwell Helen Rowe Wendy Whitelock |
IMAGES OF THE 2008 PEMBROKE FESTIVAL
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Our Main sponsors Chevron Pembroke Refinery & Milford Haven Port Authority. |
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This sixth annual festival was held this year to coincide with the Sea Fair Milford Haven 2008. Approriately this gave our festival a maritime theme and our historic South Quay provided the venue for many of the events.
The Festival began at 5.30pm on Thursday 19th June when maroons heralded a spectacular procession led by a huge sculpture of Poseidon made by Sand Palace Arts. Our Mayor and Mayoress, Gareth and Alison Jones led the way followed by local school children.
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The opening procession began its journey at Pembroke Castle and made its way around the town before returning to South Quay, the scene of the arrival of the Classic Bermudan flotilla on the flood tide. This flotilla was due to be the first of three visits to Pembroke of a selection of craft taking place in the Sea Fair Milford Haven celebrations. However the ensuing weather prevented the other flotillas from making the journey into Pembroke on subsequent days.
The nautical theme echoed around the town with many of the high street shops putting on fantastic colourful window displays which both enhanced the party atmosphere and complemented the hand made street banners which have become a feature of the annual Festival whose main sponsor is Chevron Pembroke Refinery. The winner of the best dressed window competition was Llewellyn Sports.
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Other important features of the annual Festival are the music and dance events. This year was no exception. There was live music in some of the town’s pubs, a host of talented bands played on the South Quay stage each day, and there was a welcome return for local musicians The Mezin Quartet. Vibrant dance was provided by India Dance Wales, Carreg Las Welsh Border Morris Dancers, Glan Cleddau Welsh Folk Dancers and workshops with Dansation School of Dance.
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Other popular attractions at this years Festival were the photographic competition which received a large amount of entries. The three category winners will each, courtesy of wriggly-tin.com, have their photos put onto canvas. The pavement artist Phil McFadden who created the Pembroke Serpent added yet another dimension to the event. Other highlights included an atmospheric guided walk around the town with expert raconteur Terry John, a midsummer Steps2Health
walk around the town walls, Millpond and Holyland wood, a performance by the ever popular East End Flyover Company, an evening with Pearl McCabe, story telling with Megan Lloyd and anl exhibition showcasing Pembroke’s rich maritime heritage.
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The Festival ended late on the evening of Sunday 22nd June. Despite bad weather preventing the firework spectacular from the Castle ramparts, the Festival ended on a high note with music from Wonderbrass – the boldest funkiest band in Wales!
Photography by
Gwen Griffiths
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