Charity Number 1187246
Purlieu Meadows, New Road, Sherborne Midday - 10pm
Admission Free
Please come along and give your support; it will be a great day of music, fun and food.
Two performance stages. One for bands and one for local community acts e.g. schools, Sherborne Dance Academy. The Jo Burt Experience will be headlining the day, with the Sherborne Town Band opening the event. The Wiggle Valley Jazz Band, Flatland Boogie Band, Utter Chaos and more will be performing during the day, see listing below.
Lots to see and do especially for children, thanks to ArtsLink, bouncy castle, human dinosaur, face painting, The Story Telling Professor etc.
Archery display, where visitors can have a go with a longbow. Try your skills at fly-fishing and more. Rachel Goodfellow will be running in to finish her 65 mile 2.5 marathons in aid of her Hidden Needs Trust.
Weather etc. permitting we hope to have a flyover from Yeovilton.
Large range of refreshment stalls including Vida Comida, The Bakeout, Dorset Wood Fired Pizzas, South Street Kitchen, Jessica's Cakes, Digby Tap mobile bar, Pimms an Prosecco Tent, Twisted Cider.
Stage listings correct at time of posting:
Main Stage
12noon: Sherborne Town Band
1.15pm Wiggle Valley Jazz Band
2.30pm Howie Casey and Beatles with Wings
3.45pm Working Title
5.00pm Jamie Turner
6.15pm Utter Chaos
7.30pm Flatland Boogie Band
8.45pm Jo Burt and the Jo Burt Experience
Then music via pa, slowly getting quieter till 10pm.
Stage 2
12:45pm St Andrews School Yetminster with Hand Bells
2pm TBA
3.15-3.45: Rachel Goodfellow arrives from her run
4:30pm Abbey Primary School
5:45pm County Primary School
7pm TBA
8:15pm Jorden Lindsey
Interview for Chesil Radio today, aired on the 8th. Hopefully follow up interviews to come - spreading HNT awareness in the Weymouth area.
Saturday 9am - 4pm Sunday 10am - 4pm
Promoting Hidden Needs Trust and Sherborne Summer Festival
Pop in, find out how Rachel's Hidden Needs Trust is trying to help children with Special Educational Needs, how you can help and more.
Raffle/tombola, fun activities, Sponsorship options, how to become an HNT Fund Raiser.....etc
Rachel will be in store during school hours promoting HNT, the needs of SEN children, their families and the huge challenges faced by the special groups/schools that provide much needed specialist support as part in "Sainsburys Carers Week".
Rachel's Epic Run 17: 65 miles 2.5 marathons).
Finishing at the entrance to the "Sherborne Summer Festival" ETA 3:15pm