Let your imagination fly

The Gap Festival
Goring & Streatley
15-19 June 2016
MUSIC
ART
DANCE
THEATRE
COMEDY
LITERATURE
WORKSHOPS
FRINGE & FUN!
Let your imagination fly
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Welcome to the GAP
Festival 2016
The Gap Festival is rooted in our thriving community with its wonderfully diverse and rich artistic
culture. It also reflects our love of the villages of Goring & Streatley, straddling the Thames in the
heart of the beautiful Goring Gap. We hope that the programme of events and workshops we
have put together will inspire you to have a go and be creative, and to experience and enjoy.
We want you to be as excited as we are by the inclusion of so many of our young and local
people: as performers, workshop leaders and audience goers. It has been a privilege to work on
this programme amongst so many talented people and to see it all take shape.
Patricia Williams, Artistic Director
Oscar Wilde began writing ‘An Ideal Husband’ when he lived in Goring for a short while.
Gyles Brandreth writes “As President of the Oscar Wilde Society and as the author of a series
of Victorian murder mysteries featuring Oscar Wilde, his world and the places he knew best, I
am honoured to be Patron of The Gap Festival. The Festival team has put together a wonderful
programme, so much to delight, entertain and educate. Sadly I can’t be there this year because
I am touring the country with my Word Power stage show, but I shall be cheering and tweeting
my support”
Gyles Brandreth, Patron of the Gap Festival
Tickets available
online at www.thegapfestival.org*
by telephone on 0333 666 3366*
*Booking fees apply
or from our Mobile Ticket Booth
on 9th April, 7th May, 4th & 11th June
Let your imagination fly!
Patron Gyles Brandreth
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FESTIVAL EVENTS AT A GLANCE
Pre Festival Events
Wednesday 15th June
Thursday 16th June
Saturday 11th June
Walk & Shoot the
Curiosities of the
Villages
Sound Bath Relaxation
Berkshire Maestros
Youth Concerts
3pm & 5pm
St Thomas’ Church
Goring Unplugged
8pm
The Morrell Room
Sunday 12th June
Printmaking
The Book Clubs
11am
The Morrell Room
Alison Rose, Soprano
1pm
St Thomas’ Church
Divinely Decadent
Chocolate!
11am
Storton Lodge
Songbirds at The Grange
2.30pm-3.15pm
The Grange
Awesome Comics!
10am Rectory Gardens
Story Time with Giles
Andreae
4pm
The Morrell Room
Local musicians in the
local pubs!
4pm
The Morrell Room
4pm-8pm
The Bull at Streatley
Indonesian drumming –
Gamelan workshops!
Songs About A Girl
– Chris Russell in
conversation, and in tune,
with Fiona Pearce
Monday 13th June
4pm-4.30pm,
4.45pm-5.30pm, 5.30pm-6.30
Goring Village Hall
Mosaics … making the
festival mosaic
10am - 5pm
Inspiration Crafts
Words at The Miller
FRINGE
7.30pm
The Miller of Mansfield
Tuesday 14th June
Music at The Miller
FRINGE
5pm
The Miller of Mansfield
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Meet at Streatley Meadows
11am The Garden Room,
Goring Village Hall
In Conversation:
Sir Peter Stothard
6pm
The Morrell Room
Oil Portrait Painting
Demonstration with
Jenny Fay, artist
6pm
The Swan at Streatley
Sunset Sketches at the
Sailing Club
6pm
The Sailing Club
Shakespeare As We Like It
– songs and scenes from the plays
7.30pm
St Thomas’ Church
Isy Suttie
7.30pm
The Boathouse of
The Swan Hotel
7.30pm
The Morrell Room
Cara Dillon
Love Shovel
7.30pm
Festival Marquee
9pm
Festival Marquee
Friday 17th June
The History of
St Thomas’ Church and
Priory FRINGE
11am
St Thomas’ Church
Saturday 18th June
Sunday 19th June
The Big Sculpt
Walk & Shoot
Withymead
10am The grounds of
The Swan at Streatley
The Sorcerer’s
Apprentice
Adult Singing Workshop
10am Festival Marquee
1.30pm, doors 1.15pm
Free Church Hall
Iolo Williams
Jan Blake, Storytelling
12.30pm Festival Marquee
4pm
The Morrell Room
Light Fantastic Show!
Edward Monkton
Exhibition
Woop & Holler Pure
Voice Workshop
4pm
The Barn at
The Catherine Wheel
2pm
Lardon Chase
or Morrell Room if Wet
Cognac Tasting with
Michelle Brachet
Swing The Gap!
6pm
The Barn at
The Catherine Wheel
Oscar Wilde and The Trial
of the Century
2pm The Morrell Room
3pm
Festival Marquee
The Art & Craft of the DJ
3.30pm
Community Centre
8am Withymead Car Park
Outdoor Yoga Class
8.15am Gardiner Recreation
Ground (Storton Lodge if wet)
The Big Breakfast
8.30am
Festival Marquee
Lucy Worsley – If Walls
Could Talk – An Intimate
History of Your Home
1pm
Festival Marquee
Writing a
Successful Blog
2.30pm The Garden Room,
Goring Village Hall
Tea, Tunes &
Sweet Temptation
3.30pm Festival Marquee
6pm
The Morrell Room
Luke Wright: Your New
Favourite Poet
3.30pm The Morrell Room
Atea Wind Quintet
6pm
The Morrell Room
7.30pm
St Thomas’ Church
Ruby Turner
The Lightyears
8pm
Festival Marquee
4.30pm
Streatley Youth Hostel
7.30pm
Festival Marquee
Handbell Ringers
Drumming Workshop
Gospel, Soul and
uplifting Classics
6pm
St. Mary’s Church
Local Bands and DJ Andy
Ankerson
6pm
Festival Marquee
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Streatley Youth Hostel
The Bull at Streatley
Streatley Meadows
St. Mary’s Church
The Morrell Room
The Swan Hotel
Goring Village Hall
Rectory Gardens
St. Thomas’ Church
The Grange
The Barn at The Catherine Wheel
The Free Church Hall
The Miller Of Mansfield
Inspiration Crafts
The Community Centre
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The Bull at Streatley
The Swan Hotel
Pierreponts Café
The Miller Of Mansfield
The John Barleycorn
The Catherine Wheel
The Chocolate Café
Chef King Restaurant
Masooms Restaurant
If you are looking for
somewhere to stay, please see
www.visitgoringandstreatley.co.uk
for more information.
* The Sailing Club can also be driven to along
Wallingford Road, turning left at the first
turning signposted Rossini’s.
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Treats and Teasers Pre Festival Events
Saturday 11th June 3 pm and 5 pm
St Thomas’ £5
Sponsored by
EDITH LUCY WOODWARD CHARITABLE TRUST
Berkshire Maestros Youth Concerts
These concerts promise a varied programme
of dynamic and vibrant performances by
talented young singers – to inspire and
motivate a new generation of music-makers.
Local children from Goring, South Stoke and
Streatley primary schools have been working
hard, practising the songs for this concert,
with guidance from Berkshire Maestros vocal
coaches. Today, for the first time, the three
local choirs and the county training choir, Berkshire Young Voices, come together for a final
workshop before the two afternoon concerts. For the children taking part and the audiences,
these outreach concerts provide first-hand experience of live music-making in a fun and
engaging environment with outstanding professional tuition from the Berkshire Maestros team.
Saturday 11th June 8 pm The Morrell Room Bar • Snacks | £4
Goring Unplugged
Sponsored by
HAINES AND CO.
For this year’s Festival, the Goring Unplugged
team bring a superb selection of acts picked
from the cream of recent performances.
Goring Unplugged is not defined by any
musical style, it is not a Folk Club, Jazz
Club, or Blues Club, it’s an anything goes
musical event. Founded in April 2003, Goring
Unplugged is renowned for encouraging
local talent (young and old!) to play alongside
more established acts such as Amy’s Ghost
and Maddy Prior (Steeleye Span). Run by a
dedicated group of volunteers, ‘GU’ goes from
strength to strength. Come along and enjoy
the special atmosphere and great music.
Sunday 12th June 10 am - 12 noon Rectory Gardens
Coffee and cakes for sale | Free entry
Printmaking
Sponsored by
OUT LOUD
Come and help us print the bunting for the marquee! We’ll print THE GAP FESTIVAL
using magenta, white and black. In between the words, you can create your
own designs around our festival theme and colours. For younger children,
there will be printing with potatoes. For older children and
adults, there will be designing and printing your
own images with polystyrene.
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Sunday 12th June 4 pm - 8 pm The Bull in Streatley | Free entry FRINGE
Local musicians in the local pubs!
Come and join them and enjoy a late afternoon and early evening listening to some of our best
local talent, including young singers and bands on their way up!
Monday 13th June 10 am - 5 pm Inspiration Crafts, The Arcade, Goring
Drop into Inspiration to book your slot
or e-mail [email protected] | Free entry
Mosaics … making the festival mosaic
Local Streatley artist Jane Dipple invites you to try your hand at
creating a large mosaic in the Inspirations workshop in the Arcade.
The final result will be a vibrant mosaic celebrating the annual
hot air balloon event “Nightglow” on Streatley Recreation Ground
and will be on display at the festival later. Numbers in the
workshop are restricted to 8 people at a time and primary age
children must be accompanied by an adult so please book your
free slot.
Extraordinary Extras Fringe Events
Monday 13th June 7.30 pm
The Miller of Mansfield | Free entry
Words at The Miller
Join us to listen to poems written and read by
members of our community, as well as songs,
and readings by famous authors.
Tuesday 14th June 5 pm
The Miller of Mansfield | Free entry
Music at The Miller!
Come and listen and enjoy local artists on a
summer’s evening in The Miller Courtyard.
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Friday 17th June 11 am St Thomas’ | Free entry
The History of St Thomas’ Church and Priory
The parish church at Goring is the Gap’s oldest and most
distinguished building still in current use. For a thousand
years or more, villagers and the local gentry worshipped
in it, marked the great festivals and political events of
the time in it and were baptised, married and buried in
it and its grounds. For half of that time the site was also
home to a sprawling Augustinian priory whose presence
greatly influenced changes to the church building. This
illustrated talk will survey what is known and surmised
about the history of church and priory and will be
followed by a tour of some of its surviving treasures,
including things not normally accessible to visitors. Your
guide will be Dr Garry Alder, a retired university teacher
of International History and writer who lives in the village
and is a member of the church congregation. He has
written a fascinating history of Goring’s local church
and signed copies of this latest book will be available
for purchase.
Flying High
... let’s go fly a kite!
Look out for Facebook and website
updates and join us on top of
Lardon Chase and Lough Down,
or even by the Festival marquee!
FLASH MOB!
Get your groove on with MOMENTUM Street Dance and
be a part of the festival this year, with the underground
buzz of the Festival’s FLASH MOB! Join hundreds (we
hope!) of dancers - from kids to grandparents - learning
our simple yet funky routine, and then busting it out in
soulful style to the delighted surprise of festival goers.
Our routine can be learned anywhere, anytime! Laura
Green of Momentum Street Dance has choreographed a
routine for the Festival Flash Mob dance! Find it on the
Festival YouTube channel.
FLYING HIGH IN LOCAL SCHOOLS!
Our young people are the future creative talent of our villages and the Festival team has worked
closely with local schools to encourage creativity through an exciting and inspiring programme of
workshops and events. Berkshire Maestros will work with our primary school children to prepare
them for a big performance at the Festival, there’ll be origami workshops where children will create
birds, kites or insects, and all schools will be part of a flash mob dance spectacular. Imagine Poetry
for primary children, and a short story competition for older students – both around a Festival theme
- will let children unleash their imagination through words and we hope our film making challenge
will produce some stunning results. The schools’ work will be on display throughout the festival –
enjoy! See website for more details.
Our thanks to Edith Lucy Woodward Charitable Trust for sponsoring the Imagine Poetry programme
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Wednesday 15th June 10 am - 12 noon Meet at Streatley Meadows
Register your interest by emailing [email protected] | Free entry
Walk & Shoot the Curiosities of the Villages
Take a look at the architecture and artefacts of the villages – the old cheese shop, the bridges –
A gentle two hour stroll starting from the entrance to Streatley Meadows to photograph our
beautiful environment, focusing on the historical buildings and curiosities of the two villages.
Wednesday 15th June 11 am
The Morrell Room
Since the 2014 Festival there has been
a cornucopia of outstanding new fiction,
from Paula Hawkins’ Girl on a Train to Kate
Atkinson’s A God in Ruins, to David Mitchell’s
Slade House. Across all genres there have
been wonderful books to tempt and Goring
& Streatley’s many Book Club readers will
choose some of the most outstanding novels
of the past 2 years and share their thoughts
with like minded readers. Do join us for some
lively discussion!
Coffee and cakes | £3
The Book Clubs
Wednesday 15th June 1 pm St Thomas’ Church
£10 Advance • £12 on the door
Alison Rose, Soprano
Alison Rose is the winner of the 2015 Maggie Teyte Prize and is
a National Opera Studio Young Artist for the 2015/2016 Season
where she is generously sponsored by the Glyndebourne New
Generation Programme. Alison will sing two arias by Mozart, a
group of songs by Grieg, and some folk-song arrangements by
Britten. She will be accompanied by pianist Matthew Fletcher.
Wednesday 15th June 4 pm The Morrell Room £4
Story Time with Giles Andreae
Meet the author & listen to his stories! Giles Andreae
is the hugely successful and talented author behind
numerous award-winning children’s books, including the
bestselling Giraffes Can’t Dance, Pants, Captain Flinn and
the Pirate Dinosaurs. Giles will read to 3-7 yr olds and their
parents from a selection of his magical books. Giles is also
the creator of the well-known Purple Ronnie and playful
philosopher, Edward Monkton.
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Sponsored by MURDOCKS TAXIS
Wednesday 15th June | Goring Village Hall
4-4.30pm • 7-8 yrs £4 | 4.45-5.30pm • 9-11 yrs £7 | 5.30-6.30pm • 12 yrs and over £9
Indonesian drumming – Gamelan workshop!
Inspire-works have invested in their own highly
decorative Balinese gamelan and Javanese gamelan
orchestras consisting of numerous gongs and
metallophones that they bring to each workshop to
enable everyone present to play for the full duration.
During the workshops, participants will find out
about the meaning of music in Indonesia, about the
instruments, the structure of the music and the playing
techniques and under the skillful guidance of our
workshop leader, will soon be able to play a vibrant,
traditional piece on the bronze or iron percussion
instruments that may be used for performance. This
workshop is adapted to be suitable for students from
Foundation Stage up to Key Stage Five.
Wednesday 15th June 6 pm The Morrell Room
Bar • Snacks | £8
In Conversation: Sir Peter Stothard
From Essex to Alexandria via The Times and
the Times Literary Supplement
Sir Peter Stothard is Editor of the Times Literary
Supplement and author of three volumes of diaries,
Thirty Days (2003), On the Spartacus Road (2010)
and Alexandria (2013) which won the 2014 Criticos
Prize for literature on a theme from ancient Greece.
He was Editor of The Times (1992-2002), Chairman of
the Man Booker Prize judges (2012) and President of the
Classical Association (2012).
Sponsored by
FIELD SEYMOUR PARKES
Wednesday 15th June 7.30-9.30 pm The Boathouse of The Swan Hotel
Bar • Snacks | £10 including a glass of wine or juice
Oil Portrait Painting Demonstration with Jenny Fay, artist
Jenny Fay, painter of vibrant portrait oil paintings demonstrates the initial
stages of portraiture painting using a live sitter. She will paint and talk about
the challenges of capturing the essence of a person and yet at the same
time painting a good likeness. Although portraiture is her principal interest,
Jenny also enjoys exploring colour and composition in pieces which are
a response to the human form or to the rhythms and patterns found in
nature. Jenny trained at the Heatherley School of Fine Art in Chelsea where
she was awarded the Portrait Diploma Prize in 2014.
Sponsored by MORTIMER BURNETT
Visit www.thegapfestival.org for tickets and latest Festival news and updates
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Wednesday 15th June 7.30 pm Festival Marquee
Bar • Food | £18
Cara Dillon
If you don’t know the voice of Cara Dillon, you’re in for a treat.
If you are already amongst her legions of admirers around the
world, you know you have something special in store. The
extraordinary Irish singer makes music that transcends genres
and crosses barriers. She has won every folk award going, but
confesses to being no purist, making music that reaches beyond
the constraints and limitations of tradition.
Together with her husband and musical partner, Sam
Lakeman, Cara Dillon has successfully steered an eclectic
musical path. Celebrated for entwining traditional and
contemporary elements she has earned both commercial
success and astonishing critical acclaim. Whether
she’s singing her native traditional songs of lost love
and emigration, or original compositions, you will be
hard pressed to find a more emotive and captivating
performer. Cara Dillon is at the very top of her field.
Supporting Cara we have the extraordinary harmonies
of Jess Distill, Hannah Elizabeth and Kathy Pilkinton,
who together make the award-winning young band
Said The Maiden, so this night is guaranteed to be
something special for music lovers.
Thursday 16th June 11 am The Garden Room, Goring Village Hall
Sound Bath Relaxation
Register your interest by e-mailing [email protected] | Free entry
Sound has been used for thousands of years as a tool for healing and re-balancing
the human energetic system. Healing sounds are created by the singing bowls,
the voice and vocal toning, gongs, tuning forks and drumming. Through their perfect
frequency and rhythm they will synchronise fluctuating brain waves and release
blockages and stuck energy in the body and mind and restore energy levels for
good health and well-being. You will sit or lie comfortably in restful
awareness and let the sound centre, calm, ground and relax you.
Thursday 16th June 11 am Storton Lodge | £4
Divinely Decadent Chocolate!
Luci Corbett and Claire Slade will show you how to temper
chocolate, how to make some of Corbett Chocolates’ delicious
truffles – and spectacularly, how to make a chocolate basket in
which to display your truffles!
Visit www.thegapfestival.org for tickets and latest Festival news and updates
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WESTHOLME STORE
The Home of Real Ale
PARADISE OF REAL ALE BEERS,
LAGERS, STOUTS AND CIDERS
Over 600 bottled beers in stock ranging
from different Counties of England,
Local Breweries, Belgium, Scotland and
the rest of the world
24/26 Wallingford Road, Goring-on-Thames
Telephone 01491 872619
www.beersnale.com
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Thursday 16th June 2.30-3.15 pm
followed by afternoon tea The Grange
Get tickets by e-mail:
[email protected] | Free entry
There will be a collection for the pianist
Songbirds at The Grange
In 2013 six friends, who had sung together in local choirs for many years, formed Songbirds; an all
women harmony group, singing contemporary popular hits and show time favourites. From The Beatles’
‘Penny Lane’, to Adele’s ‘Someone like you’, Songbirds’ aim to entertain with beautiful settings to
familiar songs. Songbirds will enthrall you with a short concert and sing along, followed by tea and
cakes! From ‘Chattanooga Choo Choo’ to ‘Let It Go’ from Frozen, it promises to be an afternoon of song
that will leave you tapping your toes to uplifting tunes.
Thursday 16th June 4 pm The Morrell Room
£11 (limited numbers)
Awesome Comics!
Phoenix Comic’s Neill Cameron will show you how to make your
very own awesome comics! WARNING: This comic creation
workshop may contain PIRATES, DISCO DINOSAURS, ROBOT
BALLERINAS, NINJA SQUIRRELS, CAKES AND GENERAL COMIC
AWESOMENESS. Grab your pencils, bring your imagination and get
ready for a roaring adventure. Neill Cameron is the author behind
Mega Robo Bros and How to Make Awesome Comics!!
Suitable for 6 to 12 year olds.
Thursday 16th June 6 pm The Swan at Streatley
Spaces limited so register your interest now at [email protected] | Free entry
Songs About A Girl - Chris Russell in conversation,
and in tune, with Fiona Pearce
Chris Russell’s debut YA novel, Songs About A Girl, is a modern
love story about heartbreak, pop music and the power of teenage
obsession. It tells the story of sixteen-year-old aspiring photographer
Charlie Bloom, whose life spirals out of control when she is invited to
take backstage photos for a chart topping boyband and becomes caught
between the charms of its two star members. The event will include
a Q&A, led by Fiona Pearce of Croft & Pearce, live performances of
songs from the novel and a meet-and-greet with the author. Although
aimed primarily at a 13+ audience, the event will also appeal to some
of Chris’s younger fans and everyone is welcome!
About the author: Chris Russell grew up in Goring. His first book,
Mockstars, was based on life with his band The Lightyears. Songs
About A Girl, the first in a trilogy, will be published by Hodder in July
2016. “Chris is a rock star, all tight trousers and flowing locks, and
he writes like a rock star. Songs About A Girl is going to hit summer
2016 like Led Zep at Knebworth.” – Literary agent, Ed Wilson
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Thursday 16th June 6 pm The Sailing Club Bar | Free entry
Sunset Sketches at the Sailing Club
Local artist Ann Spencer will lead a drawing workshop for artists
of all levels of experience, beside the Thames at Goring Sailing
Club from 6pm until the sun sets! Come and enjoy the beauty and
tranquility of the countryside up river and let your creativity take
over. Basic materials will be provided, or bring your favourite media.
The Sailing Club is sign posted on the Wallingford road from Goring to South Stoke, follow the sign
to Rossini’s restaurant and the sailing club is next door. If you want to discuss with Ann, please
email her on or ring 07763812199
Thursday 16th June 7.30 pm St Thomas’ Church
Bar • Snacks | £12 (£10 over 60s, £5 students)
Shakespeare As We Like It - songs and scenes from the plays
Goring Chamber Choir and performers from the Goring Gap Players
re-live the joys and sorrows of Shakespeare’s amazing range of
characters in verse prose and song. Familiar texts emerge in music
varying from Elizabethan to Shakespeare inspired musicals and
contemporary jazz. A highly entertaining evening of fun, vigour and
humour.
Sponsored by ICKNIELD GAS LIMITED
IN ASSOCIATION WITH INGENIOUS MEDIA
Thursday 16th June 7.30 pm The Morrell Room Bar • Snacks | £14
ISY SUTTIE
Award-winning comedian, writer, songwriter and actress Isy Suttie will
make you laugh out loud with tales from her book, The Actual One (How
I tried, and failed, to remain twenty-something for ever). You might know
Isy as Dobby from TV’s Peep Show, but if you’ve listened to her award
winning Radio 4 series Love Letters, you’ll recognise her engaging,
rambling storytelling style. Daft, funny, entertaining & wise, expect a mix
of songs, stories and stand-up.
The Actual One.
Isy woke up one day in her late twenties to discover that the invisible deal she’d done
with her best mates - that they’d prolong growing up for as long as possible - had all
been in her head. Everyone around her is suddenly into mortgages, farmers’ markets
and nappies, rather than the idea of running naked into the sea or getting hammered
in Plymouth with eighty year- old men. When her dearest friend advises her that the
next guy Isy meets will be The Actual One, Isy decides to keep delaying the onset of
adulthood - until a bet with her mother results in a mad scramble to find a boyfriend
within a month. From papier-mâché penguins to being stranded on a dual carriageway
in nothing but a fur coat and trainers, THE ACTUAL ONE is an ode to the confusing
wilderness of your late twenties, alongside a quest for a genuinely good relationship
with a man who doesn’t use moisturiser. Isy Suttie has also appeared in TV’s
Shameless and Skins, regularly performs to live audiences and has been nominated
for a British Comedy Award three times. She has written for Red, Glamour, the
Guardian and the Observer.
Visit www.thegapfestival.org for tickets and latest Festival news and updates
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Thursday 16th June 9 pm
Festival Marquee
Love Shovel … The band that brings the party!
Bar • Food | £10
Join Love Shovel in the marquee
to start the festival party! Their set
lists are chosen to keep the dance
floor full all night! Love Shovel
members have played with Boney
M, Jamiroquai, Paolo Nutini, De
La Soul, Belinda Carlisle and many
other top names. Don’t miss out!
Friday 17th June 1.30pm (doors 1.15pm) Free Church Hall £6
Adult Singing Workshop
Claudia Gibson is an experienced professional choir leader and singing
teacher based here in Goring. This singing workshop is open to all, there is
no set standard and will be fun for both the complete novice and the more
experienced singers amongst you. A brief warm up, followed by a selection
of short pieces and rounds will have you enjoying the uplift of singing in
harmony in no time at all. It’s all about the group sound, all you need bring is
enthusiasm and a willingness to give it a go!
Friday 17th June 4 pm The Morrell Room
£5
Jan Blake, Storytelling
A Cat’s Tail
Join Jan Blake as she performs traditional stories
inspired by felines from around the world. These
are the kinds of tales your children will lap up!
Suitable for ages 5-12
Jan Blake is one of the leading storytellers, and
has been performing worldwide for over twenty
five years. Specialising in stories from Africa and
the Caribbean she has a well-earned reputation
for dynamic and generous storytelling. Highlights
include being resident storyteller at Hay Festival,
curating Shakespeare’s Stories, with the Royal
Shakespeare Company, and being the recipient
of the Thuringe Marchen Preis, awarded
to those who have devoted their lives to
storytelling. Her epic telling of The Old Woman,
the Buffalo, and the Lion of Manding about the
Malian hero king Sundiata Keita recently won a
British Award for Storytelling Excellence.
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THE GORING GROCER
17a High Street, Goring on Thames
DURING
For delicious street food
THE GAP FESTIVAL
wine, spirits, local beers
BRINGS YOU FUNK & FOOD
and the Funky sounds of Ollie Rigg and his band
S U N D AY 1 9 T H J U N E
from 3pm
THE HOTTEST FOOD
AND THE COOLEST VIBE
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Friday 17th June Exhibition from 4 pm | Cognac Tasting 6-7 pm
The Barn at The Catherine Wheel
Exhibition Free | Cognac Tasting £12
Edward Monkton Exhibition
Sponsored by
MILTON PARK
Edward Monkton is the alter ego of artist and writer, Giles Andreae.
His interesting, funny and thought provoking drawings will be on
display in the barn between 4pm and 9pm. Giles is the country’s top
selling living poet and an icon of contemporary popular culture and
we are delighted he will be taking part in the festival.
– followed by Cognac Tasting with Michelle Brachet
Cognac Tasting with the UK’s leading cognac expert, Michelle Brachet.
Cognac connoisseur Michelle will be inviting you to join her for an evening of
cognac tasting whilst you appreciate “The Thoughts of Edward Monkton”.
Tickets for the tastings include four tastings of cognac and sumptuous food.
Friday 17th June 6 pm The Morrell Room Bar • Snacks | £10
Oscar Wilde and The Trial of the Century
In the summer of 1893, Oscar Wilde stayed at Ferry House in Goring
with Lord Alfred Douglas and began writing his play ‘An Ideal Husband’
which includes the character Lord Goring. The scandalous events
of that Summer were to haunt him two years later when he fatally
sued the Marquess of Queensberry (Lord Alfred’s father) for criminal
libel. So what happened during the trial and what did Wilde say?
Was he persecuted or the author of his own downfall? Using the
original words spoken in court, we can feel what it was like to be in
the company of a flawed genius – as this less than ideal husband
was suddenly reduced to a man of no importance. Producer John O’Connor together with one of the
cast of the West End production will bring to life what was said during the Trial of the Century using
recently discovered transcripts from the trial. The production was developed by John in collaboration
with Oscar Wilde’s grandson, Merlin Holland.
Sponsored by CHARLES AND JO MEGAW
Friday 17th June 7.30 pm St Thomas’ Church
£10 in advance | £12 on the door
Atea Wind Quintet
Music for a summer’s evening – some classical and some light
tunes, ending with the jazzy Hallam Dance Suite. The programme
will include Samuel Barber’s Summer Music, Debussy, Hallam,
Gyogy Orban, Eugene Bozza and Franz Danzi – a beautiful
summery concert. The Atea Quintet is comprised of five young
players who are graduates of the Royal Academy of Music, Royal
College of Music, Guildhall School of Music and Drama and the Royal Northern College of Music. Since
2012, the Quintet has been the Associate Ensemble in Residence at the Birmingham Conservatoire.
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Friday 17th June 7.30 pm Festival Marquee Bar • Food | £12
The Lightyears
Pop/rock band The Lightyears grew up in Goring, and played their earliest gigs in the village hall, the
Morrell Rooms and St Thomas’ Church. Since then, they have gone on to tour the world, performing
at Wembley Stadium and Glastonbury Festival, releasing a record with Sting’s producer and sharing
a stage with members of Queen and The Who. They have also appeared in a T-Mobile advert and
been named Best Pop/Rock Act at the UK Indy Awards.
The Lightyears will be supported by Haize, one of Reading’s hottest new bands.
Saturday 18th June From 10 am The grounds of The Swan at Streatley
Free entry
The Big Sculpt
Sponsored by
GRUNDON
Come and join this fantastic free drop-in workshop for all
ages and families. Help create a giant swan sculpture in
the grounds of the Swan Hotel, under the guidance of
Oxfordshire based artist, Michelle Griffin. The Swan will
be accompanied by a gaggle of cygnets produced by the
creative and talented children in the local schools using
carrier bags, plastic milk cartons and other recyclable
materials. The resulting sculpture will be displayed at the
Swan, Streatley during and after the festival. Please start
saving your ‘white’ recycled materials and bring them
along to help create this amazing sculpture.
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Saturday 18th June 10 am Festival Marquee
Coffee and cakes | £5
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Blunderbus Theatre Company present a brand new adaptation of
a timeless tale, especially for little sorcerers aged 3 - 7 and their
grown-ups! Charlie Hubble is a little boy with a very big dream, he
wants to be a world-class magician. So, he saves up his pocket
money to buy The Big Book of Magic for Trainee Magicians. Then he
sets off to Mr Zacoor’s Toy Shop to buy his spellbook. But Mr Zacoor
is no ordinary shopkeeper, he’s a real life Sorcerer! And he has a
very special job for Charlie... This delightful new show comes to life
with an irresistible blend of music, puppetry and storytelling. There’s
also an enchanting toy shop setting filled with all sorts of magical
surprises!
Sponsored by WARMINGHAM
Saturday 18th June 12.30 pm Festival Marquee
Bar • Snacks • Coffee • Cakes | £10
Iolo Williams
Iolo Williams is a Welsh naturalist, broadcaster, public
speaker and writer who has worked in conservation for
over 30 years. Iolo is an impassioned speaker and will give
an informative and entertaining talk about Birds of Prey,
& the spectacular Red Kites we are so familiar with in the
Goring Gap. As well as learning about the birds themselves,
Iolo will take us through the many dangers they face in the
21st century. Iola is widely known as a popular member
of the Springwatch, Autumnwatch and Winterwatch
presenting team and for presenting series such as Wild
Wales, Rugged Wales and Great Welsh Parks for BBC 2.
Saturday 18th June 2 pm The Morrell Room
Coffee and cakes | £5
Sponsored by
SIMPLE HUMAN
Light Fantastic Show!
Join the Science Oxford Live family
team for a dazzling demonstration
of some of the amazing properties of light. Find out how
insects see the world differently and how we use this to
stop bank forgeries. Discover how scientists use infrared
light to learn about ocean currents and the birth of stars.
Watch objects disappear before your eyes and find out how
this ‘magic trick’ is really science! This illuminating and
interactive science show is ideal for ages 7-11 and their
families.
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Saturday 18th June 2 pm
Lardon Chase or Morrell Room if Wet | £8 Under 19s £5
Woop & Holler Pure Voice Workshop
Ever just wanted to scream and shout, let it all out? Here’s your chance to
discover your voice and set it free. For teenagers and adults, who are used
to working with their voices. In this short workshop you’ll learn simple but
highly effective vocal techniques, known as ‘the voice of violence’. Woop
and holler to your favourite bands and still be able to speak the next morning!
Saturday 18th June 3 pm Festival Marquee
Cocktails and cakes. Dress code 40s fashion optional
£10 (including dance workshop and a Festival cocktail!)
Swing the Gap!
Sip a cocktail, learn the Lindy Hop and dance to vintage classics
from the Roy Bailey Big Band! Reading Swing Jam will entertain
you while you indulge in a Festival cocktail and then show you
how it’s done in a 40 minute workshop before letting you loose
on the dance floor to swing away to tunes from the fabulous Big
Band. Tea and cakes will add to the vintage decadence. Suitable
for all ages with a sense of nostalgia and fun! Why not dress up
40s style and add a touch of Hollywood Golden Age glamour.
Saturday 18th June 3.30 pm Community Centre
Ages 12-112! | £8
The Art & Craft of the DJ
Andy Ankerson will present a brief history of hip
hop and club DJing and will discuss the absolute
basics of the craft (e.g. blending, beat-matching,
tempo-matching, looping and scratching) whilst
touching on some more advanced skills such
as use of filters and effects, remixing/mash-ups
and harmonic mixing techniques. Andy will also
talk about the use of vinyl, CDs and digital – with
a greater focus on the digital tools used today,
along with various online resources. This is an
entry level workshop suitable for those who
already have an interest in or considering DJing,
There will be demonstrations of all techniques
described and at the end of the workshop you’ll
have the chance to try digital DJing yourself!
Aimed at a wide age range from teens through
to those that may even remember Acid House!
Sponsored by MASOOMS
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Saturday 18th June 6 pm The Morrell Room Bar • Snacks | £10
Luke Wright: Your New Favourite Poet
“Performance poetry’s key revivalist” (Metro) Luke Wright performs his
very best stuff. Brand new verse and a few old favourites. Expect bawdy
bar room ballads about small town tragedies and Westminster rogues.
His fast paced, witty poems are crammed full of yummy mummies,
debauched Tory grandees, maudlin commuters and leering tabloid paps.
His live shows are enjoyed by thousands of people across the world
every year, where he mixes the wistful with the downright comic to take
audiences on an incredible emotional journey. “One of the funniest and
most brilliant poets of his generation.” Johann Hari, The Independent
Saturday 18th June 8 pm Festival Marquee Bar • Food | £25
Ruby Turner
For many years Ruby Turner has been regarded as having one of the greatest voices the UK has
ever produced. Ruby can breathe life and meaning into a song whether it is a passionate soaring
ballad or a soulful up-tempo groove. Born in Jamaica, Ruby moved to England when she was nine.
Her first album, “Women Hold Up Half The Sky” was released to critical acclaim in 1986. This
period spawned the hits ‘If You’re Ready (Come Go With Me)” and ‘I’d Rather Go Blind’ and, in the
American R’n’B chart, the number 1 hit single ‘It’s Gonna Be Alright’ - one of less than ten British
records to achieve this! Later she released the hit album ‘The Motown Songbook’ on which she
performed with some of the great stars of that era - The Four Tops, The Temptations, Jimmy Ruffin
etc. From this album she also released the smash single ‘Signed, Sealed, Delivered’. In 2009 Ruby
released “I’m Travelling On” – a
brand new album of vintage
gospel with the single “This
Train” receiving a considerable
amount of radio airplay. In the
summer of 2014 Ruby released
her latest album, “All That I Am”.
In December 2015, East West
Records (Warner Music) released
a new album of 22 classic
collaborations of Ruby Turner &
Jools Holland, entitled “Jools &
Ruby”. During the autumn & early
winter of 2015, Ruby toured the
U.K. & Ireland with Jools Holland
and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra
before going out on the road
again in the U.K. with her own
band in 2016. We’re delighted
that the Gap Festival is part of
the schedule. Ruby will wow the
festival audience!
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Sunday 19th June 8 am Meet at Withymead car park
Places limited so register your interest at
[email protected] | Free entry
Walk & Shoot Withymead
Photograph wildlife and insects, possibly the kingfishers, and the flora and fauna of the
Withymead Nature Reserve. An early start will take advantage of the light. Hopefully we’ll
find other inspirational images including the remains of the Saunders Boat Yard and slipway.
Sunday 19th June 8.15-9.30 am Gardiner Recreation Ground (Storton Lodge if wet)
Limited to 25 places if wet. Please arrive 5-10 mins before the class | Free entry
What to bring: Yoga mat, water, sunscreen, towel. Suitable for all ages over 14
Outdoor Yoga Class
Start your Sunday with an energizing and calming outdoor yoga session to awaken your body, mind
and senses, led by local teacher, Imogen Smart. All you need is to bring your mat, wear some warm,
comfortable layers, and come and enjoy the beautiful blend of breath awareness, postures, relaxation
and meditation that is yoga.
Sunday 19th June 8.30-11.30 am Festival Marquee
Buck’s fizz and breakfast | Free entry
Sponsored by
PORSCHE CENTRE READING
The Big Breakfast
Come and join us for a relaxed, lazy Sunday
morning filled with coffee, croissants, bacon
butties, juices, Buck’s fizz, music and more …
Just chill, enjoy music and read the newspapers.
Or have fun with origami, have a go at the Potter’s
Wheel, make a chocolate lolly or arrange flowers
into a festival headband or wristband with The
Garden Room girls. Sunday morning at its best.
Sunday 19th June 1 pm Festival Marquee Tea • Coffee • Cakes • Bar • Snacks | £13
Lucy Worsley – If Walls Could Talk – An Intimate History of Your Home
Why did the flushing toilet take two centuries to catch on?
Why did medieval people sleep sitting up? When were the
two ‘dirty centuries’? Why did gas lighting cause Victorian
ladies to faint? Why, for centuries, did people fear fruit?
All these questions will be answered in this juicy, smelly
and truly intimate history of home life. We travel through
the history of the bedroom, bathroom, living room and
kitchen, covering the architectural history of each room,
but concentrating on what people actually did in bed, in the
bath, at the table, and at the stove. From sauce-stirring to
breast-feeding, getting dressed to getting married, Lucy
Worsley will make you see your home with new eyes.
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Sunday 19th June 2.30 pm The Garden Room, GVH £8
Writing a Successful Blog
Ben Hunt is a former Financial Times journalist and now communications
expert. He started blogging in 2006, in part to give him an outlet for his
writing after leaving journalism. His first blog, Material Witness, is focused
on crime fiction and features book reviews and author interviews. His
latest blog – Mainly on the Plain – uses Ben’s words and the photography
of his wife Jane to chronicle their lives in Spain and highlight some of
the country’s hidden gems. In this workshop Ben will discuss how (and
why!) to set up a blog and how to make it successful. Whether you are a
business or just looking for a creative outlet, this workshop will give you
the tools to get you started in the blogosphere. Ben grew up in Goring and
has lived in Madrid with Jane and their three children since 2013.
Sponsored by RICHARD WILSON LONG
Sunday 19th June 3.30 pm Festival Marquee Tea • Coffee • Cakes • Bar • Snacks | Free entry
Tea, Tunes & Sweet Temptation
Goring Concert band will entertain you while you relax and indulge in tempting cakes and tea.
A perfect lazy Sunday afternoon.
Sunday 19th June 3.30 pm The Morrell Room £5 to include refreshments.
Handbell Ringers
Have a go! Learn to play the handbells with others to create tunes to delight the ear!
You’ll be taught and guided by the County Border Handbell Ringers as your group
tries out all the handbells and fine tunes your ringing into harmonious melodies.
Sunday 19th June 4.30 pm
Streatley Youth Hostel AND the big stage in the festival marquee £10
Drumming Workshop
Tony Lyons, drummer with The Lightyears and founder of Drum
Club, returns to run his drum workshop again this year. He’ll be
teaching simple drum parts to suit all ages & drumming ability. And
this year, at the end of the workshop, all the workshop drummers
will get up onto the Marquee stage (if you’d like to!) and perform
with Tony’s band Rush Keeper in an extremely loud and fun finale.
So if you’ve ever dreamt of being the drummer in a Rock band,
sign up quickly as spaces are limited and this sold out last time.
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Sunday 19th June 6 pm St Mary’s Church
Bar • Snacks | £10
Gospel, Soul and Uplifting Classics
Combining rich harmonies and soulful soloists, Vocal Works
Gospel Choir presents a concert featuring their unique crossover
repertoire of gospel, soul and other genres of uplifting music. The
programme will include classics such as Oh Happy Day, Amazing
Grace, Something Inside So Strong and many more crowd
pleasers. VWGC have performed all over the world, and with other
artists including Susan Boyle, Kerry Ellis and The Heavy. They have
released several albums and singles, and have recorded with the
likes of Brian May and Bill Wyman. Expect them to raise the roof!
Sunday 19th June 6 pm Festival Marquee
Bar • Food | Free entry
FESTIVAL FINALE Local Bands and DJ Andy Ankerson
We have a wealth of talent here in the Goring Gap and this Festival finale showcases many of them,
as well as giving you the chance to dance! DJ Andy Ankerson will anchor the evening with his lively
sets between the live music. Visit our website where we will unveil the lineup for this exciting night
as it becomes confirmed.
Sponsored by WARMINGHAM
Tickets available
online at www.thegapfestival.org*
by telephone on 0333 666 3366*
Masooms – The perfect venue for your
pre or post concert meal on Goring High Street.
An Exceptional welcome, a festive atmosphere
and the finest food awaits you.
*Booking fees apply
or from our Mobile Ticket Booth
on 9th April, 7th May,
4th & 11th June
Reservations 01491 875 078 / 01491 872 796
www.masooms.co.uk
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Let your imagination fly!
Thanks go to many, many people who’ve worked so hard on the The Gap Festival and
supported the festival in so very many ways to make it happen.
Thank you to Goring Cricket Club and Goring Parish Council for allowing the festival marquee
on the Gardiner Recreation Ground during the cricket season.
To the Friends of the Festival.
Our sponsors and supporters
GORING GAP NEWS
EDITH LUCY WOODWARD
CHARITABLE TRUST
Supporting local youth organisations
CHARLES &
JO MEGAW
GATEHAMPTON
TRUST
The Gap Festival is a trading name of Goring and Streatley Festival, registered charity number 1161360
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