2016 Welwyn Festival programme

The
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24th June
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3rd July, 2016
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C h a ir m an ’ s In tr o …
It's good bye from me!
Well this is my 17th and last year as Festival
chairman and I have had a great time over the
years, helped by great committee members
and a small army of volunteers.
The Festival has run every year for 42 years:
25 years by the Round Table and for 17 years
by the Welwyn Festival Group committee. The
WFG has raised donations of over £60,000
for local charities and services and we have
hosted or helped publicise roughly a thousand
events in that time.
St Mary's Church, charities, individuals and
local businesses have all been involved and
have helped to make Welwyn a great
community and place to live, that my family
have enjoyed since we moved here in 1981.
I am now Group Scout Leader for 1st Welwyn
Scout Group, which has around 70 girls and
boys in beavers, brownies, cubs and
scouts, from 6 to 14 years old, meeting in the
Derek Nash Scout HQ each week. The
numbers continue to grow so if you have
family or friends interested please get in touch.
I intend to continue the search for a Festival
Chairperson successor, and to help during the
Week for some years to come, and I wish the
new and existing committee members all the
best in taking the Festival from strength to
strength.
This year we have over 70 events in total,
including several which the committee are
running themselves and are detailed in the
centre of this Programme.
We will welcome anyone who wants to join the
committee or volunteers to help with individual
events during the Week. If you can help, let
me know and I will pass you on to the
appropriate event organiser.
Fingers crossed for good weather!
Andy Trotter
Chairman, Welwyn Festival
mobile 07580942319
e mail [email protected]
As this year’s programme has swelled
to a bumper 60 pages, we’ve changed
the format a little and, to help you find
your way around, we’ve included an
Index, below.
Don’t forget that you can keep up with
events and news throughout Welwyn
Festival Week by looking at our website or following us on social media:
www.welwynfestival.org.uk
www.facebook.com/
welwynfestivalweek
www.twitter.com/welwynfestival
INDEX
Chairman’s Introduction
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Welwyn Festival Theme 2016
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Parish Council Message
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Festival Charities
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Week Long Events
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Events day by day
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Village Map
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The Festival Charities
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The Main Festival Events
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Open Gardens
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Events day by day continued
37 -57
Raffle Donors
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Thanks
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Contacts and Sponsors
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Front Cover Artwork by Bryan Parkes, 44 Mill Lane, Tel: 01438 715103. Many thanks Bryan.
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Festival Theme 2016 – Space
Welcome to the 42nd Welwyn Festival! The
number 42 will be familiar to fans of the
Hitch-Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, as the
answer to the Ultimate Question. That’s
just one reason for choosing space as a
theme for the 2016 Festival. Back in the
1980s I was in the stage play of the Guide,
playing an alien in the restaurant at the end
of the Universe!
It is now 55 years since Yuri Gagarin became the first person to fly in space. Since
then around 550 people have followed him
- an average of just 10 new
people per year. However that
will increase dramatically once
Virgin Galactic starts carrying
tourists.
If you have about
£140,000 to spare, you could
be one of them!
Someone from Britain who has
made a real impact on the
public with his magnificent work
on the International Space Station is Tim
Peake, becoming the first European Space
Agency astronaut from the UK.
This year’s Reith lectures from the BBC
were on the subject of Black Holes, and
presented by Stephen Hawking. Also in
the field of astronomy, in March the Hubble
Space Telescope detected the most distant
galaxy yet found. Named GN-z11, it is 13.3
billion light-years away, which means that
the light we are seeing set out not that long
(astronomically speaking) after the Big
Bang.
The Old
Welwyn Florist
29 High Street
Welwyn, Herts AL6 9EE
tel. 01438 716569
Fax. 01438 712010
www.welwynflorist.co.uk
email [email protected]
NEW PREMISES
March also saw the launch of the latest
spacecraft to Mars, and I was on Sky News
to cover this. The two craft are part of a
project by the European Space Agency,
and will reach Mars in October. One of
them will test the entry, descent and landing procedures to be used by the ExoMars
rover which is due to be launched in
2018. With parts from all over Europe, the
rover will actually be assembled in the UK just up the road at Airbus Defence & Space
in Stevenage.
2016 also marks the
90th anniversary of
the launch by Dr
Robert Goddard of
the world’s first liquidfuelled rocket. I shall
be speaking about
this on Friday, 24
June in the Civic
Centre. It is a free
event
and
starts
at 7:30. It is highly visual and you’ll find it
an entertaining presentation, so come
along and discover the significance of Nell,
Esther and Aunt Effie!
During the Festival Week we will be giving
details of when the Space Station is passing over Welwyn. Log on to the festival
website www.welwynfestival.org.uk to
find out when you can see the space
station yourself.
Thank you to Jerry Stone for contributing
this article about the theme for this year’s
festival.
Jerry Stone is a freelance space presenter. He runs Spaceflight UK and travels all
over the country giving public talks on
space topics and presenting space workshops in schools. He is often interviewed
on BBC 3 Counties Radio and on Sky
News, and is the author of a book about the
Moon flights, called “One Small Step”.
He will be signing copies (price £15) at his
talk on June 24. For more details of his
activities, visit www.spaceflight-uk.com
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From the Chair, Welwyn Parish Council
Once again it is my pleasure to contribute to the Festival programme. I had the
pleasure of working with many of the Festival team when we put up and took
down the village Christmas lights. I hope the Festival week weather will be much
better than we had then and more conducive to outdoor activity!
The festival team do such a great job in creating Festival Week each year and
bring new things for us to enjoy – at the Street Market, at the multitude of activities during the week and at the real family treats of the Parade and Fun Day. The
Committee, event organisers and stall holders do a wonderful job that really puts
Welwyn on the map. Everyone who takes part should be aware that so many
charitable and well-deserving organisations benefit from the financial help given
by the Festival each year and we all get a “feel-good” factor as a bonus. It was a
real delight last year at our Civic Centre and at the Christmas Lights “switch-on”
for me to present cheques to so many wonderful causes.
There are so many events planned as you will read in the Programme. There is
no excuse for not enjoying yourself and getting out to a corner of our area that
you may not have visited before! Don’t neglect the smaller events either: gardens
to envy (and emulate), shows and lectures.
On behalf of all at Welwyn Parish Council, I wish the Festival another successful
year and I hope everyone attending an event will have an enjoyable time.
Bill Morris
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Charity
Gombards
Care Home
Our mission is to ensure that individuals with learning disabilities, mental or physical support needs have the opportunity to live their lives to the full.
Founded in 1973 with just one service in West Sussex, we now support around
2,000 people, work in over 300 locations across England and Wales and employ
over 3,500 staff.
As well as providing support, we run campaigns to raise awareness and to lobby
for change on key issues, run fundraising appeals and events, and provide guidance and information via our website, as well as through various publications.
Gombards care home is located in Welwyn village and provides accommodation
and support to adults with complex learning disabilities.
We are currently fundraising to complete our sensory garden, which will stimulate
all of the senses through the different seasons, encourage local wildlife and provide a peaceful natural environment for people to enjoy.
www.unitedresponse.org.uk
www.facebook.com/UnitedResponse
www.twiƩer.com/unitedresponse
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Charity
Standing up for
Hertfordshire’s
countryside
Based in Welwyn village, CPRE Hertfordshire are the County branch of the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE). CPRE campaigns nationally for a better
future for England's countryside. CPRE Hertfordshire was founded in 1928 and is
a separate registered charity; funded through subscriptions, donations, legacies
and fundraising.
CPRE Hertfordshire strive to protect the countryside from harm, working through
the planning system and raising the alarm when it is threatened. We support communities and campaigns to protect valued areas, influence planning policies to
ensure they include protection for the countryside and encourage people of all
ages to take an interest in and enjoy their local area. We organise an annual
‘Rural Living Awards’ event to celebrate and promote efforts made by groups or
individuals to improve life and enhance the environment in Hertfordshire.
Membership is open to all and full details of who we are and what we do can be
found on our website www.cpreherts.org.uk.
This year, CPRE Hertfordshire will
be putting on two events as part of
Welwyn Week – a countryside walk
at 7pm on Tuesday 28th June setting off from Whitehill Car Park and
a talk on the Hertfordshire Way at
7.30pm on Wednesday 29th June.
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Charity
Herts Young Homeless
At Herts Young Homeless we work
with around 1,800 young people every
year, offering support, mediation and
education services.
When Jamie was thrown out by his
mum, it was the charity Herts Young
Homeless who found him emergency
accommodation using their ‘Crashpad’
service and started the mediation process that helped get him back home.
Your help will make a significant difference to the lives of young people who
feel they have nowhere left to turn.
Thank you on behalf of everyone at
hyh and the young people we work
with for all of your support so far and
hopefully in the future.
“I couldn’t have carried
on with my apprenticeship if my hosts had not
offered me the placement with them. I’m so
grateful that someone
was kind enough to give
up a room for me.”
hyh is a unique charity
in Hertfordshire providing services to support
vulnerable,
homeless
young people aged primarily between 16 and
24 years old. We also
have an Under 16s
Mediation service which has helped
children as young as 10 years old and
a health service working with individuals over the age of 16 who have mental health issues.
Website: www.hyh.org.uk
Twitter: @hyhnews
Facebook: www.facebook.com/
hertsyounghomeless
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Charity
Welwyn United Charities
Welwyn United Charities is a local charity serving the parishes of Welwyn and
Woolmer Green. It brings together a range of charities, some dating back to the
16th century.
Nowadays the Charities actively support a wide range of local needs including the
elderly, sick, disabled, schools and children’s centres, special needs residencies
and hospitals, together with the health and wellbeing of the villagers. Particular
consideration is given to requests from or for individuals requiring urgent assistance to help with their circumstances. Our support can be in the form of monetary gifts or grants or sometimes supplying tangible gifts such as food, household
requirements or hampers.
At present the total charitable giving is limited to a few thousand pounds each
year as our income relies on investments and kind donations. We could justify
much greater giving, should the funds be available and all donations, of whatever
size, would always be very much appreciated. To make a donation, find out more
about the Charities or inform us of some individual or organisation you feel we
might assist, please contact us at the address below.
The Trustees of Welwyn United Charities wish Welwyn Festival Week every success!
Contact: Charles Eggington, Clerk to Trustees, Welwyn United Charities
Telephone: 01438 715307 or email: [email protected]
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Charities
1st Welwyn Brownies
The Mixed Group is a local charity
which raises money throughout the year
to host a dinner event on Christmas
Day for lonely and elderly people living
within the borough of Welwyn Hatfield.
The charity’s overall aim is to combat
social isolation amongst the elderly by
providing comfort and company, as well
as a slap-up Christmas dinner and
wrapped presents, for older people who
would usually spend Christmas alone.
For the past few years the charity has
also hosted a summer event for our
elderly guests - a Cream Tea - to build
upon the relationships made at our
Christmas event. The charity is staffed
entirely by volunteers and we cater for
over 100 guests each Christmas. The
charity has been running for 42 years.
For more information see
www.themixedgroup.org.uk
Latest Welwyn Festival info online with
Twitter, Facebook and News on
www.welwynfestival.org.uk
Girlguiding is the leading
charity for girls and young
women in the UK.
Thanks to the dedication and support
of 100,000 amazing volunteers, Girlguiding is active in every part of the
UK, giving girls and young women a
space where they can be themselves,
have fun, build brilliant friendships,
gain valuable life skills and make a
positive difference to their lives and
their communities. They build girls’
confidence and raise their aspirations,
giving them the chance to discover
their full potential and encourage
them to be a powerful force for good.
The Welwyn area is lucky enough to
have 10 Brownie units. This year, the
Welwyn Festival Committee will be
supporting one of these - the 1st Welwyn Brownies - so they can purchase
a new storage cupboard.
The 1st Welwyn Brownies gather 20 or
so girls every week. They are also in
need of new leaders if they are to
keep going so, if you would like to find
out more or volunteer to help, please
contact Fiona Petty on 01438 712378
or 07950 878883.
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Charity
Welwyn Friendship Club
For many years, Welwyn Friendship Club has been welcoming people who want to
make new friends - whether they have lived in the village a long time or are new to
Welwyn or the surrounding area of Welwyn Garden City, Codicote, Stevenage or
other places.
The Club provides lots of opportunities
and organised events. This includes
games of cards or bingo, lively conversation, or a chance to take part in four
coach trips a year to stately homes, the
coast or other places of interest. They
meet every Monday afternoon from
2pm—4pm (except Bank Holidays and
two weeks at Christmas) at the recently
fully refurbished Scout Hall in Lockley's
car park off Church Street, with its warm
comfortable accommodation. So you
can meet your new acquaintances and
friends over a cup of tea and biscuits
throughout the year.
If you or a friend or relative want to join a club, then contact the club chairlady Pat
Compton on 01438715202. All new members are welcome.
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Charity
The Hertfordshire Society for the Blind
“Supporting and empowering people in Hertfordshire
with a visual-impairment”.
The Woodside Centre, The Commons,
Welwyn Garden City, AL7 4SE
The Hertfordshire Society for the Blind is a locally based charity. We are
in contact with over 4,000 visually impaired people who receive one or more of
our services. These include:
• Advocacy services
(provided by our partners
at POhWER)
• Community exhibitions
• Computer classes
• Counselling services
• Gadgets - demonstration
and supply of specialist
equipment to assist daily
living
• Home visits by staff and
volunteers and befriending services
• Hospital service providing
support in eye clinics
• Information via our sightline newsletters and website
• Reading clubs
• Social Activities
• Telephone advice line
• Training for those who
come into contact with the
visually-impaired
• We also have good and
well established links with
other organisations that
we refer clients to.
For further information please phone 01707 324680 or email
[email protected] or visit our website: www.hertsblind.com
Registered Charity Number 1047148
Company Registration Number 3033089
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Charities
Herts Air Ambulance
Digswell Playing Fields
Herts Air Ambulance, part of the Essex
& Herts Air Ambulance Trust (EHAAT)
is a Charity providing a free life-saving
Helicopter Emergency Medical Service
(HEMS) for the critically ill & injured of
Hertfordshire and surrounding areas.
Our aim is to save lives, reduce or
prevent disability, or suffering from
critical illness and injury, by delivering a
first class pre-hospital emergency
medical service.
Each HEMS Team consists of a Pilot, a
Pre-hospital Care Doctor and a Critical
Care Paramedic who can be rushed to
the scene of an incident with life-saving
support equipment to deliver advanced
clinical care that is normally only found
in the Hospital Emergency Department.
Once stabilised, the patient will be
conveyed by air or land to the most
appropriate hospital for their needs.
It costs £6.5 million every year to cover
all charitable costs and aircraft operations. Without access to National lottery
funding and with only limited support
from Government, we rely upon the
generosity and goodwill of the people
and
businesses
of
Essex
&
Hertfordshire to remain operational and
keep saving lives.
Essex Air Ambulance was established
and began fundraising in 1997, the
Essex Air Ambulance was launched in
July 1998 followed by the Herts Air
Ambulance in November 2008. Over
13,400 missions have been flown since
the launch of the Essex Air Ambulance.
Having suffered from a lack of investment in overall maintenance and development, in 2013 the Digswell Residents
Association (DRA) set down a ‘Vision’
for the improvement and development of
the Digswell Playing Fields. Since then,
with the support of Welwyn Parish
Council, Digswell Brownies and Welwyn
Hatfield Borough Council, the playing
fields have seen the installation of new
pieces of play equipment for children
including a net pyramid; new footpath
access to the playground; the creation
of a riverside path; and the pond has
been dredged and cleared of intrusive
vegetation.
The DRA are now seeking to continue
their work to include picnic benches and
other seating (as requested by the
Brownies!); information boards regarding the pond, riverside and history of the
viaduct; and equipment to form a “trim
trail” exercise area.
www.hertsairambulance.uk.com
twitter.com/HertsAirAmb
facebook.com/HertsAirAmbulance
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Canine Partners is a registered charity that assists people with disabilities to enjoy a greater independence
and quality of life through the provision of specially trained dogs.
During 2015, they celebrated their 25th
Anniversary and have provided more
than 530 trained dogs to help disabled
people.
More than 1.2 million people in the UK
use a wheelchair, and a significant
number of those would benefit from a
canine partner. The dogs are
trained to help with everyday
tasks such as opening and
shutting doors, unloading the
washing machine, picking up
dropped items, pressing buttons
and switches and getting help in
an emergency.
The Charity aims to train dogs
to meet the needs of people
with even the most complex
disabilities including members
of HM Armed Forces and is
working closely with the Forces
charity Help for Heroes who
have funded several partnerships of injured ex-servicemen and
women with canine partners.
These life transforming dogs also provide psychological and social benefits
including increased independence, confidence and self-esteem.
Charity
A canine partner also brings companionship, a sense of security and can
increase social interaction.
Canine Partners receives no government funding and relies solely on public
donations.
For further information please visit
www.caninepartners.org.uk
or phone 08456 580480.
facebook.com/caninepartners
twitter.com/canine_partners
Registered charity no: 803680 (England and
Wales) and SC039050 (Scotland)
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Charity
Medical Detection Dogs is a
growing UK charity that relies entirely
on the generosity of public support to
fund groundbreaking work using dogs
to detect the odour of life threatening
disease.
The charity focuses on two main areas:
Cancer Detection Dogs are advancing research into early diagnosis of
cancers through cheap non-invasive
tests. Improving accuracy and speed of
testing, particularly of cancers that are
difficult to diagnose, will improve the
prognosis for thousands of patients.
The charity works in partnership with
researchers, NHS Trusts & universities.
Medical Alert Assistance Dogs are
trained to assist individuals who manage complex health conditions. These
dogs save lives daily, give greater independence and save money with reduced paramedic call outs or the need
for hospital stay.
Currently these assistance dogs help
people with a variety of medical conditions including: Brittle Type 1 diabetes,
Addison’s disease, Narcolepsy, Severe
Nut Allergy, Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), Congenital
Central
Hypoventilation
Syndrome
(CCHS), Pain Seizures and Non-epileptic
seizures.
The charity may also consider other conditions for which there are no warning
symptoms prior to a life threatening medical episode.
To learn more about this amazing work
www.medicaldetectiondogs.org.uk
Facebook.com/MedicalDetectionDogs
Twitter.com/MedDetectDogs
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~ ~ ~ ~ Events Day by Day – Week Long Events ~ ~ ~ ~
'Cuckoo in the Nest'.
Mystery objects to find in the windows of
local shops and other buildings. Entry sheets
from local primary schools, Welwyn Florist
and the Danesbury Charity Shop.
Raffle tickets for the 'Big Prize Draw'
Available at the Danesbury Charity shop, the
Street Market, events during the week, and
at the Family Fun Day.
Open Gardens.
A variety of gardens are open to visitors
during the Festival, some with swimming
pools and Jacuzzis so don’t forget your
swimwear.
See listing on page 34 (centre page) for the
full list of venues and times
Inter-Pub Pool Tournament
Monday 27th June - Thursday 30th June
Teams:
The Steamer / The Tavern / The Rose &
Crown / Welwyn Sports & Social Club
Matches:
5 singles and 1 double.
First frame at 7:30pm
Monday
Tavern (Home) v WSSC
Steamer (Home) v Rose & Crown
Tuesday
Tavern (Home) v Steamer
WSSC (Home) v Rose & Crown
Wednesday
Steamer (Home) v WSSC
Rose & Crown (Home) v Tavern
Thursday
Finals at Welwyn Sports & Social Club.
Each venue will donate £100 to Gombards
(a Welwyn Festival charity, pic below) plus
collections on the night.
Cuckoo in the Nest
Throughout Welwyn Week, shops and
businesses in the village will be taking
part in the annual ‘Cuckoo in the Nest’
competition for children. Mystery objects
will be in windows throughout the village
and the challenge will be to identify those
out of place – or the ‘cuckoos’.
You can get your entry sheets from local
schools, The Welwyn Florist, Danesbury
Charity Shop or The Festival Tent. Completed entries can be handed in at these
venues too.
Two prizes for each age group (4-7 years
and 8-11 years) will be awarded during
the following week. Happy hunting!
WFG Grand Raffle Draw
Tickets on sale at the Danesbury shop,
the Street Market, the Family Fun Day
and Festival events during the week.
Landlords in Welwyn Hatfield…
we really are worth a call or email!
Transparent, open, friendly service,
managing local properties for local
landlords.
[email protected]
07989 945769
[email protected]
07795 617613
Have a look at our new website:
www.keypadproperties.co.uk
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The Welwyn Festival website is
maintained by volunteers from
TheBPc & Professional Solutions,
website designers, internet services
plus PC support services to home
users and small businesses.
www.thebpc.org.uk
www.prosolutions.co.uk
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Events Day by Day – Friday 17th June
4pm-7pm Open Gardens & Picnic
Guessens, Codicote Road
Cat Survival Trust
After last year’s success, the Cat Survival Trust is laying on more activities
for this year’s Welwyn Week:
Friday 24th June 6.00pm Talk on the
Cat Survival Trust and Meet the Cats
Monday 27th June 6.30pm Cat Survival Trust Film Evening & Meet the Cats
Wednesday 29th June 6.30pm Talk
on the Cat Survival Trust & Meet the Cats
Friday 1st July 6.30pm Cat Survival
Trust Film Evening and Meet the Cats
Saturday 2nd July 6.30pm Talk on
the Cat Survival Trust and Meet the Cats
All events will be at the Farm Shop,
46 Codicote Road and donations are
welcome.
Events Day by Day
~ Friday 24th June ~
2:15–2:45pm Toddler Tales. Stories with
an Olympics Theme, Welwyn Library
11:00-6:00pm Open Gardens
(Please see details listed on page 34).
6.30pm Cat Survival Trust Talk and meet
the Cats
A chance to see the snow leopards and other
endangered wild cats and to learn about the Cat
Survival trust, Farm Shop 46 Codicote Road.
7.30pm ‘Nell, Esther and Aunt Effie – The
story of the world’s first liquid-fuelled rocket’
- Admission free. Small Hall, Civic Centre.
Local space expert, Jerry Stone will talk about
“Nell, Esther and Aunt Effie: The story of the
world’s first liquid-fuelled rocket”. Jerry will tell
the story of how all of the rockets that have
been used to send craft into space, to the
Moon and planets can be traced back to
March 16, 1926, when Robert Goddard
launched the first liquid-fuelled rocket.
For more information, visit
www.spaceflight-uk.com
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Welwyn Festival 2016
Wellington Events - Saturday 25th June - Sunday 3rd July
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~ ~ ~ Events Day by Day – Saturday 25th June ~ ~ ~
8.45am. St Mary’s bell ringers, ring in
Welwyn Week.
9am– 12:30pm The Street Market
Over 70 stalls, plus the hurdy gurdy man.
9am. – noon. St Mary’s Church
• Refreshments and Fair Trade stall in
Church House.
• Church Trail.
• Tower Tours.
• Musical interludes
• St. John’s Ambulance: Room 4, Church
House
9am. - 4pm. Willow Watercolours Art
show, sale and demonstrations. Entry
free. Scout HQ. Lockley’s Drive.
11am – 5.30pm Contemporary Art by
Anneli Boon. 16 Mimram Place, off the
High Street.
Open Gardens (details on page 34)
All day White Horse Family Fun Day.
Bouncy Castle, Face Painting, BBQ.
The White Horse, Mill Lane, Welwyn.
3.00pm. – 5.30pm.
Walk Through Welwyn Quiz.
The opening weekend of this year’s
Welwyn Week will once again feature
the ever popular Street Market on
Codicote Road, next to St Mary’s
Church, which will be closed to traffic
for the morning. The bell ringers will
ring in the start of Welwyn Week at
8.45am, with the Street Market opening from 9.00am.
There will be the usual mix of over 70
stalls with games to play, crafts, produce and a variety of things to buy
plus information from local charities,
schools, clubs and businesses. Refreshments are available plus church
tower tours. As usual, the hurdy gurdy
man will be there!
We look forward to seeing you to kick
off Welwyn Week in style.
Meet at 3:00pm. outside the White Hart pub
to collect your Quiz sheet. Work in a team
to answer observational, pictorial, cryptic
and other questions based around the village centre. Rendezvous at the White Hart
at 5:00pm. Have a drink while your quiz is
marked and prizes are presented. £5 per
team of 2. Additional team members £2.50
7.00 pm. Live Music with Lenny
Main hall Welwyn Sports and Social
Club, Ottway walk - Families welcome
7.00 pm. Sound of Music Sing Along.
Come as you are or in costume. Prizes for
the best costumes. Refreshments. Church
House.
Willow Watercolours are delighted to again take part in
the Festival. On Saturday 25th June and Sunday 26th
June from 9am to 4pm, there will be an art show, sale
and demonstrations at the Scout HQ, Lockley’s Drive.
Admission is free and the Saturday morning session will
include an opportunity to participate in the normal Saturday morning class from 10am to 12.30pm.
Sound of Music Sing Along
In place of the ‘Scratch Concert’ at St
Mary’s Church Welwyn, which has become a key part of Welwyn Week, we are
holding a musical film event with a twist.
Come and join a ‘Sound of Music’ Sing
along on the first Saturday of the Festival.
Participants can come as they are or in
costume. In fact, there will be a prize for
the best costume. So if you’re a fan of the
songs, the film or Julie Andrews, please
come to Church House at 7pm on Saturday 25th June.
So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, good
bye…
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Friday 24th June to
Sunday 3rd July
2016
Family Fun Day
Map of Welwyn &
Key Event Venues
The Street Market
SINGLER’S
MARSH
Parking for Family Fun Day P
Th e T
St
Mary’s
Church
Rose &
Crown
Parish Rooms
& Scout Hut
avern
P
The White Horse
P
Civic Centre
P
P
Welwyn Sports
& Social Club
Roman
Baths
P
The Steamer
Roman
Day
Tennis Club
Welwyn St
Mary’s School
The Carnival Parade
starts at the Civic Centre,
proceeds along the High
Street & Codicote Road to
Singler’s Marsh.
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Welwyn Festival Charities
The Welwyn Festival Group is proud to have supported over 50 different
local charities and organisations, both large and small, by donating over
£60,000 in the last dozen or so years. We started our Charities Fund to take
100% of the surplus of income that the Festival makes each year, after deducting
the running costs of events.
Last year we handed out £8,000, due to the support you have all given us and the
generosity of our advertisers and sponsors.
This year, there is a wide range of recipients who will benefit from the funds raised
during the 42nd Festival and we thank everybody who helps this work to continue.
Each July we invite the charities to an open event where they describe the great work
they each carry out to benefit local people. Following these brief talks, we hand over
the donations. This year, the event will be held at the Civic Centre at 8pm on the 13th
July and all are very welcome to attend this uplifting and inspirational event.
The Charities for 2016 are listed below. You can read more about the charities and
the work that they do on the pages indicated beside each charity name:
• 1st Welwyn Brownies (page 15)
• Herts Air Ambulance (page 19)
• Campaign for Rural England
• Herts Society for the Blind (page 17)
Hertfordshire (page 11)
• Canine Partners (page 21)
• Digswell Play Area Development
(page 19)
• Friendship Club (page 16)
• Gombards (page 9)
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• Herts Young Homeless (page 13)
• Medical Detection Dogs (page 23)
• Mixed Group (page 15)
• Welwyn United Charities (page 14)
Main Welwyn Festival Events
The Welwyn Festival Group plan and organise the main events of the Welwyn
Festival Week. The proceeds from these events, after the costs of putting them
on, and the money raised by advertising are used for village improvements such
as the Christmas lights and funds are donated to a range of local charities selected from nominations each year.
There are also a large number of other events organised by local societies, pubs
and others. We have just listed the main Festival events on this page. Details of
all other events can be found on the day-by-day listings starting on page 24 of the
programme.
Cuckoo in the Nest
All week - a popular challenge for children to identify the “cuckoo” item in
shop windows. Full details on page 25.
Open Gardens
All week - Please see page 34 for details
Street Market
Saturday 25th June 9:00am-12:00noon
Codicote Road between St Mary’s
Church and the Link Road Roundabout. Full details on page 29
Walk Through Welwyn Quiz
Saturday 25th June, 3:00pm–5:30pm,
Meet outside the White Hart to collect
your quiz sheet, rendezvous at 5:00pm
for a drink while your quiz is marked
and small prizes are presented.
Full details on page 29.
Roman Day
Sunday 26th June, 11:00am – 4:00pm
Sherrardswood School, Hertford Road,
or pedestrian entrance through the
Roman Baths. This year with a spectacle of late Roman versus Saxon battle
re-enactments. More details pages 37-40.
10K and 2K Family Fun Run
Sunday 26th June, 11:00am-12:30pm
10K start at Singlers Marsh, run along
the High Street, through the Ayots and
back along Kimpton Road in aid of the
Festival Charities. Full details page 37.
11:10am 2K Fun Run round Singlers
Marsh. Full details on page 37.
The Welwyn Oscars
Friday 1st July, 7:30 – 11:45pm at
St Mary’s Church and Church House.
A new event to celebrate outstanding
contributions to the village in several
categories, with a red carpet arrival to
a prosecco and canape reception, an
awards ceremony and After-Oscars
party with live tribute acts, disco, photo
booth and licenced bar, in a Hollywood
setting. Full details on pages 50-51.
Street Parade
Saturday 2nd July, 12:50 -1:00pm
Costume Parade from the Civic Centre
along the High Street and Codicote
Road to Singlers Marsh. This year’s
theme is Outer Space / the Olympics.
Full details on page 53.
Family Fun Day
Saturday 2nd July, 1:00-5:00, Singlers
Marsh. Scruffs Dog Show, displays,
bouncy castle, pony rides, children’s
activities, the duck race and much
more. Full details on page 53 & 55.
2016
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Welwyn 10k Run
The Welwyn 10K will be back for its third
year as part of Welwyn Week. This scenic
road race raises money for the Welwyn
Festival Committee's local projects and
charities.
The run will being at 11am on Sunday 26th
June 2016, the first weekend of Welwyn
Week. The 10km race will follow last
year's route, starting at Singler's Marsh
then passing through Welwyn High Street
and meandering up through the beautiful
local countryside before finishing back at
Singler's Marsh.
The race will be chip-timed and is suitable
for all standards of runner - though, unfortunately, the undulating countryside means
it is not suitable for wheelchairs. There is a
maximum capacity of 800 runners and
these sold out early last year. Entries will
not be accepted on the day for the 10km.
For more information and to enter please
visit www.welwyn10k.org.uk
2k Family Fun Run
Alongside the 10k, we will also have the
third 2km Family Fun Run starting at
11.10am on the same day.
This is an off-road, circular run of two laps
around Singler's Marsh itself. It is ideal for
families and suitable for both runners and
walkers of ALL ages.
Both the 10k & 2k events are sponsored
by The Osteopathic Centre.
9:00am–4:00pm Willow Watercolours
Art Show, sale and demonstrations.
Entry free. Scout HQ. Lockleys Drive.
9:30am–4:00pm Parish Communion
with the Bishop of Hertford, St Mary’s
Church. Refreshments afterwards.
11:00am–4:00pm Roman Day
Roman Soldiers versus The Celts.
Roman re-enactors & Celtic Harmony.
Sherrardswood School Playing Fields
and Roman Baths.
Parking: Sherrardswood School, Hertford
Road (A1000). On Foot: Through the Roman Baths
12:00-5:00pm Open Gardens & Art
Exhibition. Artists: Bryan Parkes, Dilys &
Russell Manoy, Anneli Boon, John Somerville. Paintings, water colours, sculptures,
drawings, etchings and wood engravings.
Refreshments. 44 Mill Lane, Welwyn.
11:00am-12:30pm 10K Fun Run in
Aid of Festival Charities Route: Starting at Singlers Marsh, along the High
Street to the Ayots and back along
Kimpton Road to Singlers Marsh.
Parking Fulling Mill Lane.
11:10am-12:30pm 2K Children’s &
Family Fun Run. Route: around the
whole of Singlers Marsh.
2:00pm-5:00pm Open Gardens
(Please see details listed on page 34).
4:00pm onwards Man v Food Steamer Style, The Steamer, London Road.
6:30pm Service led by Young People
with Youth band, St Mary’s Church.
Refreshments afterwards.
Use your smartphone / mobile device to
download a QR code app.
Snap the image to the left to browse our
website: www.welwynfestival.org.uk
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Sherrardswood School
Roman Day
Hosting the Welwyn Festival’s
captivating Roman Re-enactment
on our site has become a tradition
that our school and local community
enjoy each year.
Experience a day in the life of Welwyn
between 1,600 and 2,000 years ago.
Take the opportunity to experience how
people lived in the four hundred years in
the Roman province of Britannia. Learn
about military and local life, from the Iron
Age to the fifth century, in Hertfordshire
and the area around the important settlement at Welwyn.
As one of the few independent coeducational schools in the area for ages
2 to 18, we deliver high academic
standards within a very caring and
supportive school community, from PrePrep through to A level. Should you be
interested in getting to know more, I
warmly invite you to come and visit us,
to see for yourself the vision and
education we live each day here at
Sherrardswood.
It is with pleasure
and excitement
that we once again
open our gates to
the public for the
Welwyn Festival,
staging the Roman
Re-enactment on
our field adjacent
to the Roman
Baths. The baths
themselves, part of
a villa that dates
back to the 3rd
century AD, are
open year-round
for visitors.
However, brought
back to life once a
year through a
group of actors in
sandals and full
armour allows for
a local piece of
history to be
enjoyed by the
whole family, an
exciting day well
spent!!
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2016
See a battle between the Roman Legion and
Saxon invaders, re-enacting a battle fought
coincidentally on the 23rd June some 1600
years ago, just before the Romans withdrew
from Britain for the last time.
A display by leading re-enactment groups
will be representing military, cavalry officers
and horses and local life. Discover how the
Roman Army changed dress and
equipment over time as the local
population simply got on with living
and working in much the same
way as they had always done.
Engage with the re-enactors,
watch displays of military drill and
the use of weaponry from hand to
hand fighting to mighty artillery
and everything in between. Talk to
a Gladiator or a Gladiatrix. See the
range of weapons used and how
they defended themselves and
took on Saxon invaders. Watch
the training and see the battle
tactics of the Roman Cavalry.
Join the Legion for your 25 year
service to earn the right to Citizenship of Rome, learn the drill and
some battle tactics. See daily
activities from drop spindle thread
making and weaving cloth through
to food and cooking in a Roman
kitchen, and learn about a range
of practical craft skills.
Celtic Harmony, based in Hertford,
will also appear to demonstrate
how the ancient Celtic people who
fought the Romans when they
invaded Britain, lived. There will
be crafts and archery displays,
and you will be able to try archery
for yourselves.
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Roman Baths: Sunday 26th June, 11am-4pm.
Adults £8, children (under 16) £4,Family ticket £20 (up to 2 adults and 3 children).
Whilst you are at the Roman Day, visit
Welwyn’s very own Roman Bath House, try
craft activities, dressing up, face painting
and much more! See Roman cooking in
action, try your hand at archaeology, can
you find the skeleton or the Roman remains
buried in the sand pit! Hear talks and tours
and take part in games, including kid's
chariot racing!
From the Festival site at Sherrardswood
School travel down the winding tunnel to
Welwyn Roman Baths and discover a
genuine and unique secret from 2,000 years
ago, hidden beneath the A1M Motorway!
You can also find out about Roman foods
and see Roman style cooking in action and
if you’re feeling brave you can even explore
more about the Roman diet by investigating
Roman poo!
Have a go at excavating Roman finds in the
sandpit excavation, get creative with ‘make
and take home’ craft activities and try
Roman games, dressing up and have your
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face painted to be transformed into a fierce
Roman soldier!
Meet Welwyn Archaeological Society and
local archaeologist Tony Rook, who first
discovered Welwyn Roman Baths in the
1960s. Drop-in to a series of short talks
and tours inside the Bath House and
discover more about Roman history and
Welwyn Roman Baths itself.
Make sure you get entered ready for the
starters shout of “Get on your Mark, Get
Set, and Go”.... with the chance to take part
in the “Wacky Roman Kids’ Chariot Races”
in the main arena!
Organised by Bryan Scott, Welwyn Hatfield
Museum Service, and The Welwyn Festival
Group, the Roman Day will take place at
Sherrardswood School. The main entrance
will be at Sherrardswood School with free
parking in the grounds. Other parking will be
in Welwyn Village. Pedestrian access and
“Blue Badge parking” will be at the Welwyn
Roman Baths entrance.
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~ ~ ~ Events Day by Day – Monday 27th June ~ ~ ~
3:45 Craft Tea, Church House
Story telling & singing for primary school
children with their parents/carers.
A meal for the children and refreshments for
the adults.
6pm–8pm Open Evening Digswell Lake
You are welcome to visit and discover this
lovely spot. Members enjoy access 365/366
days a year, and you can become a Member
at the Open Evening. Main entrance off the
north-east part of Digswell Park Road, nearest
postcode (for satnav) AL6 0ST. Public car
park under Digswell Viaduct. Admission free.
6:30pm Cat Survival Trust Film Evening
& Meet the Cats, Farm Shop, 46 Codicote Rd
7:00pm Try Bridge, Welwyn Sports &
Social Club, Ottway Walk - all abilities
welcome to try the game of bridge from
beginners to more experienced players.
7:30pm Tony Rook’s Historic Tour of
the village. Meet at Fire Station.
Refreshments in St Mary’s Church.
7:45pm Dr Roger Aubrey’s
Religious Art Slide Lecture: "The
Passion, Pieta and Pathos". Church House.
Admission free. Donations to Welwyn Festival
charities. Refreshments.
7:00pm for 7:30pm start: Inter Pub
Pool Fundraising for Gombards
Teams from Steamer, Tavern, Rose and
Crown and Sports and Social Club. Sign up for
your chosen team. Full details page 25
ROOK’s
TOURS
It is thirty-nine
years since
Tony Rook
ventured out
during a Welwyn Festival
and began
talking about
our village;
telling stories
about buildings, stories
about people.
He’s done it
every year
since, and will
do it again this year. He always ends up
by telling us that there are lots of interesting buildings here, and that most of them
have had lots of inhabitants, all of whom
must have had a story to tell…
Of course Tony adds to the story as he
goes; this year he will include his latest
discovery: Ann van Gogh’s tree! This
year’s tours are on Monday 27th and
Wednesday 29th June. They start at the
fire station at 7.30 p.m.
Every year he has also given a lavishly
illustrated talk about the village, indoors.
This year will be slightly different. Tony will
talk about the subject of his latest book The River Mimram - in Church House on
Thursday 30th June, starting at 8 p.m.
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9:00am-12:00noon Community Cafe
Church House
6:00pm-8:30pm Open Gardens
(Please see details listed on page 34).
8:00pm ‘The Pulham Legacy – the
Builders of the Danesbury Fernery'
Welwyn & District History Society.
Visitors welcome. Small Hall Civic Centre.
7:00pm Countryside Walk led by
CPRE Herts. Meet at Whitehill car park.
Local History
Places limited, so please book in
advance: [email protected] or phone:
01438 717587
The name of James Pulham is not one
immediately associated with Welwyn, but
in the 19th and early 20th century the
Pulhams were involved with the
construction of garden features for many
Victorian houses and estates. Most
notable was their use of artificial rock
eventually known as Pulhamite in
landscaping projects both at home and
overseas.
A number of Hertfordshire sites were
created by the Pulhams, such as
landscapes at the Node in Codicote and
Benington Lordship and Rectory. In
Welwyn they built the Fernery of
Danesbury House, which they built in
1859-60. The Fernery has long been in a
dilapidated state but is currently
undergoing restoration by the Friends of
Danesbury Local Nature Reserve.
Find out more at the Welwyn & District
History Society talk ‘The Pulham Legacy’.
7:00pm Try Table Tennis, Snooker,
Pool or Indoor Bowls. Families Welcome
Welwyn Sports & Social Club, Ottway Walk
7:00pm Pub Quiz, White Hart Pub.
Entry £2 per person. Prizes.
7:00pm for 7:30pm start Inter Pub
Pool Fundraising for Gombards
• Tavern vs Steamer at the Tavern
• Welwyn Sports & Social Club vs Rose &
Crown at Welwyn Sports & Social Club
Full details on page 25
8:00pm ‘How to Win the Tour de
France!’ A talk by Rev. Dr. David
Munchin. Refreshments. Church House.
8:00pm Welwyn Film Record Society.
1970 -1980 - 1991 Main Hall, Civic Centre
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Events Day by Day – Wednesday 29th June
10:30am ‘ Grill the Rector.’
Rev. Dr. David Munchin. No question
too small, no challenge too great.
Refreshments. Church House.
6:00pm-8:30pm Open Gardens
(Please see details listed on page 34).
6:30pm Cat Survival Talk & Meet the
Cats, Farm Shop, 46 Codicote Road.
7:30pm Around the County in 90
hours, Walking the Hertfordshire Way.
An illustrated talk by Elizabeth
Hamilton from CPRE Herts.
Refreshments. Church House.
7:30pm Tony Rook’s Historic Tour of
the village. Meet at Fire Station.
Refreshments in St Mary’s Church.
7:00pm for 7:30pm start: Inter Pub
Pool Fundraising for Gombards
• Rose & Crown vs The Tavern at
Rose & Crown
• Steamer vs Welwyn Sports & Social
Club at The Steamer
WFRS
The Welwyn Film Record Society is in
its 48th year. The society has completed
a film each year without a break from
1968 to 2009. Our digital archive now provides a more than 40 year record of Welwyn’s people, places and events. Featured items include the coming of the A1M
motorway, the discovery of the Roman
Bathouse, housing development at
Danesbury and the effects of decimalisation and the three day week on the village.
Audiences are amused when the voiceover tells of houses in Welwyn costing up
to £9000 and that petrol may soon cost
over £1 a gallon. In short, the films are a
fascinating social and environmental record of Welwyn and the surrounding area.
We have now completed our 2013 film
which is in this year's Festival show.
Andrew Brown, Chairman,
Welwyn Film Record Society
Full details on page 25
8:00pm. Welwyn Natural History
Society "The Hertfordshire Atlas of
Mammals, Amphibians and Reptiles"
by Ian Flack. Small Hall, Welwyn Civic
Centre.
8:00pm. Welwyn Film Record
Society. 1986 – 1996– 2013
Main Hall, Welwyn Civic Centre.
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Keep up to date with Welwyn Festival
news and events.
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WELWYN EVANGELICAL CHURCH
You will find us about two hundred yards down Fulling Mill Lane
Sunday services 11.00 a.m. and 6.30 p.m.
For children and young people, Bible classes meet at 9.45 a.m.
During the week we hold Brownies and Boys’ Club for
younger children and Rendezvous for teenagers.
Parent and Toddlers meets once a month; Friday Club for people with learning
disabilities; regular meetings for ladies and other events as advertised.
Evangelical means that we believe the Bible as God’s Word and the good news
(evangel) about Jesus Christ – that God, in his great love, sent his Son Jesus
Christ to die for sinners. Those who repent of their sins and believe in him are
forgiven, and come to know God for themselves.
For further information please telephone pastor
Mostyn Roberts on 01438 715372
or visit
www.welwyn-evangelical.org.uk.
Or – visit our stall at the
Street Market on 25th June
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~ ~ ~ Events Day by Day – Thursday 30th June ~ ~ ~
All day Beer Festival.
Large selection of Britain’s finest Beers
and Ciders. The White Horse.
5:00pm-9:00pm Contemporary Art by
Anneli Boon. 16 Mimram Place, off the
High Street.
5:15pm. St. Mary’s School Choir and
Community Choir Concert, St. Mary’s
Church. Refreshments.
6:00pm–8.30pm Jewellery Workshop
& Open Garden. Gothic House,
Church Street, Entrance in Mill Lane.
The Welwyn Anglo French Twinning
Association (WAFTA) was formed over
40 years ago through a liaison between
Welwyn St Mary's School and their opposite
number in Champagne-sur-Oise.
Since then, many long term friendships have
developed through the annual exchange visits
which take place in summer.
At the time of writing, preparations are in hand
to receive a party from France, as it is
Welwyn's turn to be host.
In addition to a programme of social events
throughout the year, and a French
conversation group, WAFTA is looking at
potential links between clubs & societies in the
two villages. Following our challenge, a team
of 8 firemen (les Pompiers) will have cycled all
the way from Champagne (just north of Paris)
to Welwyn, and will have met up with the
Welwyn Fire crew. If you were wondering what
was going on at the fire station during the first
week in May - well now you know.
6:00pm-8:30pm Open Gardens
Please see details listed on page 34.
7:00pm for 7:30pm start: Inter Pub
Pool Fundraising for Gombards.
Finals between the top two teams at the
Welwyn Sports & Social Club
Full details on page 25.
7:30pm. ‘The River Mimram’ Talk
by Tony Rook, Church House.
Refreshments,
8.00pm. Festival Bingo Night.
Cash prizes. Welwyn Sports & Social
Club, Ottway Walk.
WAFTA will have a stall at the Street Market
this year, so if you fancy finding out what else
we are getting up to, and would like to join,
come along for a chat. If you want to find out
at any other time, see
www.welwyntwinning.org
or follow our Facebook page.
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Introducing…
The Welwyn Oscars
This year’s Welwyn Festival sees the launch of a new and exciting
event – the Welwyn Oscars. This black tie event will recognise individuals, establishments, retail and businesses achievements and
popularity during the year, culminating in a very special evening of
celebration, including an after-show party, on Friday 1st July from
7.00pm until 11.45pm at Church House.
Tickets are priced at £20 each and include: Prosecco and canapé
reception, awards ceremony and After Oscars Party with special
guest Michael Bublé and Robbie Williams’ tribute singer, disco,
photo booth and a licenced bar. Dress Code: Black Tie
We will be inviting people to vote for their favourites in a number of
categories, during the build up to and during the festival. The top
three nominations in each category will be invited to attend the
awards ceremony, with the winners being announced on the night
and presented with their Oscar, followed by a fantastic after party.
The Categories are:
♦ Best take away
♦ Best Teacher/Teaching Assistant
♦ Best Shop Assistant as voted by Welwyn Village
♦ Best Village Business Award as voted by Welwyn Village
♦ Most Popular 2016 Welwyn Festival Chosen Charity
♦ Best Pub
♦ Best Bar Person or Waiting Staff
♦ Best Restaurant
♦ Outstanding Contribution to the Village
Voting slips will be available throughout the area, with voting boxes
to post your votes. Sponsorship opportunities for each category
available - More information available on tickets, the event and
sponsorship will be at www.welwynfestival.org.uk and on Welwyn
Festival social media.
Email [email protected] or by telephoning 01438 712456
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~ ~ ~ Events Day by Day – Friday 1st July ~ ~ ~
All day Beer Festival.
Large selection of Britain’s finest Beers
and Ciders. The White Horse.
2.15pm-2.45pm Toddler Tales.
(Space Theme) Welwyn Library
5:00pm-7:30pm Open Gardens
(Please see details listed on page 34).
6:30pm Cat Survival Trust
Film Evening and Meet the Cats
Farm Shop, 46 Codicote Road.
7:00pm–11.45pm. The Welwyn Oscars
An evening of recognition and
celebration, culminating in an After
Oscars Party to be held at Church
House.
This new and exciting event is being
organised by the Welwyn Festival
Group. The Oscars will recognise
individuals, establishments and
businesses achievements and
popularity during the year. Tickets £20
each to include: Red carpet arrival to a
prosecco and canape reception,
attendance at the awards ceremony in
St Mary Church, and the after Oscars
party with live tribute acts featuring
Michael Buble and Robbie Williams.
Disco, photo booth and licenced bar,
all taking place in a Hollywood setting.
Dress code: black tie. For details and
tickets: www.welwynfestival.org.uk
www.welwynfestival.org.uk
www.twitter.com/welwynfestival
www.facebook.com/welwynfestivalweek
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12 noon - 4pm.
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11:00am. Pram Race
Pram Race around the village. Starting
and finishing at the Civic Centre. Enter by
signing up with your chosen public house.
Dress code: Men dressed as women and
babies: ladies as men and babies. Pram
for each pub.
11:00am-12.45pm. Classic Cars
Display of 20, lovingly restored Classic
Cars. Meet the owners and find out about
each vehicles history. Ottway Walk carpark.
12 noon till late. Pubstock Live Music,
BBQ and Beer. The White Horse.
12.30–4:00pm. Sherrardswood Walk.
‘Flowers and Butterflies of the Meadow’
Pre- book on 01707324718 Walk starts
from Pentley Park entrance AL8 7SF. Donations £3 per adult, children free.
12.50pm for 1:00pm start.
THE FANCY DRESS PARADE
THEME: SPACE & OLYMPICS
Meet at the Civic Centre. Walking along
the High Street to Singlers Marsh.
Parade sponsored by Netherdown
1.00pm – 5:00pm.
FAMILY FUN DAY
Singlers Marsh, Codicote Road.
New for 2016: "The Mexican Way"
Mariachi Band, Static Steam, Petrol &
Diesel Engines operating pumps plus
a Photo Booth!
Plus all the old favourites:
Punch and Judy, Ferret Racing, Children’s Rides, Homemade Fudge and
Confectionary, Tea Tent, Fresh Ground
Coffee, Face Painting, Cupcakes, Metal
Detecting, Children’s Craft Stalls,
Doughnuts, Jewellery, Plate Smash,
Coconut Shy, Sand Art, Beer Tent, Hog
Roast, Ice Cream, Tombola, Local Information Stalls, Various Charity Stalls,
Tug of War and the ever-popular family
games area. (More information on page 55)
All day Beer Festival.
Large selection of Britain’s finest
Beers and Ciders. The White Horse.
3:00pm till late Dan’s 30th Birthday
Festival. Live bands and BBQ at the
Steamer
6.30pm. Cat Survival Talk and Meet
the Cats at the Farm Shop,
46 Codicote Road.
8pm for 8.30pm Festival Club Night
Live entertainment with Frank Black
Welwyn Sports and Social Club,
Ottway Walk.
Classic Cars Display
This year we are gathering 20 local
classic car enthusiasts and their prized
possessions in what we hope will become a popular and regular feature of
the Festival. All lovingly cared for over
many years they seem to belie their
age.
Come and enjoy the sights and sounds
of a previous and glorious age of motoring when Britain had a huge Automotive
Industry employing tens of thousands
and a supply chain around the whole of
Britain. Speak to owners about how
they got interested and how you might
also.
Some of the cars will be joining the parade through the village at 1.00pm so
make sure you are in good position for
this before making your way to Singlers
Marsh.
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FUN DAY ARENA PROGRAMME
The Parade
Family Fun Day - 2nd July 2016
Car Parking
Please use the field opposite the
event in Fulling Mill Lane (sign-posted).
WFG wishes to thank Mr & Mrs
Baron of Baron’s Farm for the loan of
the field and 1st Welwyn Scout Group
for manning the car park.
Please donate at least £1 per car.
1.15 – 1.30 PA / Music / Judging
of Fancy Dress
1.45 – 2.15 Mariachi Band.
2.15pm
Pubs and Social Clubs
‘Tug of War’ Competition.
2.50pm
Scruffs Dog Show
entrants assemble
by the arena
2.55 – 3.35 Scruffs Dog Show
3.40 – 4.05 Mariachi Band.
4.10 – 4.40 Kids Races & Tug of War
4.40 – 4.50 The Big Raffle
Prize Draw
4.50 – 5.00 The Duck Race by
1st Welwyn Scouts
& Guides at the River
Mimram, Singlers Marsh.
This is a German built engine by
Scruffs Dog Show
Bring your Dog to SCRUFFS
at Family Fun Day, Singlers Marsh,
Saturday 2nd July.
£1 per entry/dog
Just turn up with your dog and choose
up to 4 categories: best puppy/adult,
fancy dress, waggiest tail and
most-like-owner.
Heinrici in 1910. It is a coal fired
stirling
engine
(named
after
the Rev Dr Robert Stirling) which
generates power using hot air. It
would have been used for powering small pieces of equipment
either in a factory or more usually
outside.
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Scouts and Guides
Local scout groups are based in
Welwyn village and at Oaklands
where almost 300 young boys and
girls from 6-18 years old meet every
week.
Over 40 brownies meet in Welwyn at
Lockleys Drive and Fulling Mill Lane.
Around 200 rainbows, brownies and
guides meet in Welwyn Garden City in
Guessens Road in a wooden HQ that
dates back to the 1920s! That HQ is
about to be demolished and replaced
with a modern structure for which they
still need many tens of thousands of
pounds to complete. The Festival
donated a £1,000 to that fundraising
effort recently and will be helping
brownies in the village buy new
storage equipment this year.
If you know of young people who want
to join either of the two organisations
then contact me at the number or
email given below.
The brownies in the village are in real
need of parent helpers and leaders to
help keep running as a leader has left
at Easter and they are spread very
thinly to cope with a successful set of
brownies.
Andy Trotter
Group Scout Leader
1st Welwyn Scout Group
[email protected]
Events Day by Day
~ Sunday 3rd July ~
11:00am Welwyn Tennis Club Open
Day, Ottway Walk, off London Road
(at the top of the playing field)
11:00am Free coaching for all ages and
standards.
11:30am Cardio Tennis, fun way to fitness
1:00pm BBQ lunch.
2:00pm Fun tournament for all standards.
Special Membership Deal on the day.
All day Beer Festival.
Large selection of Britain’s finest Beers
and Ciders, The White Horse.
5:00pm-7:30pm Open Gardens
(see details listed on page 34).
7.30pm. Quiz Evening
Max. team size 8. Welwyn Sports &
Social Club, Ottway Walk.
Tickets £5 per person. Details &
booking: call Anne on 01438 717550
WELWYN ALLOTMENTS ASSOCIATION
Welwyn Allotments
Association exists
to support allotment holders and
home gardeners
too. Joining us gives you access to a
full range of horticultural goods from
our allotment hut next to the car park
in Lockleys Drive. We also publish
quarterly newsletters for our members
and hold social events and competitions throughout the year.
Annual membership is only £8.
Why not drop into the allotment hut,
Sundays 11.30 am – 12.30 pm
March – October
or come and meet us on the WAA
plant stall at the Welwyn Festival
Street Market.
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Austins
C.E. Wilkinson
M.C. Fencing
The White Hart Hotel
The White Horse
The Rose & Crown
The Wellington
The Wellington
Katie’s Bakery
Chic Beauty
Tesco
Off Broadway Travel & Box of Delights
Neel Dentistry
The Steamer
Lemon Plaice
Welwyn Florist & Laura Kate, Richard Tucker
Derek Lofty & Company
Susu and Essy and Betsy
Aqua
The Barbers Room and Carnegie’s
Bryan Bishop, Country Properties & Village Wines
Beauty Lounge
Sagar Tandoori
No 15 Hairdressers & Lloyds Chemist
Hill and Company
Putterills and Carnegies
Peter Morgan Hair, Richard Tucker
Welwyn Garden Cinema
Welwyn RoofBox Hire, Richard Tucker
Richard Tucker
Barrett and Coe photographers
List of Prizes and Donors
for the 2015 Raffle
£100 Cheque
£75 Cheque
£50 Cheque
Dinner Bed & Breakfast for Two
£50 lunch/Dinner Voucher
Magnum of Lanson Champagne
£25 Meal Voucher
£25 Meal Voucher
£30 Voucher
Voucher for luxury facial
Hamper of goodies
Bottle of Champagne and £20 Gift Voucher
Electric Toothbrush
Breakfast for Two
Fish & Chip Supper for Two
Bouquet, Six Laura Kate Cupcakes & cookery book
Bottle of Armagnac and Glasses
£20 Voucher and Large Basket Bag
Lunchtime Special for Two
Men’s Haircut and Bottle of Whisky
3 x wine and Corkscrew
£20 Beauty Voucher
£20 Meal voucher
Voucher for Blow dry and Treatment & Perfume Set
Silver plated 1930’s bowl
Golf Umbrella and Bottle of Whisky
Bottle of Champagne, Google Encyclopaedia
Four Cinema Tickets
Voucher and Atlas of the World
Horrible History Books
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Welwyn Festival Group - Thanks to...
Our committee of around two dozen people who work from October to July to organise
events and help publicise many others, our sponsors, event organisers for over 60 events
not run by the Festival committee, Smart Light and Sound, Shirley Guy who has now
retired from our committee yet for many years she handled the advertising in this
Programme and sales of raffle tickets at many venues, raising tens of thousands of pounds
for our Charity Fund; she also worked at Fun Day and many other events.
Thanks this year to the Steamer, Tavern, Rose & Crown and Welwyn Sports & Social Club
for organising the inter pub/club tournament and, along with the White Hart, White Horse
and the Wellington, will provide teams for an adult tug o war competition at Fun Day. To
David Gregg for helping us to organise the Classic Car event, J & N Tyres for the free loan
of vans for Street Market and Fun Day. The Welwyn Hatfield Museum Service / Mill Green
Museum have provided help with the organisation, tickets and publicity for Roman Day.
The BPc for countless hours since 2001 working on the Programme and our on-line
presence, including the modernisation and updating of our website.
All have helped to make this 42nd Welwyn Festival happen, and lastly to all of you in
Welwyn, Oaklands, Digswell and the surrounding areas, whose support makes these
community event go from strength to strength, and whose generosity has meant we have
been able to donate over £60,000 to local and county charities benefiting the people of
Welwyn and nearby communities.
Andy Trotter, Chair.
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Committee
Our Sponsors, 2016
Due to space limitations we have just
named the lead organisers of each
event. There are a number of other
people who have contributed to the
organisation of the Festival and our
thanks go to them too.
Street Market:
Welwyn Parish Council for the free use of
venues and support in many other ways;
Netherdown Developments, sponsors of
the Kid's Fancy Dress Parade;
Strutt and Parker Estate Agents for their
general sponsorship;
Garden City Runners and Welwyn Osteopaths for donating the profits from the
10k/2k run to the Festival Charity Fund;
St Mary's Church for donating the profits
from their event to the Welwyn Festival
Charity Fund;
Sherrardswood School for use of their
playing field and other facilities for the
Roman Day;
Councillor Richard Smith and Ringway
PLC for free use of road closure equipment for Street Market;
The Steamer, Tavern, Rose and Crown
and Welwyn Sports and Social Club for
their fund raising for Gombards Home for
Disabled Young Adults, one of the Charity
Fund charities;
The Welwyn Hatfield Times, The Best of
Welwyn Hatfield and the St Mary's Church
Magazine for their support in promoting
the Festival.;
Judy Tucker, Wen Evans
[email protected]
Family Fun Day: Mark Caudle
[email protected]
Fancy Dress Parade:
Caroline Williams
Kids Corner Games: Malcolm Temple
Classic Cars: Malcolm Temple
10K & Family Fun Run:
Patrick Pearce
Welwyn Oscars: Catherine Farrell
[email protected]
Raffle: Maryke Parker
Open Gardens: Sarah Marsh
Cuckoo in the Nest:
Margo Todd, Lynn Evenett
Event Co-ordination: Kathy Beale
Volunteer Co-ordinator: Opal Reid
Publicity & Advertising:
Christine Goodwin, John Curnow
[email protected]
Treasurer: Terrence Miller
[email protected]
Chair:
2016 Andrew Trotter
2017 tbc
[email protected]
We are always looking for new volunteers. If you would like to help with the
2017 Welwyn Festival ,email
[email protected]
You can contact any of the subgroups
through the email addresses shown
above.
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No.7 Catering Cooking Academy & Catering Services, Bestwallscapes, The Rose
and Crown, Reg Parsons and HomeInstead Care Homes for sponsoring the
Welwyn Oscars.
WELWYN FESTIVAL DATES 2017
Friday 15th June to Sunday 25th June
Website & Social Media
Keep up to date with Welwyn Festival
news and events.
www.welwynfestival.org.uk
Follow/Like us:
www.twitter.com/WelwynFestival
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