Please scroll down to watch Kelvin Murray's wonderful film of Green Days 2010
The 45th Bedford Park Festival: June 11-26 2011
Green Days Fête and Craft Fair
Saturday 11 June & Sunday 12 June 2011
Large crowds attend first of the Green Days on Saturday - ChiswickW4.com
Two days of fun on Acton Green Common, opposite St Michael & All Angels Church and Turnham Green tube station.
Our traditional village Green Days Fete has attractions for all the family, with dodgems, fairground rides and a bandstand - the focus for live music and many events (see full line-up below).
Children can take part in or watch four junior 5-a-side football tournaments (u-9/10s, 9-11.30am; u-11/12s, 12-14.30; u-13/14s, 15.00-17.30 on Saturday; u-8s 12.30-15.30 on Sunday); the fancy dress parade (theme: Children's film characters) and Bedford Park’s Got Talent (details on how to enter on entry form). They can also look out for the children's film characters in the Turnham Green Terrace Treasure Hunt.
Activities on the Green include skittles, coconut shy, and children’s corner, and for the less active, a champagne lottery. The Craft Fair showcases a wide selection of skills, with works to buy or commission. Other stalls sell plants, cakes, toys, books, bric-a-brac, children’s clothing and more.
Tickets will be on sale for the Win-a-Meal contest (supported by local restaurants), the Festival Raffle and the High Roller Tombola. There is a beer tent serving Fuller’s, Pimm’s and cider; a refreshment tent serving lunches, strawberries and cream teas; a barbecue, with burgers and hot dogs from Mackens; bacon butties, crepes, Oriental food and international food; and
At the St Michael & All Angels stand, you can find information about the church, the Festival and the charities; and buy Festival t-shirts, caps, umbrellas, aprons and other merchandise. As part of our Make Every Day a Green Day campaign, we aim to clear up and recycle waste on the Green and help the environment.
Thanks to all our Green Days sponsors: Savills (Craft Fair and Quicksilver Dance); Animal Planet/Discovery Networks (Make Every Day a Green Day recycling); Greentomatocars.com (Plants); Fletcher Estates (Beer Tent); Edward D'Arc (5-a-side football); chiswickw4.co and Sam's Brasserie (Win-a-Meal); SweatyBetty: (Bedford Park's Got Talent); Young Veterinary Partnership: (Children's Corner); Trotters (Children's Corner); Hamptons: (St John Ambulance); Genco Hair (Pancakes); Hartswood Property Management (Skittles and Facepainting); Andreas Georghiou & Co: Refreshments; Marmalade Jewellery: (Marmalade-making competition); The Park Club (Zumba); Macken Brothers: Barbecue and Bacon Butties; ForMums (Children's Corner); Johnson Chartered Accountants (Hannah Faulkner and Arts Ed performances); Ballet4Life: Quicksilver Dance; Chesterton Humberts (Children's Corner); Orion Publishing Group: High Roller Tombola; BCL: Skittles.
Watch here for Green Days siteplan
Bandstand programme for 2011
Saturday 11 June
Stalls open 11am-6pm
Children’s Fancy Dress Parade 11.00am
Theme: Children's film characters. Meet in the Parish Hall at 10.30am. A prize for every entrant.
and Festival opening by Richard Briers (right)
with presentation to Mr Lad, after 30 years at Bedford Corner
The BJO 11.30am
Big sound jazz band, with hits from Duke Ellington to Woody Herman (below).
Zumba 1.30pm
Back by popular demand, a demo of the hit dance fitness programme - everyone is invited to join in. Sponsored by the Park Club
Hannah Faulkner 2pm
Singer/songwriter, guitarist, keyboard player, with songs from the 60s to today. myspace.com/hannahelizabethfaulkner.
Sponsored by Johnsons Chartered Accountants.
Creak 3pm
Classic, high-energy five-piece rock, blues and funk band.
creak-the-band.com
Quicksilver Dance 4.30pm
Rambert’s youth dance company: 10 dancers aged
15-24 perform new contemporary works. rambert.co.uk
Sponsored by
Savills and Ballet4Life
Marmalade-making Competition - Prize-Giving 4.45pm
Judging by celebrity judge at Cakes stall - 4.30pm
Sponsored by Marmalade Jewellery
Jessie Grace 5.15pm
“Smart song writing, a delectable voice and she’s young and
gorgeous” oxfordbands.com. facebook.com/JessieGraceMusic
Sunday 12 June
Stalls open 11.30am-5.30pm
Mass on the Green 10.30am
Morning service in the open air, music by St Michael’s Brass
World Busk for Musequality 11.45am for Noon start
Calling musicians of all ages! Join in the world’s biggest busk
record attempt, raising money for children through music.
To sign up email: jean@musequality.org
http://www.worldbusk.org/
Root Juice 12.45pm
Chiswick-based jazz funk band plays classic covers and
original compositions. myspace.com/rootjuiceband
ArtsEd 1.15pm
BA Hons Musical Theatre students from Arts Educational Schools London perform numbers from hit 20th Century musicals.
Sponsored by Johnsons Chartered Accountants.
Bedford Park’s Got Talent 2-2.45pm & 3.15-4pm
Under-17s talent show. Entry forms from Parish Office and bedfordparkfestival.org
NB places limited - must be booked in advance, by 1pm Saturday June 11th. Sponsored by SweatyBetty
The Pieces 5pm
Last year’s Bedford Park’s Got Talent winners - a Brit Pop/Rock band from Chiswick Community School. facebook.com/thepiecesofficial
Hold Up Nancy! 5.40pm
Young folk, pop and soul band with harmonies, guitar riffs and violin solos
Photos by David Beresford and Torin Douglas
Green Days 2011 - Review
Children's prize winners on Green Days - watch here
The 44th Bedford Park Festival: June 12-27 2010
Green Days Fête and Craft Fair
Saturday 12 June & Sunday 13 June 2010
You can also relive the weekend through other videos, including the Festival opening by Jeremy Vine, and the judging of the marmalade-making competition by Clare Balding, courtesy of ChiswickW4.com and ChiswickLifeTV.
Green Days 2010 Review
Green Days 2009 Review