13^th – 22^nd July 2007

10 days - event listings

ECO

SOPHIE GRIGSON – ECO FOOD DEBATE

Date: 22^nd July 7pm

Venue: Burgate School

Event: Celebrity cook and food writer Sophie Grigson talks about current environmental food issues including ‘food miles’, organic produce and farmers markets. Followed by audience questions. Sophie will also be signing her latest books ‘Vegetables’ and ‘First Time Cooks’.

Cost: £7, tickets from Festival Office, Visitor Information Centre or on the door

ENTERTAINMENT

MARTIN JARVIS – AN EVENING OF PERFORMED READINGS

Date: 13^th July 7pm

Venue: Breamore House, Breamore, Fordingbridge

Event: A unique, intimate evening with stage, screen and radio legend Martin Jarvis who will perform ‘Jeeves’ and ‘Just William’ readings. Martin will also be signing his latest books and recordings. Followed by drinks and canapés. Limited advance ticket sales only. By kind permission of Sir Edward and Lady Hulse. Sponsored by Batt Broadbent.

Cost: £20, to include drinks and canapés

HOODWINK THEATRE - GASTRONOMIC

Date: 21^st July 5pm and 7.30pm

Venue: Recreation Ground, Fordingbridge

Event: Hoodwink Theatre company perform their fantastical, visual, highly expressive outdoor theatrical feast ‘Gastronomic’. Elegance and etiquette rapidly descend into an epic finale of custard pies with slapstick comedy, song and dance.

Cost: Free, bring your own seating

OCEAN’S 13 CASINO NIGHT

Date: 16^th July 7.30pm

Venue: Butlers Bar & Grill, Shaftesbury Street, Fordingbridge

Event: Take the lead from George Clooney and Brad Pitt and gamble the night away Las Vegas style whilst experiencing the thrills of a real casino. Music, drinks and croupiers will create an atmospheric, entertaining evening. Cash prizes. Sponsored by Butlers Bar & Grill.

Cost: No entry fee, buy casino ‘fun money’

MUSIC

BSO – FRENCH WIND CHAMBER MUSIC

Date: 17^th July 7.30pm

Venue: St Mary’s Church, Church Street, Fordingbridge

Event: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra wind soloists Peter Whelan, Edward Kay and Kevin Banks, perform an enchanting programme of French wind chamber music for bassoon, oboe and clarinet including music by Poulenc and Ibert. They are accompanied by the pianist Jean Holt.

Cost: £5, tickets from Fordingbridge Visitor Information Centre, the Festival Office and on the door

VOCES RAPTORUM

Date: 20^th July 7.30pm

Venue: United Reformed Church, Salisbury Street, Fordingbridge

Event: Voces Raptorum or ‘The Robbers Voices’ are a new ensemble of merry singers from Nottingham named after the city’s famous outlaw Robin Hood. The choir, whose members are all alumni or residents past and present of the city’s universities, is delighted to be
performing its first concert here at the Fordingbridge Festival, before taking up a week's residency at Worcester Cathedral in August.

Cost: £5, Tickets from Fordingbridge Visitor Information Centre and the Festival Office

ALAN JAMES & ALL THAT JAZZ

Date: 15^th July 8pm

Venue: Sandy Balls, Woodside Inn, Godshill

Event: The New Forest Jazz Club with special guest performance from clarinet player, vocalist and story teller Andy Cooper.  Andy is a long time star of the Kenny Ball Jazzmen, and leader of his own band ‘The Euro Top 8’.

Cost: £6 on the door

FORDINGBRIDGE FESTIVAL ‘BATTLE OF BANDS’

Date: 14^th July 7pm

Venue: Burgate School, Fordingbridge

Event: The regions top bands have 15 minutes each to impress the audience and panel of judges with original material and battle it out for the Festival title.

Cost: £2 on the door

LAUDAMUS EVENSONG

Date: 22^nd July 5.30pm

Venue: St Mary’s Church, Salisbury Street, Fordingbridge

Event: Come and experience the tranquillity of evensong sung by Laudamus, Fordingbridge’s best known chamber choir, in a beautiful historic building. A service that dates back hundreds of years.  

Cost: Free

COMEDY

FRED WEDLOCK - COMEDY NIGHT

Date: 18^th July 8pm

Venue: Sandy Balls, Woodside Inn, Godshill

Event: West Country comedian and musician Fred Wedlock takes to the stage with new material and old classic’s including his number one hit the ‘Oldest Swinger in Town’. Adult show.

Cost: £5, tickets from Sandy Balls Guest Services, Fordingbridge Visitor Information Centre and the Festival Office

LITERATURE

STELLA SYKES AND FRIENDS

Date: 16^th July  7pm

Venue: Forres Sandle Manor School, Sandleheath

Event: Local author Stella Sykes talks about her experiences writing, and reads from her novel ‘Felicity Fights Back’. She is joined by Nicola Slade, Susie Vereker and Mary Cavanagh also published by Transita publishing. Followed by book signings, drinks and canapés.

Cost: £5, tickets from the Festival Office and Visitor Information Centre

SPORT & FAMILY

FORDINGBRIDGE SK8 FEST AND LIONS FAMILY FUN DAY

Date: 21st July  12pm - 4pm

Venue: Recreation Ground Skatepark, Fordingbridge

Event: Competitions for BMX, Bladers and Skateboarders of all abilities, prizes for top three.  Skate stalls, bouncy castle, circus skills workshop, hog roast and lots more. Overall emphasis on safety.  Sponsored by Lions Clubs International.

Cost: Free

DAVID HANDS AND RICHARD HILL – RUGBY WORLD CUP SPECIAL

Date: 17^th July  7.00pm

Venue: Fordingbridge Sports Club, Recreation Ground

Event: The Times rugby correspondent David Hands and former England Captain Richard Hill, now Head Coach at Bristol Rugby Club, talk about their experiences within the world of rugby and England’s chances in the forthcoming 2007 World Cup. Supported by Fordingbridge Rugby Club.

Cost: £5, tickets from Fordingbridge Visitor Information Centre and the Festival Office

SMUGGLERS’ TALE

Date: 14^th July 2.30pm

Venue: Victoria Rooms, Bridge Street, Fordingbridge

Event: Listen to Graham Rogers tell the scary story of Sam’s encounter with smugglers in 18^th century England. Fun for all the family. Supported by the Fordingbridge Museum.

Cost: £2 per child, accompanying adults free

FOOD AND WINE

ANTHONY ROSE WINE TASTING

Date: 19^th July 7pm

Venue: The Hourglass Restaurant & Bar, Salisbury Road, Fordingbridge

Event: Enjoy a tutored wine tasting and Wine Options Competition with Anthony Rose, wine correspondent for The Independent. Anthony also teaches at Leiths School of Food and Wine and travels the world writing about and judging wine competitions. Call The Hourglass on 01425 652348 to book your ticket.

Cost: £5, wine tasting only
         £35, wine tasting followed by 3 course meal

GOURMET EVENING AT THE THREE LIONS

Date: 18^th July 6.30pm demo 7.15pm meal

Venue: The Three Lions, Stuckton

Event: A unique opportunity to enjoy a four course meal in one of Fordingbridge’s finest restaurants and to learn some of the secrets of a Michelin starred chef who will demonstrate how to bone, stuff and truss a loin of pork that will then become part of the meal. Call The Three Lions on 01425 652489 to book.

Cost: £29.50

FUN WITH FOOD

Date: 14^th July 9am – 1pm children 5-8yrs

2.30pm – 6.30pm children 8yrs+

Venue: Diana Green, Damerham

Event: Nutritional Therapist Diana Green encourages children to think about where their food comes from, how it’s grown and teaches them how to prepare a meal with fresh, local, seasonal produce. Children collect vegetables from the garden, explore different flavours and textures of foods and then enjoy cooking and eating a meal together in small classes.

Cost: £15 per session per child to include food and drink

Call Diana Green Nutritional Therapist 01725 518412 to book

VISUAL ARTS

HARE LANE POTTERY OPEN DAY

Date: 22^nd July 12 midday – 5pm

Kiln demonstrations at 12 midday and 3pm

Venue: Hare Lane Pottery, Cranborne, Nr Fordingbridge

Event: Jonathan Garratt opens up his 18^th century courtyard and studio filled with woodfired pots for gardens and interiors. Jonathan uses local clay and one of the largest remaining wood fired kilns of its type in the world creating a unique, beautiful end product.

Cost: Free

ART & PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION

Date: 20^th & 21^st July 10am – 6pm,

22^nd July 11am – 4pm

Venue: Victoria Rooms, Bridge Street, Fordingbridge

Event: An exhibition of landscapes, abstract and the unexpected reflecting the diversity and vibrancy of local artists.

Cost: Free

THE WALL GALLERY
Date: 13^th & 14th July 10am – 4pm
Venue: The Wall Gallery in the Fordingbridge Visitor Information Centre
Event: Local artist Tim Denison, aka ‘Zaak’, displays a selection of his recent works.
Cost: Free

Date: 16^th – 21^st July 10am – 4pm
Venue: The Wall Gallery in the Fordingbridge Visitor Information Centre
Event: Local artist Adam Burton exhibits some of his most popular pieces.
Cost: Free

FILM

FORDINGBRIDGE ENTERTAINMENTS SOCIETY FILM NIGHT

Date: 20^th July 7.30pm

Venue: Fordingbridge Town Hall, High Street

Event: Cinema screening of ‘A Good Year’. Russell Crowe and Albert Finney star in Ridley Scott’s film about a British investment broker who inherits his uncle's chateau and vineyard in Provence and discovers a new laid-back lifestyle as he tries to renovate the estate. In association with Hampshire Moviola.

Cost: £4.50 to include light refreshments

Tickets from Caxton’s Decor, Salisbury Street and Jessica’s Fashions, High Street.

LOCAL

HIGH TECHNOLOGY FACTORY OPEN DAY

Date: 19^th July 10am – 6pm

Venue: Corintech, Ashford Mill, Station Road, Fordingbridge

Event: Corintech is the Festival's Principal Sponsor and Fordingbridge's largest employer.  They manufacture micro miniature electronic modules mainly for the Aerospace and Defence industries.  The factory tours are followed by a drink and finger buffet in the boardroom.

Cost: Free

RANGER RAMBLE

Date: 19^th July 7pm

Venue: Meet at Forestry Commission carpark, Godshill, Grid Reference SU176160

Event: Join a Forestry Commission Ranger and discover more about the history and wildlife of the New Forest. Suitable for 8 yrs+ and dogs welcome if kept on leads.  Wear suitable clothing and footwear.

Cost: Free. Limited tickets from Festival Office and Visitor Information Centre

RINGWOOD & FORDINGBRIDGE FOOTPATH SOCIETY – LOCAL WALK

Date: 13^th July 6.30pm

Venue: Meet at Burgate School approach road near school gates. Grid reference: 152155

Event: A five mile circular walk in the Avon valley and New Forest. Some stiles. Wear walking shoes or boots.

Cost: Free

FRIENDS OF FORDINGBRIDGE SURGERY QUIZ NIGHT

Date: 18^th July 7.30pm

Venue: St Mary’s Church Hall, Church Street, Fordingbridge

Event: Fundraising evening including refreshments and prizes. Maximum of six people per team. Prizes for best team name and winning team.

Cost: £6 per person to include light refreshments

Tickets from the Surgery main reception or Fordingbridge Bookshop

HALE AND WOODGREEN PARISH FESTIVAL WEEKEND

Date: 14th & 15th July

Venue: Hale Park and St Mary's Church, Hale

Event: Saturday 2pm - 4.30pm: Flower Festival, organ playing, cream teas, maypole dancing, grand raffle, tractor rides, stalls. Sunday: Flower Festival continues all day after 10.30am Festival service at St Mary’s. Hale Praise Band 'Identity' 6.30pm. Refreshments served all day.

Cost: £1 entrance on Saturday

OFFICIAL 25^th ANNIVERSARY VIMOUTIERS CEREMONY

Date: 21^st July 11am

Venue: Fordingbridge Town Hall, High Street, Fordingbridge

Event: Join local and visiting dignitaries to celebrate the 25^th year of the town twinning between Vimoutiers and Fordingbridge.

Cost: Free

HISTORICAL WALK AROUND FORDINGBRIDGE

Date: 18^th July 10am

Venue: Meet at Fordingbridge Museum

Event: Gerald Ponting, co-author of ‘The History of Fordingbridge’ conducts one of his tours around Fordingbridge. Blue Badge Tourist Guide accredited.

Cost: Donations to Museum. Limited tickets from Festival Office and Visitor Information Centre.

FLOUR MILLING AT ALDERHOLT MILL

Date: 14^th, 15^th, 21^st, 22^nd July 2pm – 6pm

3pm demonstrations

Venue: Alderholt Mill, Sandleheath Road

Event: Visit a working water mill and see how flour was produced the traditional way. Flour, bread and cream teas available.

Cost: Free

BRANKSOME CHINA TOUR

Date: 13^th, 14^th, 16^th – 21^st July 10am – 4pm

Venue: Branksome China, Shaftesbury Street, Fordingbridge

Event: Tour the factory and hear how this unique product range is made locally and marketed worldwide.

Cost: Free