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WOODSEATS COMMUNITY FESTIVAL

6TH-12TH JULY 2009

Welcome to Woodseats Community Festival

Woodseats Festival is an annual celebration of all that the community of Woodseats has to offer, and in 2009 it will be bigger and better than ever, with a whole week of fun and entertainment taking place from Monday 6th until Sunday 12th July.

There are loads of new festival events taking place this year, including a Best Garden Competition and a Literary Evening. Once again you can visit the popular Craft Fair and Art Exhibition, and the Festival will finish in spectacular carnival-style fashion, with a Grand Community Parade through the streets, and Family Fun Day, with stalls, rides, activities and stage performances at Woodseats School. Find out more about Festival Events on the What's On page - More are being added all the time!

Members of the Woodseats Festival Group are all volunteers from the local community and welcome anyone who wants to get involved or offer their support. For meeting dates click here, or contact the festival group directly.

Come along and join in the fun!

FESTIVAL RAFFLE

The festival raffle raises vital funds – Please buy a ticket!

Festival raffle tickets are now on sale at selected Woodseats retailers, priced at just 50p. Watch out also for our festival stall on Saturday mornings in Woodseats throughout June, where you will be able to buy raffle tickets and pick up a full programme of festival events. If you are a local retailer or company who are able to sell raffle tickets for the festival please contact us ASAP.

Win 10 Weeks Free Shopping at LIDL!

We’ve got some brilliant raffle prizes in 2009, and we’re very grateful for the generosity of our local traders and companies, who have done the festival proud, especially in these difficult economic times. Here is the full list of prizes:

• 1st Prize – ten weeks free shopping at S8's new Lidl store on Chesterfield Road (value to £500).
• 2nd Prize – Motorola Rokr E8 Mobile-phone (value £200) from Carphone Warehouse – Chesterfield Rd
• 3rd Prize – Annual Swim Pass (worth over £200) for Heeley Baths
• 4th Prize – Portrait experience pack from Venture Photography (value £145)
• 5th Prize – Xbox, accessories and a selection of games from Cash Express
• 6th Prize – Voucher for luxury treatment, cut and finish at Loaf
• 7th Prize – One month family membership at Esporta, Millhouses
• 8th Prize – A DVD player from Williams Electrical
• 9th Prize – A rug from Pyramid Carpets
• 10th Prize – A £25 voucher for Kito's Restaurant

Plus many more prizes from The Abbey Pub, Alex Gage Opticians, Apollo, Arabesque, Blockbuster, Blooms, Books Galore, Brewmart, Cartridge World, Days to Remember, D.W.Garrett, Gents Division, Hollyhocks, Iceland, Molly Limpetts, Moor View Hair & Beauty, News & Booze, Salvins, Sheffield United F.C. Sphinx Interiors, Scissors, Swit Swoo, Sunkiss, Tesco Metro, Twinkletoes, Unit 1, Woodseats Sewing Machines.

The raffle will be drawn on Sunday 12th July at the Family Funday.

STEWARDS NEEDED

Can you help at the festival's Family Funday on Sunday 12th July? We need parade stewards, ticket sellers, tombola controllers, gazebo assemblers, bunting wranglers, balloon blowers and more! In return we can offer a lovely yellow festival T-shirt and a free lunch (who says there's no such thing?). Even if you’ll only have a couple of hours to spare, please contact the festival to offer your services!

ART EXHIBITION

Book your free exhibition space now!

The festival’s art exhibition seeks to provide a showcase for talented amateurs, enthusiasts and professionals alike. It will feature work from painters, printers, potters, photographers, musical instrument makers, glass workers, mosaic artists and many more. There will also be demonstrations of lace-making and free have-a-go origami sessions. The exhibition takes place on Saturday 11th July from 10-4 at the Woodseats Methodist Church on Holmhirst Road.

More exhibitors are currently being sought – Please complete the Registration Form and return ASAP to book your free exhibition space

GRAND COMMUNITY PARADE

Sunday 12th July 12 noon, from Abbey Lane to Woodseats School

We’re proud of our local community and we want to parade down the streets and shout (and whistle, and bang drums) about it!

Once again you are invited to come and join the grand parade as it makes its way from Abbey Lane to Woodseats School for the start of the Festival's Family Funday. We've ordered the sunshine and this year's themes will be Woodseats Wildlife and Aliens! Gather in front of Abbey Lane School from 11.30am.

PARADE WORKSHOPS

Tuesday 30th June & Thursday 2nd July, 6.30-9.30pm

Double Six Youthclub, Scarsdale Road
Local schoolchildren are busy building fabulous animals and aliens to carry in this year’s parade – Why not come and make something to carry yourself at our free creative workshops.

ALL WELCOME. Free Entry, all children must be accompanied.

INTERESTING CAR & VEHICLE SHOW

Festival Family Funday - Sunday 12th July - Woodseats School Yard

12-4pm (Set up from 11.30am)

Do you own an unusual car? A classic bike? A tractor or a tank?

Do you want to show it off?

If so, this is the car show for you. Nothing fancy or formal, just a chance to show off your interesting vehicle to hundreds of people.

Anything allowed, if you like it we like it.

Last year we had a range of interesting vehicles from a Sierra Cosworth rally car to a tank, an Austin 7 Ruby to a Talbot Samba.

£3 registration fee (to help pay for festival costs). All entrants receive a limited edition car sticker in return.

Please see booking form for more details and return ASAP to book your space, or ring Angela on 2359556.

FAMILY FUNDAY – NOW BOOKING STALLS

We are now taking bookings for stall spaces at the Festival's Family Funday, which takes place on Sunday 12th July.

Charities, community groups and not-for-profit organisations can book for free, while for traders the charge is just £20 for the day.

More details can be found on the booking form (PDF)

All the organisers of the Woodseats Festival are volunteers