Bungay Summer Festival
5th to
20th July 2008
Programme of Events

Saturday 5th July
OPENING CEREMONY
Old Grammar School
Playing Fields
12.30pm
The flag will be raised by
the Town Mayor and the
Reeve

COUNTRY MARKET
The Butter Cross
8.30am – noon
Buy cakes, preserves,
fresh vegetables,
plants, craftware…

KIDS’ FUN DAY
view on Waveney Valley Blog
Old Grammar School Playing Fields
11am – 5pm
Organised by Bungay Rotary and
Bungay Youth Association
Fun races for 12’s and under + parents
too… Dog events, competitions, stalls…
Admission: Free

* * Throughout the Festival * *
ART EXHIBITION

Local Artists
10am – 6pm daily, except Mondays
Trinity Street House . Trinity Street
(Collection for BATS)
Dave O’Neill or Janet Blowers O’Neill: 01986 893292

SHOP WINDOW COMPETITION
on the theme of
Bungay: A Town of Letters
Vote for your favourite shop window display
and enter the prize draw – prizes for the first
three out of the hat!
Each window features a hand crafted letter,
created by members of BLACK DOG ARTS
during their craft workshops in the run-up to
the festival. Prizes too for the top 3 shops with
the best window displays, as voted by you!
Ballot boxes at the Library, Post Office & the
Art Exhibition (Trinity Street).

EMMANUEL CHURCH
Upper Olland Street
350th Anniversary
Celebrations
Historical Photograph Exhibition
Saturday 12th July – Sunday 20th July
10am – 4pm. Slide shows 10.30am & 2.30pm

* *

Sunday 6th July
CHILDREN’S FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT
Maltings Meadow
Sunday 6th July and Sunday 13th July
10.30am – 5pm each day
Under 7’s, 8’s & 9’s mixed mini- soccer tournament.
Under 12’s & 14’s girls 5-a-side tournament.
Up to 80 teams from local clubs…
Spectators Free!

FESTIVAL SONGS OF PRAISE
Organised by Churches Together
St. Mary’s Church
6.30pm

Tuesday 8th July
1st REAL ALE TRAIL
(with accompanying musician!)
Starts at The Castle Inn
Earsham Street
Meet at 7.30pm
A pleasant stroll around four
of the Bungay ale houses
including The Kings Head,
Swansons and The Chequers.
Contact: Jim Jervis: 01986 892 905 or
Chris Reeve: 01986 893 155.
Free

Wednesday 9th July
KEMP’S MORRIS MEN
The Butter Cross
8pm
Kemp’s Men are named
in honour of Will Kemp, a
colleague of Shakespeare’s,
who danced from London
to Norwich to prove a point.
He did it in nine days,
hence the expression:
“a nine days wonder”.
Donations

Thursday 10th July
EXHIBITION TO MARK THE 90TH
ANNIVERSARY OF THE RAF
Royal British Legion
Royal British Legion Club,
Priory Lane
Thursday 10th July –
Saturday 12th July
10am – 5pm

FESTIVAL QUIZ
The Community Centre
Upper Olland Street
7.30pm
Admission: £3 includes a Ploughman’s supper
Enter your team of 4 brainboxes to Arthur
Fisher, 01986 892 005 or Stephen Went,
01986 893 284.
Proceeds to Holy Trinity Church

Friday 11th July
PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION
Bungay Camera Club
St. Mary’s Church
Friday 11th July – Sunday 13th July
9am – 5pm
Free (Donations)
Amazing pictures from local cameramen

The Town Reeve’s Event
Bigod’s Music in the Castle Keep
Music by The Minstrel’s Gallery on all
manner of bizarre and wonderful instruments
Admission: £15 inc. dinner, £6 music only
Dinner: 5.45pm, Performance: 6.45pm
Tickets: The Castle Café: 01986 893563

Saturday 12th July
TREASURE HUNT
view on Waveney Valley Blog
The Youth Association
Castle Hills
11am
Best Pirate Flag competition
Best Dressed Pirate
Treasure Hunt
Fun for the under 12’s

STORY TELLING
By BeWILDerwood
The Toy and Gift
Emporium
Earsham Street
Storytelling at
2.15pm, 3.15pm,
4pm & 4.10pm
Admission Free

Sunday 13th July
ANTIQUES STREET FAIR
Earsham Street/Castle Meadow
9am – 4pm
Bargains galore for treasure seekers!
Admission: Free

KITE DAY ON THE COMMON
Adjacent to Golf Club Car Park
10am – 4pm
£1.50 for kite materials
Free to just watch!
Kite making & demonstrations
Kite displays
Refreshments. Kites for sale

BUNGAY IN THE 1860’S
The Fisher Theatre
10am
Stereo slides of Old Bungay
Some of the very earliest photographs of
Bungay to see via projector or Bungay
Museum’s own stereographs!
Admission: Free (Donations)

THE TOWN RECORDER’S BOOK
The Fisher Theatre
2pm – 4pm
The authors, Christopher Reeve & Terry
Reeve will be signing their new book
Admission: Free

An Afternoon of
Traditional Family Games
Cream Teas & other refreshments
St Edmund’s Church
St. Mary’s Street
2pm onwards

Monday 14th July
THE GOOD READ GROUP
OPEN MEETING
Bungay Library, Wharton Street
7.30pm
Speaker: Esther Freud
Esther, of the famous Freud family, is the
author of Hideous Kinky, The Wild,
The Sea House, and most recently,
Love Falls.
Admission: £2.50 (inc. refreshments)

Tuesday 15th July
EXHIBITION
CLAYS: 200th anniversary
of printing in Bungay
Fisher Theatre Cellar Bar
Tuesday 15th July to
Sunday 20th July
11am – 5pm
Admission: Free

TEA DANCE
The Fisher Theatre
Perhaps a waltz or a tan-
go will take your fancy –
with tea and homemade cake included.
3pm £4

2nd REAL ALE TRAIL
(again, with accompanying musician!)
Starts at The Green Dragon Broad Street
Meet at 7.30pm
A pleasant stroll around three of Bungay’s
ale houses including The Angel and The Fleece (free refreshments).
Contact: Jim Jervis: 01986 892 905 or
Chris Reeve: 01986 893 155.
Free – collection for Circle 67

WI OPEN MEETING
Talk: The Redwings Horse Sanctuary
The Community Centre
Lower Olland Street
7.15pm
Admission: Free

Wednesday 16th July
FILM NIGHT AT EMMANUEL
•Joe Jermy’s “A Suffolk Town”
•Historic Bungay – slides
•The Building of the Emmaus Room
Presented by
The Town Recorder, Frank Honeywood
Emmanuel Church, Upper Olland Street
7.30pm
Donations

Thursday 17th July
TOWN TRAIL
The Bungay Society
Meet at St Mary’s Church
3pm
A tour of Bungay’s fascinating
streets and buildings, finishing
at 4pm at The Cafe @ The Castle
for a photo display of historical details of some of the buildings.
Admission: £3 (inc. refreshments) historical details of some of the buildings.

Friday 18th July
EATS & ENTERTAINMENT
Trinity Church
7.00 p.m.
Competitions, Raffle,
Music and Comedy with
cheese and wine to raise
funds for a crêche area in the church.
Adults £4.00, children free
Everybody welcome
Contact Betty Warnes 01986 892855

Saturday 19th July
HORTICULTURAL SHOW
Bungay Horticultural Society
Community Centre
2pm – 4pm
Displays of fruit, veg., flowers…
Refreshments . Raffle
Plants for sale!
Adults 50p, Children 10p

BOWLS
Bungay Bowls Club
Bungay Bowls Club is proud to host the
Suffolk English Bowling Federation Area
Semi-Finals and Finals.
Saturday 19th July (Semi-Finals)
Sunday 20th July (Finals)
Start 9.30am onwards (both days)
Refreshments from the Pavilion

BANDS ON THE BAILEY
B.E.A.R.
Designer Hooligans
The Fuzz
Remold
Castle Meadow
7pm – 11pm
Admission £3.50, under 16’s free
Bands, beer and the Bailey – what more
could you want?

Sunday 20th July
ANNUAL CYCLE RIDE
The Godric Way
Meet at the Butter Cross
10.00am
Free
Bring your own bike! A great fun ride
for all abilities.

ORGAN RECITAL
St. Mary’s Church, 3pm
£4, inc. refreshments
children free
Concert by organist Tim Patient

CLOSING CEREMONY
The Castle, 5pm
The Town Mayor and Reeve mark the end
of this year’s Festival.

The Festival organisors would like to thank
the following sponsors without whose
generosity the Festival would not be possible:
Beccles & Bungay Journal
Chamber of Commerce
Cossey’s Funeral Service
Nursey of Bungay
Rosedale Funeral Home
Sprake & Kingsley
St. Peter’s Brewery
Wightman’s
Wherry Veterinary Group

* * POST FESTIVAL EVENTS * *
Tuesday 22nd July
3rd REAL ALE TRAIL
(with tireless musician!)
Meet at The Butter Cross at 7.30pm
for a COACH TRIP
The coach will tour around four more ale
houses, including St. Peter’s Brewery,
The Artichoke at Broome, The Duke of York at Ditchingham and
The Queen’s Head at Earsham (free refreshments).
Booking essential with either Jim Jervis: 01986
892 905 or Chris Reeve: 01986 893 155.
£3 coach fare

Wednesday 23rd July
SHAKESPEARE AT THE CASTLE
THE TEMPEST
Performed by Circle 67
Castle Meadow
Entry by ticket only from The Café
@ The Castle or Jim Jervis 01986
892905
Entry free – hat collection on exit

Saturday 26th July
Hey, Let’s Go Fishing!
Bungay Common Pond opposite Outney
Meadow Caravan Park
Learn how to fish with a trained NFA coach and
become a member of the Bungay Cherry Tree
Angling Club.
Free event for Juniors. Booking essential.
Contact: Mark Casto, 07969641061

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Festival at
The Fisher Theatre


Art:
An exhibition of photography
by
David Ruddle

local landscape photographer, will run
everyday throughout the festival. 11am – 5 pm

Drama:
The Fisher Youth Theatre Juniors

THE RATZ
Friday 4th July at 7.30pm
Saturday 5th July at 2pm and 7.30pm
Tickets £7 (£5 concessions)
The Fisher Youth Theatre Seniors

THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE
Friday 11th July at 7.30pm
Saturday 12th July at 2pm and 7.30pm
Tickets £7 (£5 concessions)

Narration:

An Evening with …
CLEMENT FREUD
Without hesitation, repetition or much deviation, Sir
Clement talks about his life
Wednesday 9th July at 7.30pm
Tickets £18

An Evening with …
JOHN JULIUS NORWICH
Historian, writer, a radio presenter and outstanding
performer: a night not to miss.
Friday 18th July at 7.30pm
Tickets £15

Music:

Soundworks present:
AN ACOUSTIC SHOWCASE
Adele Swallow, Matt Shepherd, Nick Worrall
Sunday 13th July at 8pm
Tickets £10

Comedy:
“If it’s Laughter You’re After”
A fun and laughter cabaret show with
Nigel ‘Boy’ Syer and Steve Ace
Saturday 19th July at 7.45pm
Tickets £9.50