Festival Weekend update
This just in from the Blaxhall Festival organisers:
Blaxhall Festival Weekend
Saturday June 30 and Sunday July 1, 2007
What a year Blaxhall is having: the long awaited refurbishment to the village hall is now well underway; the village pub is back in business and doing a fine trade; and the village archive group has just produced a 160 page hardback book called ‘Blaxhall’s Living Past’ which was issued free to all the households in the village.
To continue this community theme Blaxhall village are organising a Festival Weekend to be held on June 30 and July 1.The village church is dedicated to St. Peter and the flower displays in the church are an annual event that celebrate the saint’s day. This year other activities around the village have gathered together to support and also celebrate the Petronal festival.
There is much to do and see over the two days:
Telephone: 01728 688220
For those of you interested in previous festivals, please see the Archive section.
Blaxhall Festival Weekend
Saturday June 30 and Sunday July 1, 2007
What a year Blaxhall is having: the long awaited refurbishment to the village hall is now well underway; the village pub is back in business and doing a fine trade; and the village archive group has just produced a 160 page hardback book called ‘Blaxhall’s Living Past’ which was issued free to all the households in the village.
To continue this community theme Blaxhall village are organising a Festival Weekend to be held on June 30 and July 1.The village church is dedicated to St. Peter and the flower displays in the church are an annual event that celebrate the saint’s day. This year other activities around the village have gathered together to support and also celebrate the Petronal festival.
There is much to do and see over the two days:
- An art exhibition (with many works for sale) is being held in the Village Hall. Opening times 11 am. until 5.00 pm. both days
- The local archive group will have displays and books for sale. And on both days, Bridget Hanley of the Suffolk Record Office will talk about ‘How to Start a House History’. There is limited seating so it is advisable to pay and book in advance – contact 01728 688611.
- There will be an ‘Open Gardens’ event which poses to be a sensory and visual delight. Tickets for entry to all the gardens can be bought at each individual garden – all gardens are signposted. There will plants for sale in some gardens.
- Suffolk Wildlife Trust will have a stall outside the church open both days, whilst in the church, besides the flower festival , which is there for both days, there will be An Evening of Light Entertainment including music and comedy and lots of fun on Saturday evening – admission free with a retiring collection. The Sunday Morning Service of Celebration will be at 11.00 am, everyone is welcome to attend.
- Food and drink is available on both days at the church.
Telephone: 01728 688220
For those of you interested in previous festivals, please see the Archive section.
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